Forman's gets arty with Hackney WickED

2009-07-31

Forman’s Fish Island, London’s coolest new venue and home of leading smokehouse H. Forman & Son, is going to be hosting two exhibitions as part of Fish Island-based contemporary arts festival Hackney WickED which run from the 31st July to 3rd August.

“The most vital art event of the summer” NY Arts Magazine

Home to the highest concentration of artists in the whole of Europe, Hackney Wick on Fish Island is a veritable melting pot of creativity, with specialists in graphic, furniture and fashion design, as well as photographers, artists and musicians.

As a major sponsor of Hackney WickED, Formans is simultaneously hosting ‘In Place, A Wall’, and ‘Jamais Vu’ (‘Never Seen’).

In addition local graffiti artists will be permanently transforming Forman’s Fish Island venue’s restrooms with his own brand of witty urbanism, and Alison David, a stunning soul singer who has been likened to Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, will be performing at the private view.

Formans new Restaurant will be open throughout the three-day event providing the finest quality food in East London, all produced on site in the smokehouse including their world-famous smoked salmon, along with award winning English wines and beers.

“We are proud to be a major sponsor of such an exciting and far-reaching arts festival. To have the opportunity to showcase artists from around Hackney Wick and support the local community is a real honour for Forman’s.  Our own locally-based staff are artisans in their own way, so we see this opportunity to work with local artists as a natural extension of what we do.” Lance Forman

In its second year, Hackney WickED is making a huge impression not just on the local community, but on the contemporary arts world as a whole. It comprises a series of events, exhibitions, open studios and street parties across a host of venues look set to make a huge impact on the London arts scene, showcasing some of the city’s leading contemporary talent.

www.formansfishisland.com                 www.hackneywicked.com

Private view: 31st July 2009, 6-11pm, Opening times: 1st and 2nd August, 12-6pm

Formans Fish Island, Stour Road, Fish Island, London, E3 2NT. Tel: 0208 5252 390