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Oct
3
Sat
BOOK FAIR @ HLSI
Oct 3 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Annual book fair, with thousands of great bargains in our sale of good-quality second-hand books.  There’s something for everyone: fiction, history, biography, literature, travel and much more. Special collections this year include art and antiquarian books.

Free preview for HLSI members only from 9-10am.

Don’t miss it!

Oct
9
Fri
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 9 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
10
Sat
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 10 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
11
Sun
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 11 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
13
Tue
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 13 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
14
Wed
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 14 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
15
Thu
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 15 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
16
Fri
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 16 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
17
Sat
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 17 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
18
Sun
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 18 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
20
Tue
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 20 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
21
Wed
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 21 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
22
Thu
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 22 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
23
Fri
Monica Petzal: The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks @ Highgate Gallery
Oct 23 all-day

The Dresden Project – Indelible Marks is an ongoing reflection on the artist’s maternal family. Intended to further understanding and reconciliation, the project explores a rich personal archive, contemporary historical documentation, and the artist’s own experience, through the fertile medium of print. The exhibition was shown earlier this year in Dresden as part of the 70th commemoration of the bombing of the city by the Allies.

Printed using photolithographs over monoprint, complex collaged images of city, culture, and family hover above subtle painterly grounds. Initially they explore the narrative of the artist’s family from World War I in Eastern Prussia to their forced departure from Dresden in 1936, a process richly described by diarist Victor Klemperer. The project then turns to ‘the War in the Air’, the devastating effects of bombing, and its lead character Bomber Harris. It also considers some of the complexities of the heritage of the devastation and the prevalence of Neo Nazi activity in Dresden.

As the artist writes: ‘There is tragedy at the heart of my relationship to Dresden. The city that provided my mother and her parents with stability, prosperity and a remarkable cultural life from the early 1920’s, then repressed and excluded them, forced their departure in mid-1936 and was destroyed by the country that had offered them safe haven and a life free from persecution.

‘This work begins to repair my relationship with my complex heritage, with Dresden and with Germany. Having grown up in the heart of the German Jewish refugee community in North West London, I want this exhibition to recognise and emphasise the significance of individual stories, the importance of reconciliation and to prompt reflection on our attitude towards refugees.’

The exhibition will accompanied by an explanatory leaflet, and an outreach and education programme. A detailed text panel accompanies each image.

Monica Petzal will talk about her work in the gallery on:
Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th / Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th October at 2.30 pm.

The exhibition moves to the Herbert Museum in Coventry from 12th November to 27th February 2016, in conjunction with an installation by the artist for Coventry Cathedral to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry.

Prints are available for purchase. For all details of the project, see www.monicapetzal.com

 

9-22 October: Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00; Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00. Closed Monday

 

Oct
29
Thu
HLSI Debate: Assisted Dying: Yes or No? @ HLSI
Oct 29 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Baroness Helene Hayman will argue for and Robert Preston against. Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 8pm,www.hlsi.net

Booked your place to ensure a seat!

Nov
13
Fri
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
14
Sat
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 14 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
15
Sun
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 15 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
17
Tue
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
18
Wed
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
19
Thu
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 19 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
20
Fri
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 20 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
21
Sat
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 21 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
22
Sun
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 22 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
23
Mon
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 23 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
24
Tue
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 24 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
25
Wed
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 25 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Nov
26
Thu
Highgate Watercolour Group Annual Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 26 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This year our Annual HWG Exhibition will be held in the Victoria Hall of the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS. We look forward to seeing you there.

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 11am-4pm  and Sunday 11am-5pm Gallery closed: Monday

Feb
5
Fri
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 5 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
6
Sat
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 6 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
7
Sun
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 7 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
9
Tue
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
10
Wed
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 10 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
11
Thu
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 11 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
12
Fri
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 12 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
13
Sat
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
14
Sun
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 14 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
16
Tue
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 16 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
17
Wed
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Feb
18
Thu
HLSI Members’ Art Exhibition @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Prints, oils, pastels, photography and more … the talents of HLSI members are on show.

Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution members – professional artists and accomplished amateurs alike – will display their work during the eighth Members’ Art Exhibition at the Highgate Gallery from 5 to 18 February 2016. Previous exhibitions, starting in 1996, were indicative of Highgate’s vibrant artistic life; the 2016 show will again demonstrate the many and varied talents of our members.

Exhibitors’ work ranges from paintings, prints, collages, etchings and photographs to wall hangings. Throughout the exhibition, one of the artists will be on hand to welcome visitors to the Highgate Gallery and will be pleased to discuss the pieces on view. All works will be offered for sale.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday