Farmers’ Market, First Floor, 72 Wigmore Street, London W1, 2008

Farmers’ Market, First Floor, 72 Wigmore Street, London W1, 2008

12 November – 20 December 2008
Private View: Tuesday 11 November 18:00 – 20:00
Location: First Floor, 72 Wigmore Street, London W1
Opening times: Tuesday – Saturday 12:00 – 18:00

This years produce comes from the following sources:

Loukia Alavanou		Marinela Kozelj
Mrdjan Bajic		Kirsten Lyle
Benjamin Beker		Jason Oddy
Vuk Cosic		John Plowman
Richard Deacon		Zoran Popovic
Gabriele Di Matteo		Rasa Todosijevic
Braco Dimitrijevic		Jelena Tomasevic
Mark Fairnington		Olivier Richon
Simon Faithfull		Stefan Sehler
Mary Anne Francis		Bob & Roberta Smith
Lucy Heyward		Gerard Williams
Paula Kane		Roy Voss

‘..a farmers’ market every weekend, in every shopping area in London’, is the proposal of a new report being launched by former Deputy Mayor of London, Jenny Jones. The report ‘Farmers’ Markets – building bridges between farmers and London shoppers’, finds that there is surging demand for farmers markets amongst Londoners. Farmers’ markets are the urban shop windows to the countryside.

From left: ‘Resurrection of Alchemists’ installation shot, Braco Dimitrijevic, 2006;
‘Game Flags’, print on textile, Vuk Cosic, 2007

Following the spirit of the Deputy Mayor, Handel Street Projects is very pleased to announce its own annual Farmers’ Market. This event brings together products from twenty-four producers, especially gathered in for Farmers’ Market, celebrating the best from a selected range of independents. Indeed, Handel Street Projects is able to offer you unprecedented direct deals with the producer, meaning that you get the freshest produce rushed to the capital at the very best prices.

From left: ‘Chop Chop Tales’, Loukia Alavanou, double screen digital video projection with sound, 2007;
‘En Route’, digital video with sound, Lucy Heyward, 2008

Hand picked produce chosen from nine countries will be available. At Farmers’ Market you can be sure of our in depth knowledge of each and every item because of our direct supply line to the producers. All invited participants take personal pride in their individual products and want you to enjoy them. The emphasis will be on freshness, variety and quality as well as value for money, so that you can have complete confidence in what you are buying. If you are not sure about anything that we have selected for Farmers’ Market please ask, the producers will be on hand to answer the most demanding consumer enquiries.

Bob & Roberta Smith will be reading from his new book Hijack Reality during the private view on the 11th November

For further information and images please contact:

Nearest Underground: Bond Street / Oxford Street

Handel Street Projects would like to thank: Howard de Walden Estates, the Photography Department at Royal College of Art and Roddy Cañas for their kind help and support.