International
art movement for contemporary figurative painting
with ideas. Anti the pretensions of conceptual art.
Anti-anti-art. The first Remodernist art group.
Daubers
(daubing is the new painting). There
are 205 Stuckist
groups in 48 countries.
Contact
Tel:
020 8343 4282. Press contacts here.
Email:stuckism@yahoo.co.uk
The
General Editor of this site is Jim Dennis.
For site policy and use of material, see here.
Contents
of site here
The
Cambridge Stuckists present The Enemies of Art Curated by Darren
Udaiyan "The Stuckists are enemies of art" -
Jonathan
Jones, art critic The Guardian 2.10.09
18-24 March 2010 Jesus Lane Gallery, 18 Jesus Lane, Cambridge
CB5 8BQ Charles Thomson, Ella Guru, Edgeworth Johnstone,
Shelley Li, Darren Udaiyan, Rosa Prosperi and Andrew Galbraith.
Private view 17 March 2010
Funism
with a Side Order of Stuckism an eclectic mix from various artists associated
with Stuckism, Funism, both, and neither,
curated by Kyla Bullows
8 March – 9 April 2010 The Gallery at Willesden Green, Willesden Green Library Centre,
95 High Road, Willesden Green, London NW10 2SF. Map
here.
Artists:
Ella Guru, Sexton Ming, Kyla Bullows, Norm Magnusson, Anna Page,
Lou M, Chris Yates, El Tel, Simon A Goodall, Richard Smyth and
Simon Bullows
Spoonfed
said: "it sounds like ... a rather wonderful exhibition
... expect a broad selection of punchy figurative painting.
Singer/songwriter Anna Page is also involved ... We just had
a little listen to her on her myspace and she's completely brilliant."
Brighton
Stuckists Curmudgeon's Cask: Paintings by Dan Belton Curated by Dan Belton and Worthing Library
15 March - 27 March 2010, 9am - 7.30pm (5pm Saturdays) Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing,
West Sussex, BN11 1HD Main road: A259, train station: Worthing
Billy
Childish: Unknowable but Certain Show
at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London.
17 Feb - 18 Apr 2010. More info here.
Interview in Time
Out (11.2.10) with comments on Stuckism. See article in
The
Times (12.2.10). Factual correction: Billy
Childish was the co-founder of the Stuckists in January
1999 and left in June 2001, which is 30 months, not 18 months
as stated. Video in June 2001 of his reasons for leaving here.
The
Romantic Anonymous Fellowship (aka Athens Stuckists) Under the Cover of Romantic Anonymity:
The 1st Stuckist event in Greece Curated by Odysseus Yakoumakis, sponsored
by Ash-In-Art
1 May - 14 May 2010, 18pm-12pm Ash-In-Art, 10 Heracleus Street, Athens, Greece 11743
Metro station: Syngrou - Fix
Paintings
by Anthe Capitan-Valais, Ian J. Burkett, Ilania Abileah, Lefteris
Yakoumakis, Nikos Delijannis, Odysseus Yakoumakis, Ray Wilkins,
Vasilis Selimas
Private view: Sat 1 May 2010, 4-6pm. Email for invite.
Michael Dickinson,
Stuckist artist, guilty of insulting the Turkish prime minister
with a collage Good Boy.
More here.
Death
of Asim Butt (1978 - 2010)
Founder of the Karachi Stuckists More info here
Stuckist
Turner Prize demo 7 Dec 2009
Reuters video
of the Stuckist Turner demo of 5.10.09 here
See demo photos
here Facebook
group Opponents
of the Turner Prize
Turner Prize demo on
Facebook
Oxford
Union debate
Charles Thomson,
Stuckist co-founder, at the Oxford Union on 5 November 2009 against
conceptual art with David Armitage and Mark Leckey versus Dr Stephen
Deuchar, Miroslaw Balka, Matthew Collings and the ranting Adrian
Searle. Left:
speech by Charles Thomson. Video courtesy of Rick
Friend
More info + photos here
THE
STUCKISTS CHRISTMAS SALE 2009 Ended
- see photos here
The
critics said Damien Hirst's paintings are rubbish. They have been
praised as "an outstanding achievement"
..... by a Stuckist .... in the Daily
Mail. Now there's some irony for you.
23.11.09 (under the photo of Boris).
See
more coverage in Culture
24 and on Spoonfed
What
is Damien Hirst playing at? Charles Thomson writes for Counterpunch,
22.10.09.
Facebook
group, "Supporters of Damien Hirst's paintings" here
Interview
in The
Leader (Wrexham) 12.1.10. with Ana Ribeiro of Wrexham
Stuckists.
See also photos of Ana at the 2009 Turner Demo here.
Billy
Childish, co-founder of the Stuckists in 1999 (he left in 2001)
on BBC Radio 4 Midweek, 30.12.09. Listen again here.
Stuckists mentioned:
00.30, 01.02 and 16.18.
Libby Purves: "The Stuckists who defied the
fashion for conceptual and craftless art"
Charles
Thomson's predictions for 2010 on Spoonfed
22.12.09
M.E. Murphy changes artistic direction through Stuckism. Read it here
22.12.09
Stuckism
in Belgian magazine
(H)Art 12.11.09 in an article on current UK art by Tom Jeffreys
(Culture Editor of Spoonfed
Media)