Viva Lewes Issue #157 October 2019

ART
Out of town (cont)
Floating Worlds – an exhibition of Japanese woodcuts from the Edo period
(1615-1868) – continues at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. The style
of prints on display is known as Ukiyo-e, which means ‘pictures of the
floating world’, capturing the sights of 19th century Edo (modern day Tokyo).
The exhibition offers a calm space to relax and a series of events including
yoga, Tai Chi, meditation and haiku poetry have been programmed
to promote mindfulness and wellbeing. Across the gardens at the Royal
Pavilion, upwards of 120 splendid objects are now on display in their original settings. On
loan from the Royal Collection Trust, visitors will be able to see porcelain pagodas and extraordinary
clocks originally acquired by the Prince Regent for his exotic Brighton palace and
moved to London by Queen Victoria in 1847.
Image courtesy of Royal Collection Trust © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
Oska Bright, the world’s biggest learning disability film
festival, returns to The Old Market in Hove from the
23rd-26th. Challenging perceptions of who can create and
star in films, this year’s festival offers dozens of animations,
documentaries, dramas, film surgeries and a new ‘After
Dark’ slot where ‘the most unexplained, unexpected and
experimental films’ will be screened. A glittering awards
night takes place on Friday 25th, with the winners screened on the 26th. (oskabright.org)
Towner Art Gallery
David Nash 200 Seasons
29 September 2019 – 2 February 2020
Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ
www.townereastbourne.org.uk @townergallery
#200Seasons #EastbourneAlive
David Nash, Nature to Nature, 1985. © Jonty Wilde, courtesy David Nash. Tate Collection