Open House Festival

Up in Smoke by John Booth X CAN

gallery

Marks Barfield Architects, 2014

NOW Gallery, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ

Up in Smoke - the NOW Gallery Design Commission by artist John Booth and architecture studio CAN, transforms the gallery into a vibrant installation that reveals the rich history of Greenwich Peninsula, through its iconic chimneys. The exhibition combines the duo's distinctive styles: Booth's playful, colourful design aesthetic and CAN's fresh, irreverent approach to architecture.

Getting there

Tube

North Greenwich

Train

Charlton

Bus

188, 422

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

The gallery space is accessible however, there is one structure within the display that contain stairs.

What you can expect

The exhibition is a bright, colourful display of 5 chimney structures that can be interacted with by walking through, looking up or climbing

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Activities

Sat 14 Sep

Other

10:00–17:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Sun 15 Sep

Other

11:00–16:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Tue 17 Sep

Other

10:00–19:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Wed 18 Sep

Other

10:00–19:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Thu 19 Sep

Other

10:00–17:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Fri 20 Sep

Other

10:00–19:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Sat 21 Sep

Other

10:00–17:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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Sun 22 Sep

Other

11:00–16:00

Up in Smoke - Exhibition

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About

History & Design

Up In Smoke sees the gallery space transformed into a vibrant, colourful and interactive installation that tells the story of Greenwich Peninsula through its iconic chimneys, evoking the memories of the area’s lively past, and its transformation from a historic former marshland to the vibrant cultural hub it is today.

Bridging the area’s long history, the project delves into its interwoven industrial and residential heritage, centring on chimneys as the ever-changing but constant indicator of this narrative. Despite technological advances rendering them functionally redundant, chimneys still define our collective silhouette of the city and are a staple in any child’s drawings of a house. They hold an inescapable and romantic position linking us to our personal and collective pasts.

Online presence

nowgallery.co.uk

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