Upper Space gallery

Upper Space Returns...

2011-09-06T17:38:00.000-07:00

Upper Space returns to the streets...

Our new home, blog, street art shop and urban intervention project site is now live

visit:

www.upper-space.org

'Dogs, Thieves & Dead Girls' Exhibition Launch

2008-11-10T04:53:00.000-08:00

// EXHIBITION LAUNCH PARTY

31st October @ Upper Space gallery, Manchester

Our 'Dogs, Thieves & Dead Girls' exhibition opened to the public on hallows eve with many macabre goings on. The exhibition launch saw just over 200 people attend and was one of our best shows to date. If you would like to view the exhibition it runs until the 29th of November, please see below for our gallery opening times and contact details.

If you would like to view the exhibition catalogue you can download the pdf here

Enjoy....

2008-10-20T08:55:00.000-07:00

Upper Space Presents 'Dogs, Thieves and Dead Girls'

2008-10-20T08:26:00.000-07:00

Upper Space street art gallery presents:

'Dogs, Thieves and Dead Girls'

31st October - 28th November

8pm - ?

FREE

Featuring works by:

Guy McKinley

(www.guymckinley.com)

RichT

(www.flickr.com/photos/richt)

China Mike

(www.chinamike-art.co.uk)

As we welcome in the witching hour of halloween we are pleased to announce that we shall be launching a secret halloween show featuring three of the UK's most exciting and contemporary street artists. Expect to see original works, limited edition screen prints and super rare collaborative pieces as our artists explore the strange worlds of dogs, thieves and dead girls.........

This launch event is an invite only affair and if you would like to be one of the lucky few to attend please email your name and contact number to:

tickets@upperspace.co.uk

Upper Space

Buy Art Fair // Sneak preview.....

2008-10-05T10:12:00.000-07:00

Upper Space @ the Buy Art Fair // Urbis // Manchester

2008-10-05T09:50:00.001-07:00

Upper Space will be taking part at the 'Buy Art Fair' held at the Urbis in Manchester. With over 40 galleries taking part, it is shaping up to be a pretty big thing. As ever, Upper Space will be the only street art gallery taking part, and representing our gallery are some of the best national and international graffiti writers and street artists, as well as a new-comers to shake things up a bit.

Please visit here for the opening times of the show and for further details on the Urbis Museum.

Our exhibition stand will include originals and screenprints by:

// Mr Jago

// Steff Plaetz

// Ryca

// Jon Burgerman

// Phlash

// Mark Wigan

// Crie

// The Krah

// Kelzo

// She One

// O-Two

For any enquiries about the Buy Art Fair and the Upper Space Gallery please contact U.S. on:

Tel: +44 (0)161 236 0033

E: enquiries@upperspace.co.uk

You can find our gallery here

'Full Circle' Press coverage

2008-10-05T09:12:00.000-07:00

You can find out more about the Upper Space gallery and the 'Full Circle' exhibition here:

Graphotism 50th Anniversary issue

and here:

Carhartt Europe

'Full Circle' Exhibition setup....

2008-10-05T08:14:00.001-07:00

Full Circle Event // 'Barely Legal' Graffiti Jam

2008-10-05T08:02:00.000-07:00

'FULL CIRCLE' EVENT LISTINGS!!!!!

2008-08-12T03:19:00.000-07:00

Here is the breakdown of this weekend's events at the Upper Space.........gonna be big people!

FRIDAY 15TH AUGUST // 'FULL CIRCLE' LAUNCH PARTY

Audio by: G-KUT

Doors open: 9PM

Price: FREE

// AFTER PARTY \\

We have teamed up with our good friends Fat City Records (www.fatcity.co.uk) and Hoya:Hoya (www.hoyahoya.co.uk) to bring you a residents only soundclash so we can keep the party going till late.........

// AUDIO BY:

Jon K (Friends & Family)

Ryan Hunn (Hoya:Hoya / Sketch City / Fat City)

Jonny Dub (Sketch City / Hoya:Hoya)

10PM - 3AM

AT THE MINT LOUNGE

£3 ON THE DOOR

For directions to the Mint Lounge please check this

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SATURDAY 16TH AUGUST // 'FULL CIRLE' EVENT LINE UPS

30 GRAFFITI WRITERS PAINTING LIVE

(includes all artists who are exhibiting in the gallery space!!!)

4 turntables and a beat machine........

2:30PM: OMAS

3:15PM: KWINZOLA (Friends & Family / No Fakin')

4:00PM: ANDY PEEK (C'mon Feet)

5:00PM: WOLZ & TNC (LIVE)

5:30PM: HERROTICS (LIVE)

6:00PM: KONNY KON (Broke 'n' English)

7:00PM: LEE MAJORS & DIDJIT

8:15PM: ASSMATICS

9:30PM: PETER PARKER (Fingathing / Real Dolls)

// AFTER PARTY \\

Once again we have teamed up some more compadres for another after party at one of the most contemporary bars in the region........

COMMON (www.aplacecalledcommon.co.uk)

10PM - 3AM

PRICE: FREE (tickets available at Upper Space)

// AUDIO BY:

KEV MAGUIRE (Best Foot Forward)

JONNY DUB (Sketch City / Hoya:Hoya)

RYAN HUNN (Hoya:Hoya / Sketch City / Fat City Records)

For directions to Common please check this

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SUNDAY 17TH AUGUST // 'FULL CIRCLE' FILM SCREENING TIMES

// PAST (IN THE CAFE)

4PM - 5:10PM STYLE WARS (1982)

Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's historic PBS documentary Style Wars tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the peak of its popularity, graffiti was as much a part of B-boy culture as rapping, scratching and breaking. Join us as we travel 'full circle' and revisit some classic footage of early hip hop culture.

5:30PM - 7PM WILDSTYLE (1983)

Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. This movie is another classic piece of hip hop cinema, full of great subway shots, breakdancing, freestyle MCing and rare footage of one of the godfathers of hip hop, Grand Master Flash, pulling off an incredible scratch-mix set on a pair of archaic turntables.

7:30PM - 9PM BREAKIN (1984)

Directed by Joel Silberg, this is the definitive breakdancing movie from the archives of hip hop cinema, expect Ice-T's debut film performance and see if you can spot Jean Claude Van Damme in spandex.......so wrong.

9:30PM - 10:30PM THE HULME ESTATES

It is 1989 and Manchester 'is' the scene. The real epicentre is not the Hacienda though, the real raw beat central is down the road from the legendary club, in the concrete wasteland of the council high rise of Hulme. From 1992 - 1998 Kelzo and fellow writers covered the Hulme estates with graffiti turning the area into one of the biggest outdoor graffiti galleries in the world. This is a unique chance to see rare archive footage of the murals and the productions that covered the walls of the estate and hear the graffiti writers recall their memories as we explore the dichotomy between the development of graffiti art styles in the area and the councils policy changes regarding this artform.

// PRESENT (IN THE GALLERY)

2PM - 2:45PM KINGS & TOYS

Providing an indigenous insight into the underground graffiti scene, this films incorporates unique footage from a graffiti-driven journey between the main cities of the world. Spreading the word in this documentary are some of the most important graffiti artists of the 20th Century including Futura 2000, Seen, Mode 2, Delta and Loomit.

3PM - 4:30PM FREESTYLE: THE ART OF RHYME

From neighbourhood cyphers to the most notorious MC battles, 'Freestyle' captures the electrifying energy of improvisational hip-hop, the rarely recorded art form of rhyming spontaneously. Shot over a period of more than 7 years, it is already an underground cult film in the hip hop world. The film systematically debunks the false image put out by record companies that hip hop culture is violent or money-obsessed. Instead, it lets real hip hop artists, known and unknown, weave their story out of a passionate mix of language, politics and spirituality.

5PM - 6:30PM SCRATCH

A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Fransisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl. This is one for the crate diggers and all music lovers as we see the progression of this art form over the last 3 decades.

7PM - 8:20PM DIRTY HANDS

This documentary features hardcore train graffiti from across the globe including locations in London, Paris, New-York and Berlin. This film will give you the chance to see the extreme side of graffiti where writers choose to paint trains and trains alone. This documentary features scenes that some viewers may find offensive.

8:45PM - 10:15PM NEXT: A PRIMER ON URBAN PAINTING

This is a documentary exploration of a phenomenon that was born on the streets of American cities and has come to influence youth culture all over the world. Combining verite visual moments and interviews with painters, journalists, collectors, sociologists, DJ's, art critics and other participants within the subculture, the film will convey the dynamism and creative brilliance of this important artistic movement in todays popular culture.

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Thats all for now folks, we are going live in 4 days...........

Thanks,

Upper Space

Upcoming exhibition........

2008-07-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

DATE // AUGUST 15TH - 17TH

3 DAYS OF FREE HIP HOP CULTURE AT UPPER SPACE - NEW CAFE / BAR / EVENT SPACE

// 2 DAY 'BARELY LEGAL' GRAFFITI JAM

// LIVE BREAKERS // MCS // TURNTABLISTS

// FILM & DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS

// SECRET AFTER PARTY VENUE

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FRIDAY 15TH // 'Full Circle' Graffiti Jam & Exhibition Launch

LAUNCH PARTY: 9PM - LATE FREE

Feat. works by:

// KELZO // DPM CREW // KREK

// MERS // INKA // 30DZ

// EJECT // LUNA // ONEK

// ANDY PRIOR // TANK PETROL

// CASM // SUNE // ERA

// ROCKET // REPLETE

// PRIME// ROTA

On Friday the 15th of August, Upper Space - the North West's only designated contemporary street art and graffiti gallery will be launching its next exhibition - 'Full Circle' to the general public. The exhibition will be showcasing works by the most contemporary graffiti writers in the North West of England alongside a weekend of free events at the Upper Space. The exhibition was curated in response to recent media coverage of graffiti and to explore the juxtaposition between the two sides of the ongoing question - art or crime? Drawing together some of the oldest and most prolific graffiti writers from across the region and from further afield - some of whom have been recently imprisoned or have been on trial for graffiti, for their first group exhibition.

Upper Space hopes to engage the general public and raise aware to the need to change government policy in relation to graffiti with particular emphasis on the distinct lack of legal wall space that is available in city centres for artists to practice and develop their art on. Upper Space feels this only perpetuates the negative impact of graffiti on society today. Coming 'Full Circle', we begin a campaign to engage local government members and community leaders to help provide solutions to some of the negative issues that surround this artform today.

Support your local graffiti artists.......

Give U.S. legal walls!!!!

As always the exhibition will be launched with one of our infamous launch parties in the warehouse complete with the newly opened bar , cafe and event space. Expect a big show with special guest djs, free alcohol (ltd) and live art.

AFTER PARTY: TBC (LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE BIG!)

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2PM - 10:30PM FREE

OUTSIDE: 'BARELY LEGAL' GRAFFITI JAM

Upper Space has lined up 30 of the North West's best graffiti writers for your chance to witness them painting live outside the gallery and onto the sides of the warehouse as we raise awareness to the fact that the council provides no legal walls for artists to practice on and develop their styles in the city centre. As more graffiti writers are getting arrested for their art we invite you to show support for the cause and watch many of the artists who are exhibiting in the gallery paint live over the course of the weekend.

INSIDE: 'ELEMENTS' SHOWCASE

// TURNTABLISTS

// BREAKDANCERS

// MCS

Throughout the day 'Full Circle' will be showcasing live Hip Hop acts, Turntablists, MCs and Breaker crews in the gallery & event space as they showcase their skills live and direct. Expect some very special guests........

These elements along with the graffiti writers outside will bring together the four elements of hip hop culture to raise awareness to the skills and styles that have developed throughout the last 3 decades.

Full event line ups and performance times will be released soon.......stay tuned!!! :P

AFTER PARTY: COMMON (39 - 41 Edge street, Northern Quarter)

To make sure the party continues we have hooked up with Common bar to bring you a night of heavy beats at one of the most contemporary bars in Manchester. Leave the ego at the door as you get down to some classic cuts from the resident djs.....

10pm - 2pm (free entry with ticket available at Upper Space)

( FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE )

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SUNDAY 17TH // 'FULL CIRCLE' FILM & DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS

4PM - 11PM FREE

OUTSIDE: 'BARELY LEGAL' GRAFFITI JAM CONTINUES.......

INSIDE: 'FULL CIRCLE' FILM SCREENINGS

If you are feeling a little worse for wear after the night before, we will be taking a more chilled approach to things on Sunday as we explore how hip hop and graffiti culture has developed over the years with some screenings of classic graffiti films and documentaries from past to present. Food & drinks will be available from the bar so you can have a proper TV dinner.......

Films Include:

// STYLE WARS // WILDSTYLE

// BREAKIN' // KINGS & TOYS

// WAR ON ART // SCRATCH

// BOMB THE SYSTEM // DIRTY HANDS

// NEXT

Full listings and times of showings will be released soon........

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DIRECTIONS / MAP TO UPPER SPACE GALLERY:

For directions to the gallery please click here

Upper Space Gallery

2nd Floor, Marlsboro House

52 Newton Street

Northern Quarter

Manchester

M1 1ED

Open:

12pm - 7pm Tuesday to Saturday

Tel: +44 (0)161 236 0033

E: enquiries@upperspace.co.uk

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Upper Space - The North West's first designated contemporary street art gallery space

2008-07-25T08:53:00.000-07:00

The Upper Space gallery is the North West's first designated street art and graffiti gallery space. Throughout the coming months we will be curating exhibitions, group shows and installations to show the scope and depth of this art movement as it has developed into one of the most exciting art movements of the 21st Century. Expect the most contemporary street artists from across the UK and further afield as we try and raise awareness to this art form and push things forward.

Upper Space is situated on the 2nd floor of an old textile warehouse in the Northern Quarter of Manchester city centre, our 2000 sq.ft. exhibition contains two exhibition areas. The second half of our warehouse contains a newly opened cafe, bar and event space. Expect to see live hip hop, spoken word and the best of Manchester's underground music scene in our unique space. Welcome to the 'Upper Space'..........art // music // food // culture.