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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.

Grennan & Sperandio complete the trilogy


The new book The Wisdom of Barrhead and Neilston launches in Barrhead, Glasgow on 14 June. Comprising 365 pieces of wisdom compiled in response to the question What's the most important lesson life has taught you?, the book has been given away to all of the 7500 households in Barrhead and Neilston as a gift. The Wisdom of Barrhead and Neiston' completes a suite of three books given away in Wrexham, Blackpool and Glasgow by Grennan & Sperandio in April, May and June 2009.

Grennan & Sperandio in Blackpool


The new book Bloomfield Talks launches on 09 May. The book has been developed over a year by people with connections to the Bloomfield, Foxhall, Revoe and near South Shore areas of Blackpool, the famous "people's playground" in the north west of England. 4,500 copies of the book have been delivered as a gift to every household in Bloomfield. See www.bloomfieldtalks.org

Wisdom of Caia Park Book Launch


Eight months in preparation, The Wisdom of Caia Park launches on 26 April. A collection of a year's-worth of personal wisdom compiled by people in this famous area of Wrexham, North Wales, five thousand books have been delivered to every Caia household as a gift.

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"Kartoon Kings: The Graphic Work of Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio" is a collection of full-color images excerpted from the team's comic book projects, video, billboards, and other of the artists collaborative public art media created over the past fifteen years. Pre-order it now at Amazon.com and save!

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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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