Beat13

Beat13 is a collective of English artists made up amongst other things of illustrators, designers and musicians. Founded in 1999 by the illustrator Lucy Mclauchlan, Beat13 was very quickly joined by Matt Watkins. The two artists form the hard noyeau collective. Their graphic, oneiric universe and modern drawing mixture, music and technology. Their workshop is located at Birmingham in England in the district of Digbeth. The modern art gallery of the collective which opened in 2002, joins together and exposes the majority of their work, as well as work born of a collaboration with other artists. Beat13 takes part in many events and performances. In 2004 and 2005, Lucy and Matt in particular exerted their art with the profit of association Keep has Breast which collects gifts for breast cancer while utilizing multiple artists for various performances. Beat13 accompanies also much the music scene, and largely have took to share with the design of the graphic universe several groups like Gorillaz or The Bees. They often intervene for the graphic design of festivals like Supersonic festival (festival of music of Birmingham) but also in the edition, and the vestimentary fashion.

Members of Beat13

  • Al Murphy
  • Tim Watkins
  • Satori: Dj/Productor
  • Guy Carlos: Dj/Producteur
  • Glenn Anderson
  • Energy107
  • Jamie: Cartoonist

Some events and performances

  • 1999: Arc Gallery Blind : exposure with Steff Plaetz. Manchester England.
  • 2001: " Chamber off Pop Culture the HORSE HOSPITAL, GALLERY" , (first major exposure of Beat13). London, England.
  • 2001: " FILESHARING GALLERY" STUDIO;: Berlin, Germany.
  • 2002: " HANKYU DEPT STORE": Osaka, Japan.
  • 2002: " MONO CULTURE": Perth, Australia.
  • 2003: " BEAT13 GALLERY": Birmingham. England.
  • 2003: " DEITCH GALLERY": New York /L.A the United States.
  • 2004: " MODART": Munich, Germany.
  • 2004: " KEEP has BREAST": Rebated joint, France.
  • 2004: " THE BIG DRAW": Nottingham, England.
  • 2005: " BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM & ART GALLERY": Birmingham, England.
  • 2005: " GALLERY" ANALOG;: Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • 2006: " LAB101 GALLERY": L.A, the United States.
  • 2006: " THE VANILLA ART GALLERY": Leicester, England.

External bonds

  • www.beat13.co.uk

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