Last Friday my artsy evening kicked of with the launch of the hobbypopMUSEUM at Eastside Projects, which seemed to be an installation that conjured up the quintessential English country garden.
When Eastside Projects Curator Gavin Wade told me this was hobbypopMUSEUM‘s reaction to Birmingham I was understandably very confused!
But when he elaborated and explained it was concerned with the gentrification of the area it made much more sense. They even give us a depiction of a gent, which was good as it’s been an awful long time since I’ve seen one round these parts, so I needed reminding.
The garden had some unique flora and fauna.
It also had a dark side in the shape of the Night Garden, where you wouldn’t want to be alone at night and in danger of the beasties getting at you.
After enjoying a lovely, sunny glass of Pimm’s, I strolled on over to The Bordesley Centre of Contemporary Art on Bowyer Street, which opened its doors for the first time. Visitors had the opportunity to kiss and pray to the mythical Bordesley Stone.
Those not pure of heart enough to look at it without turning into a pillar of salt at least got to appreciate street artist Newso’s depiction of it. And a bit of dubstep.
The hobbypopMUSEUM is in Eastside Projects until 13th June. I’m not quite sure what those crazy kids at The Bordesley Centre of Contemporary Art are up to, but their Programme page mentions something about a bike jumble and a giant wooden car.
