This is the studio recording of the ‘Mother India – 21st Century Remix’ performance piece.

Written and produced by Alvin Seechurn (DJ Tigerstyle), Matt Constantine and David Shaw.

Available for the first time as a download and on CD in a limited release. Get it now while stocks last!

Download prices: £1 per track or £8.50 for the album.
CD price: £10 + p&p (£1.50 UK/£3.00 international)

Click here to buy it.

Featuring 50 female leaders, directors, producers and curators from across the UK, the CLP 2010 ‘Women to Watch’ list celebrates women who are already making a huge contribution to the rich cultural life of the UK, and have the potential to rise to the very top.

The 50 women were selected by a high profile judging panel chaired by Jenni Murray OBE.

The list celebrates the rich diversity of women in the sector, highlighting talent from a variety of backgrounds – from independent consultants to business directors and those working within some of our leading organisations – and aims to inspire future generations to be equally dynamic and ambitious.

Wanna see Indy’s profile……..hit here.

The MI21 tour to Australia was a huge success due to the efforts of The Arts Centre in Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House. None of which would be possible without the support of British Council Australia.

We did 2 out of our scheduled 3 performances in Melbourne. The final day was cancelled as im sure some of you heard about the flooding that took place in the city? The flooding all started when we were delivering our workshop at Footscray Community Arts Centre and saw us holding up wires inside as the water was coming in at such a rate. Im pleased to say no one was hurt and we managed to deliver the workshop.

The performances at The Arts Centre were fantastic with gigantic projection of the Mother India visual up the wall of the National Museum. The crwod was really mixed and the response was fantastic, really supportive and lovely.

Heading to Sydney was great and to be in the iconic Sydney Opera House was immense. The show was a sell out and most people even stayed afterwards for the q&a which was chaired by Jaimie Leonander. We all has a blast in Sydney and took many silly photos of ourselves or tried to buy the most silliest bit of tourist tat – i think David won with his Kangaroo testicle cigarette lighter!

I am back in Melbourne now where i will be staying till i head to Singapore to meet further venues and festivals who are keen to link with MI21 and Kala Phool. Ill be working with the fantastic team at The Arts Centre and inputting from ideas, development and meeting loads of really interesting people/venues/festivals.

Ill keep you updated as soon as i can.

Indy.

Picture this……stage set up in huge flower beds, film projected up against the National Gallery building behind the musicians…crowds sitting on grass hills, deckchairs laid out, people at every point of viewing as possible. The evening was warm and an ideal start to the Kenneth Myer Theatre Series at the venue.

The MI21 performance was met with applause all the way through with an extended round at the end. The teams received much praise which was well deserved too.

We all feel incredibly blessed to have this opportunity. The support from the British Council and The Arts Centre has been instrumental including Allens Music who even stepped in to help when we urgently needed some equipment.

We have two more shows in Melbourne before heading off to the Sydney Opera House.

Thank you to everyone who has been involved, who have attended and have supported us thus far.

Indy.

For updates, UK dates and how to get hold of a limited MI21 album check out www.kalaphool.com

See you on the other side

Thankyou to everyone who has supported the team and the project during last years sell out UK tour and for every single person who has bought the album. We would be open to hearing your feedback on the music so do drop us a line.

You can also follow us during our trip here on this site or the Kala Phool:

• Twitter
• Facebook
• MI21 Facebook group – please join if you havent already
• Myspace

We will continue to feedback as much as possible on our trip so do stay in touch and keep on sending us your messages.

On the way back from Australia Indy will be staying on to work with the Arts Centre in Melbourne and the Sydney Opera House. After this time she will then be travelling to Singapore to be meeting potential future MI21 bookers, festivals and venues. All very exciting indeed.

We would also like to extend our thanks in making all of this possible to:

• The Arts Centre
• Sydney Opera House
• British Council (Australia)

And an extra shout out to Arts Council England for awarding Indy the South East’s Leadership Bursary which is enabling her to continue the good work of Kala Phool.

Finally, if you havent already bought your copy of the limited MI21 album do so by clicking here.

Bye for now…….

Harminder Singh Judge describes himself as an artist trapped in a perpetual love triangle with religion, art and pop culture. Over the last three to four years Judge has developed an interdisciplinary practice obsessed with romanticised fables within religious history, exploring the enduring appeal of spirituality within our postmodern and largely secular society.

He has a deep interest in the visual and conceptual mixing of religious mythologies with personal experience, pop culture and folklore. Judge also has a keen interest in the meeting point of East and West, both in culture and history, and how one can often exoticise and misinterpret the other.

“I always keep one eye on my personal history as a British born Sikh who loves rock music and Red Dwarf whilst also being genuinely fascinated and moved by the epic stories of religious history. I would site religious symbolism, mass conversion and the rituals of cults among my many influences, as well as Madonna, Coca-Cola & Jesus.’’ -   Harminder Singh Judge

For New Art Exchange Judge will create an installation involving animals derived from mythical and religious histories merged with marketing techniques employed by corporate and commercial enterprise.

Alongside the exhibition Judge will also bring his new large-scale performance installation, entitled The Modes of Al-Ikseer to the gallery as a one off event. The Modes of Al-Ikseer is a one hour long show fusing contemporary pop culture, advertising aesthetic and tongue in cheek humour with epic symbolic imagery. It observes and locates the place of ancient religious symbolism and mythology into a world obsessed with capitalism, celebrity and marketing gimmicks. The work takes its basis from a Hindu myth concerning the creation of Amrit (the holy nectar of immortality) and Judge’s love of 80’s electro pop giants Depeche Mode.

He has a deep interest in the visual and conceptual mixing of religious mythology with personal experience, pop culture, marketing gimmicks and the meeting of East and West.

A partnership between New Art Exchange and 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, the exhibition has been curated by Nottingham-based artist – Michael Forbes. The exhibition and accompanying events and educational programme will explore the themes around Judge’s work. The programme includes special talks, performances and workshops.

Schedule of Events For Your Diary

Friday 23 April 2010

Event: Preview of The Inconsistency of Everything.

Venue: New Arts Exchange.

Time: TBC.

Saturday 24 April – Saturday 3 July 2010

Event: Harminder Singh Judge’s The Inconsistency of Everything show.

Venue: New Art Exchange.

Time: Monday to Friday 10am – 7pm, Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday closed.

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Event: The Modes of Al-Ikseer performance.

Venue: New Art Exchange.

Time: 7:30pm onwards.

Tuesday 25 May 2010

Event: Nottingham Trent University Visual Arts MA students only Critique Session.

Venue: New Art Exchange.

Time: 2pm – 5pm.

Thursday 27 May 2010

Event: Artist In Conversation.

Venue: New Art Exchange.

Time: 6pm – 8pm.

Panel: Manick Govinda – Arts Admin, Matt Price, Writer/Art Critic/Curator, Barby Asante, Curator, Harminder Singh Judge, Artist.

Admission to the exhibition and all events is FREE and is open to all ages and accessible to all (except 25.5.10 which is only open to NTU Visual Arts MA Students).

For more information on Harminder Singh Judge visit:

www.harminderjudge.com

www.al-ikseer.info

www.grand-union.co.uk

For more information visit the NAE website: www.nae.org.uk

New Art Exchange

39-41 Gregory Boulevard

Nottingham

NG7 6BE

T: 0115 924 8630

F: 0115 970 1102

E: info@nae.org.uk

W: www.nae.org.uk

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