It is a great delight to be working with 1/100 again. This is my third collaboration with the esteemed cult T-shirt creators. The first was a cheeky beret wearing fellow, the second a celebration of my novel ‘The Tangle’ and now the third edition honouring the Temple of Wonders my psychedelic home from home radio show on Soho Radio. Other worldly, outer space sounds manifested on soft cotton in a range of pleasing tones. Hope you dig it .
I’m totally blown away and honoured to have one of my paintings ‘The First Note’ used by Verdant Brewery for their new brew celebrating the work of Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian.
We recently had a proposition from the Tate in London, asking if we would like to work and collaborate on their upcoming exhibition between Hilma AF Klint & Piet Mondrian. Of course, we jumped at the opportunity!
For this collaborative project, we have been paired with Mondrian and tasked with making a beer and label artwork that has been inspired by the artist. No mean feat!
We brewed this new collab beer with the help of the Tate Eats team, who came to visit us at the Brewery a few weeks ago. Hopped with Idaho 7, Galaxy, Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin, this 5.2% Pale Ale is incredibly juicy and dank. Our head brewer James Heffron describes it as “a matrix of latitudinal and longitudinal lines, positions and flavours. Drinking it will journey you through the visible and invisible territories of our collective hop, malt, water and yeast experiences. Join the dots, colour the gaps, dream the dreams, devour the world… Together.”
To finish off the project, we asked Justin Robertson for a piece of art, inspired by Mondrian’s work, that would be featured on the can. He picked one of his amazing paintings, THE FIRST NOTE, which also became the name of the beer.
I was very honoured to have been included in the distinguished pages New York’s Fine Art Globe. I had a chat with my friend Lily Moayeri about my art, my debut novel ‘The Tangle’ and the intervention of my daemon.
https://fineartglobe.com/artists/a-renaissance-man-according-to-justin-robertson/
Please save the date of the evening of March 4th 2020 for the launch of my new art exhibition “‘When the dark is light enough”…An exploration into the secret lives of Objects…It will be on display at The Union, 50 Greek Street, London for ten days, but hopefully you can join me that evening for a drink and some music as well. Registration details to follow.
I am pleased to be part of an art exhibition at the newly opened “The George & Heart”. The show is called ‘Gotta Turner around’ and coincides with the Turner prize show in Margate. Come say hello at the opening night on 12 December or you can come see my pictures until 12 January.
Gathering Atoms- A weekend of Art and Music in Hastings and Saint Leonards.
Fresh from shows at Saatchi’s ‘Other Art Fair’ and the legendary Pikes hotel in Ibiza, renowned Dj, record producer and artist Justin Robertson will be in Hastings for the weekend of 17th – 18th of August, to launch his art show “Gathering Atoms” which will be exhibited at Ruby’s Rooms until 29/09/19 and to play two DJ gigs at local venues
Known for his remix work for the likes of Bjork, Noel Gallagher, Justice and Paul Weller, and his chart-topping band Lionrock, Justin has had over thirty years’ experience at the forefront of electronic music. Restlessly innovative and strongly opposed to resting on his laurels, Justin defies labelling, his Dj sets take in the full spectrum of visceral jacking dance music, whilst his celebrated ‘Temple of Wonders’ radio show on Soho radio travels to the outer reaches of Dub, Afro Beat and Psychedelia on a monthly basis.
Specially curated for the Ruby Rooms, ‘Gathering Atoms’ is a selection of pieces from Justin’s last four collections; ‘The Explorer’s Chronicle, It’s Alive, ‘Alone’ and ‘Maps, Signs and Sigils’, the work covers a number of themes from the mythology of science, the consciousness of objects around us and how they direct us, to the power of the imagination, the pros and cons of isolation and the secret like of atoms.
There will be a launch party at Ruby Rooms on Saturday 17th August from 4pm to 9pm, where there will be a chance to see the art over cocktails and canapes. RSVP to rubyandnorm@gmail.com is essential.
Justin will also be venturing out to do a couple of DJ shows. On Saturday night he will be taking his dancefloor detonating blend of body jacking house and cosmic disco to The Fountain, (93 Queens Road, Hastings, TN34 1RL) from 10pm. Then on Sunday it’s a trip around the far corners of the musical universe at The Marina Fountain, (26 Caves Road, Saint Leonards, TN38 0BY), taking in dub, disco and the sounds of the universe from 2pm till 6pm. Entry is free to both events
‘The area is so alive with creative energy and has been for years, so it’s a great pleasure for me to be able to dip my toe in the current and get involved with this vibrant scene. Hopefully this weekend will just be the start of a happy relationship.’
Justin Robertson.
Ruby’s Rooms –
Ruby’s Rooms is an inspirational art & design led seafront guesthouse. Owned and designed by Kate Jaggers who has been curating content and spaces in the music, arts & youth sector for almost 20 years. With her deep family connections and love for this rich artistic and cultural pocket of the south coast she believes your place of rest should be as inspiring as your place to play. Working with locally sourced materials & furnishings and a team of east Sussex craftsmen she set upon restoring & modernising this magnificent 6 story Victorian house which now provides apartments & rooms for modern living serving the best locally produced food & drink. With design collaborations with creative talent ranging from tattoo artists to fashion labels each room offers a very unique experience. The ‘Gathering Atoms’ exhibition and collaboration with Justin Robertson is a major example of the ongoing ‘artist residencies’ at Ruby’s Rooms for all to enjoy.
Alone. My new art collection. Last few days Folk 45 Redchurch street E2 7dj.
Then I’ll be at The Other Art Fair from March 14-17th.
If you fancy coming to the Saatchi Other Art Fair at the Truman Brewery (http://www.theotherartfair.com/) here’s a link and code for free tickets….
For Friday/Saturday/Sunday tickets theotherartfair.com/invite
The code is: JROBERTSON
You need to order one for each day that you want to come
Thursday Private View – Try here theotherartfair.com/privateview
I will be on stand 70. See you there!
