I Should be crying but I just can’t let it show….
Stuart's latest sculpture 'I should be crying but I just can't let it show' has been installed in Denver on 16th Street between Champa and Stout. I SHOULD BE CRYING BUT I JUST CAN'T LET IT SHOW Expanded polystyrene foam, acrylic paint and steel. 5m x 8m x 3 m Stuart...
read moreHAPPY CITY is on NOW across Denver!
A series of public art interventions and collaborations throughout Denver exploring happiness until 30th June 2018. click images to enlarge: For the last couple of years I've been collaborating with various groups, organisations, collaborators and artists in Denver...
read moreHAPPINESS HQ IS OPEN NOW IN DENVER
We've built a Happiness HQ at the Dairy Block in Denver! As part of the wider Happy City project in Denver, we teamed up with our friends Nine Dot Arts, The Syrup Room and the Dairy Block. Together we created Happiness HQ a space where visitors can participate in...
read moreEMOTIONAL BAGGAGE DROP
EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE DROP May 18th - June 10th 2018 Union Station, great hall, Denver The Emotional baggage drop is a participatory installation that mimics a physical baggage drop. The difference being that here visitors are invited to leave behind an emotional burden....
read moreJoin me in London for a big HUG – the Hug Huddle 🙂
MONDAY 26th MARCH - London 5.30-6.30pm - Denver 10.30-11.30am Hi Everyone, I've sorted us out with a space in the center of London to come together and hug. So if you fancy joining in and sharing a moment of connection in public space then we'll be at Potters Fields,...
read moreArt for Barbican
Stuart joins Gavin Turk, Richard Wilson, Marie-Claire Porter and others to support the Barbican Center Trust. Leading British artists have come together to create unique artworks around bespoke ceramic plates to help raise funds for the Barbican Center trust. The...
read moreStuart launches anti hostile design campaign
The global anti hostile design campaign HostileDesign.org has been launched to raise awareness and catalogue inhumane, anti-human designs in public spaces around the world. Find our more by reading ArtNewspaper article or HyperAllergic piece "Public furniture should...
read moreBlack Cube nomadic museum fellowship
I'm really honoured to be amongst the 5 new Black Cube nomadic museum fellows for 2018. I've been a fan of what they are doing to boost emerging artist's work to firmly establishing Denver as a truly international contemporary art hub.Working with Courtney and her...
read moreWired magazine article: Art FIght! internet performance piece.
Adam Rogers has written a fantastic piece about what I've been up to with the art materials I've been sharing. It's cool because it's put it in the context of a piece of art in it's own right which was the intitial idea for the whole thing. So the piece below is from...
read moreXOXO MAG – the colour feud saga full unedited interview
Every now and then I get to do an interview where the journalist asks really interesting leading questions, and they make me think more about what I’m doing. The interview for XOXO was one of them. Sadly, due to the nature of magazines, space on pages and stuff they...
read moreThe world’s most glittery glitter & why I’m not giving Anish Kapoor Any!
IN STOCK!!!! IMPORTANT! By adding this product to your cart you confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor, you are not purchasing this item on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor. To the best of your...
read moreNow open: exhibitions in London, Miami & Hong Kong
Hi everyone! Hope you are having a lovely December 🙂 Just wanted to let you know I've got a few pieces in some group shows that are on now in Miami, London and Hong Kong, so if you're near and you would like to see some work in the flesh then you can check it out....
read moreSecret postcards for Hepatitis C Trust
Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know I've made some secret postcards again this year for the Art on A postcard fundraiser for Hepatitis C trust. It's a great project in which some incredible artists including GRAYSON PERRY, DAMIEN HIRST, MAGGI HAMBLING, OLIVER...
read moreAnish Kapoor is banned from the world’s pinkest pink paint
NOW BACK IN STOCK!!! [maxbutton id="3"] I'm sharing the world's pinkest pink with everyone except Anish Kapoor. Hi Everyone, I've just released my own brand of pink paint, ‘PINK’, it's the world’s pinkest...
read moreStuart Semple for Design Hotels at PM/AM Gallery in London
Last week, was brilliant! I was asked to create an interactive painting installation at London's PM/AM gallery for Design Hotels. I came up with the idea of a couple of large paint by number pieces. The gallery visitors were then invited to help paint the pieces I'd...
read moreWorks on paper & Disco Unicorn Party in Denver
Saturday night was amazing! We held a Disco Unicorn Party at Lane Meyer Projects / Pon Pon. I originally made my disco unicorn piece for a project with The Pod in coventry, where I displayed him in the Coventry Center for Contemporary Art, which was actually a shed...
read moreLast Night – Lecture with Culture Haus at Denver Art Museum
Thank you to everyone who came down to the Art Museum last night and listened to my story. A big thank you to the wonderful Katie Kruger for creating a wonderful event and inviting me to visit her beautiful city, and to all the lovely Denver people and CultureHaus...
read moreLecture at Denver Art Museum & disco unicorn party at Lane Meyer Projects
I'm so excited to have been invited to Denver by CultureHaus this month! First up on the 29th September I'll be speaking about my process, influences and art experiences at the museum. I've been busy collaborating with the lovely guys at Jealous this week on some...
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