Nestled behind string light adorned shipping containers lies the Chopping Block, an intimate gallery and project space that opened 29 March in partnership with the Sassoon Gallery in Peckham.
The Thursday night launch was abuzz with hip urbanites drinking, catching up and discussing the art in the Chopping Block’s inaugural exhibition, As We Know It. The small show explored ideas of death, destruction, apocalypse and the human “appetite for spectacles of destruction”. Set amongst the shipping containers, exposed brick and industrial matter that composes the space, the apocalyptic theme made perfect sense- and catalyzed many conversations in the process.
A shipping container that welcomes visitors to the Chopping Block at the Sassoon Gallery, photo courtesy of Elizabeth Vanderau
Performance artist and videographer, Nelmarie Du Prezz’s multimedia contribution to As We Know It, photo courtesy of Elizabeth Vanderau
Artist and designer, Ben Branagan’s contribution to As We Know It, photo courtesy of Elizabeth Vanderau
The Chopping Block at the Sassoon Gallery is located in Peckham Springs.
22A Blenheim Grove, Peckham, London SE15 4QN
Thursday 7pm-12am, Friday and Saturday 6pm-12am
