Culture

a gallery (February 10 – March 5)
While the a gallery, located two kilometres south of the university, is slightly outside the usual student stomping ground, it's worth the walk to catch the current exhibition. We Will All Burn In Hell is the first show to be held in the new artist-run space, and it's a hardcore opening. Heavy metal is fused with fine art. Pornography features alongside embroidery. Challenging societal perceptions of both artists and metalheads, the exhibition presents a selection of intelligent works that are nonetheless still accessible to a large audience.
 
There's the visually explosive art of Sam Ovens and a charismatically anarchist work by Merrin Sinclair. Dogs and child poverty create an interesting juxtaposition in Matt Wilson's sketches while the sonic experience that is Lewis Stanley Denzil Funraiser's “Self Help” lends a darker atmosphere to the exhibition. Arguably the most rewarding piece, however, is by the gallery's curator, Jay Hutchinson. “I Told You It Would End Like This” is fantastically deceptive, a work that in itself is deserving of the trek down Princes Street.
 
We Will All Burn In Hell runs until March 5, at a gallery, 393 Princes Street. a gallery is open every Saturday, or alternatively by arrangement - call 0212600169.