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In Grosvenor Park


Grennan & Sperandio's Leverhulme Trust Artist's Residency at Chester's Grosvenor Museum reaches its half-way mark with the installation of the fourth new piece 'In Grosvenor Park', bringing together a nineteenth century vitrine with home-made wool flowers, from the Museum's social history collection, and soft toys bought at Chester markets.

Grennan & Sperandio join the Berlin Underground


Launching the project 'U-10 From here to the imaginary and back' on the Berlin U-Bahn on 15 October, this portrait is one of ten appearing on billboards, in the underground's own Plus magazine and via in-carriage video until the middle of next year. Grennan & Sperandio have collaborated with people who work on the city's underground network at night.

If you're in Berlin on Thursday, 15 October, there's a slate of activities including an artist talk with Grennan and Sperandio at the famous Bierpinsel observation tower. Things kick off with a welcome adress in the Schlossstrasse Station, U9 platform, direction Osloer Str. at 19:00 hours.

For more information, see www.u10-berlin.de

Grennan & Sperandio move to Curzon Park North


The third of seven pieces made in response to the social history collection at Chester's Grosvenor Park Museum appeared on 14 August, as part of Grennan & Sperandio's year-long Leverhulme Trust Artists Residency. 'Curzon Park North' is named for the eponymous street - one of the most desirable addresses in Chester since the 1850s. Overlooking the river and racecourse, it's been on display for over 150 years, but exclusive, announcing "look here, not there." The piece comprises a pair of nineteenth century gilded glacé leather boots and red neon.

Grennan & Sperandio sail past The Sidings


The Sidings, the second of seven new works made as part of the Leverhule Artists Residency at The Grosvenor Museum, Chester, is on show until 14 August 2009. Pairing a 100-year old plushy elephant from the social history collection with a cake parent, baked by famous Chester bakers P&A Davies, the piece is named for a Chester location redolent of past homes and childhoods. Catch Grennan explaining what it's all about on 11 June at 2.00 at the Museum.

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Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio collaborate on art work that explores the margins between mass and museum cultures. Typical projects are made in collaboration with people from all walks of life.

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