Friday 29 Sept to Wednesday 25 October. Daily 9am – 4pm

PETITOU
63 Choumert Road
Peckham
SE15 4AR

*Exhibition title inspired by Lama Rod Owens.

DAILY

An exhibition of selected ongoing works that all use the energy of anger with compassion and humour to explore ideas about justice and better futures. Original drawings and affordable prints for sale £30 – £300. All welcome. No need to book

THURSDAY SCREENINGS

Each Thursday the scenery changes to present moving image, objects, and live performance. Booking is essential to reserve your seat and complimentary themed cocktail. £5 tickets are available via Eventbrite. Book using the links below. 

OBVIOUS EYES
Thursday 05 October 6.30 – 8pm

(Film still ) Being Duchamp Becoming Elsa, 2023. Moving Image 10:12

A silent movie about an artwork that changed how we view art and what we think about the world, and how, in the absence of any evidence to contradict the myth, Duchamp, seminal 20th century artist, claims it as his own. What would it mean if the most important artwork of 20th century had been made by a woman? Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Themed cocktail: A Marcel Dushit. Whisky Sour. A Zero option is available.

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BEAUTIFUL BREATH
Thursday 12 October 6.30 – 8pm

(Film still ) L’air, Légère, Leg Air, La Guerre, Grrr!, 2022 Moving image 05:33

A tragicomic extravaganza of artless gags, that equates modern life immersed in the mass media with the information analogue to gas warfare, and deadly agents designed to influence our thoughts. Raise the alarm and resist the permanent war against the good in nature and rising authoritarianism

… In the witty, psychedelic video, Lair, Légère, Leg Air, La Guerre, Grr!, 2022, a figure in a hood multiplies in a kaleidoscopic dance amid clouds of violent yellow and pink gases … this ferocious manifesto of the breath. Cherry Smyth, Art Monthly May 2022.

Themed cocktail: A Toxic Negroni. Lemoncello, White Vermouth and Gin, Lemon and Lime. A Zero option is available.

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KILLING YOU SOFTLY
Thursday 19 October 6.30 – 8pm

(Documentation of Performance) Soft Apocalypse at Clarence Mews 2023 35:00

An artwork event made in opposition to the arms economy and permanent war. A one-act tale of an unlikeable female protagonist, whose search for power and money leads to devastating war. What must happen to make her stop and accept her culpability? Performed to a specially commissioned sound track by Joseph Day.

Themed cocktail: A Nuclear Bikini Atol. White and Dark Rum, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Grenadine, Cherries and Mint in a coconut.  A Zero option is available.

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