We want to take a second and congratulate Spike, husband of Lantana resident Ann-Marie James…According to Ann-Marie: “Spike has been accepted to the National Film and Television School to begin his MA in Production Design in January.”
Very cool…
Greetings from London! The city is a very exciting place to be this month, with the Frieze Art Fair set to open next week. To coincide, the city’s galleries are all putting on some great shows. The gallery I work at, Timothy Taylor Gallery, is about to open 2 very exciting shows in our two […]
See what Ann-Marie James has been creating during her month in Memphis (and check out the fantastic space that is the Medicine Factory) from 6:00-9:00 pm on Friday, June 30. And don’t forget about the casual after party at Ernestine and Hazel’s!
Ever wonder what sort of impression Memphis makes on, say, a vibrant British artist? That very impression will be displayed at the Medicine Factory when Ann-Marie James opens Mobile - her first U.S. exhibition - on Friday, June 30.
Central to the exhibit will be an amalgam of Polaroids taken during James’ residency in Memphis. Also […]
Many thanks to Rick Maynard (aka “Freedonian“) for posting information on Ann-Marie’s show on two local blogs! You can read the information at his site or at The ‘Cue.
Lantana resident Ann-Marie James’ husband, Spike Morrall, accepted the challenge of the mighty Sasquatch burger at downtown Memphis’ Big Foot Lodge. Had he defeated the behemoth in less than 60 minutes, he would’ve been the first person representing Memphis to appear on the Lodge’s Hall of Fame.
Alas, despite a valiant effort, Spike was bested by […]
Spike took on the legendary Sasquatch burger tonight at the Big Foot Lodge. He had 60 minutes to consume the four pound monster. Sadly, he was defeated by the burger’s epic bun. He began his feat of endurance at 9:58 local time, and after a valiant effort, conceded defeat 36 minutes later. In his defence, […]
Today was a very interesting and productive day. Gracie Nesin, a photographer and BFA student at MCA, showed us around Memphis. We saw the now abandoned amusement park, Libertyland, some disturbing McMansions in the suburbs, Liberty Stadium, Leahy’s Trailer Park and Summer Avenue. We had lunch at Memphis’s oldest drugstore, Wiles-Smith on Union, where I […]
Lantana Projects board member Jeanine Jablonski describes Ann-Marie James’ day at Memphis College of Art, and her introduction to the Medicine Factory downtown:
“Ann-Marie James gave a short talk at MCA’s Metz hall today, speaking with a handful of high school students who were attending the art camp at the college. She spoke about her work […]
Today Ian took us to the veritable gold mine that are Memphis’ thrift stores. I managed to find two Polaroid cameras from the 1960’s for the princely sum of $15! Then it was back to our apartment for an afternoon spent framing a series of prints.
Today Spike and I were treated to a tour of the darker side of Memphis, courtesy of local artist and Lantana board member Ian Lemmonds. It was a very productive day indeed, and I returned home with a substantial pile of photographs of a very interesting aspect of the city. Unfortunately, ferreting around in the […]
Today Spike and I were treated to lunch at Bosco’s with Eric Mathews and Andrew Olney from the Fedex Institute of Technology. My husband Spike had been particularly keen to meet Andrew, who worked on the artificial intelligence for an android of the author Philip K. Dick, which was developed by the good people at […]
Hello! A lot has happened in my first week in Memphis, so, to recap:
After a 40 hour journey we arrived here in Memphis, having somehow lost some of our luggage along the way. My husband Spike and I were greeted at the airport by John, who took us on a fantastic whistlestop tour of the […]
Lantana board members (left to right) Sarah Frierson, Ian Lemmonds, and Jeanine Jablonski, and resident Ann-Marie James (front center) display their support - and keen fashion sense - by wearing our new Lantana Projects tee shirts: