95:. In a separate (but connected) warehouse was the theatre, designed by Jack Henry Moore, who initially co-directed the activities there. Both the cinema and theatre were constructed by David Jeffrey, whose partner, Philippa James, was closely involved in the Lab's day-to-day running. Upstairs, the space in front initially housed a film workshop put together by
1141:
111:. Haynes lived in the back above the storage and dressing rooms. A number of other people lived in various corners of the building, and the all-night cinema was often seen as a cheap crash-pad. Such amenities made it perfect for live events and "
123:
One of the most significant features of the Arts Lab was that it encouraged similar establishments to create other independent centres, many of which outlived Haynes' original, which closed in the autumn of 1969. On 18 December 1968 the
33:
380:. Housed between 1969 and 1971 in a short-life factory building in Robert Street, London NW1, it contained a cinema run by David Curtis, theatre and gallery spaces, the London Film Makers' Co-op workshop,
757:
830:
1170:
91:
The Lab contained a 'soft floor' cinema in the basement designed and run by David Curtis. In the entrance there was a gallery space co-curated by Biddy Peppin (Curtis's partner) and
850:
825:
518:
1569:
51:, London. Although only active for two years, it was influential in inspiring many similar centres in the UK, continental Europe and Australia, including the expanded
324:, regarded as "one of the most important British writers of the last fifty years". was involved with many activities, including poetry, in the Northampton Arts Lab.
761:
1466:
892:
835:
720:
686:
482:"Summer of love: psychedelic art, social crisis and counterculture in the 1960s" By Christoph Grunenberg, Jonathan Harris, Tate Gallery Liverpool
481:
808:
376:(also titled 'Institute for Research in Art and Technology') was founded by a breakaway group of original members and others, including the
1564:
1440:
342:
129:
840:
217:, but was disillusioned by the lack of interest of other performers/artists taking an active role in the continuation of the centre.
1020:
1005:
381:
1559:
1399:
384:'s TVX, and a printing workshop run by John Collins. The full-width opening doors at ground floor level enabled J. G. Ballard's
237:
worked at the Arts Lab in the summer of 1968, writing for the Lab's newsletter, as well as making and screening his own films.
104:
1348:
1000:
72:
52:
758:"Alan Moore, Scroobius Pip and Robin Ince talk counter culture at University of Northampton - Northampton Herald & Post"
845:
1404:
100:
1477:
1219:
1156:
1105:
885:
782:
377:
1353:
1177:
440:
1328:
940:
529:
708:
140:
emphasized the strength of the Arts Lab movement, listing 50 such centres across the whole country, including the
860:
578:
407:
64:
1261:
1080:
1060:
1040:
249:
260:
1298:
1283:
1198:
878:
745:
275:
856:
1513:
1288:
865:
423:
724:
1414:
1045:
1030:
930:
540:
357:
234:
259:
which was founded in 1969 by ex Drury Lane workers continues to this day (2014) as parent body for the
599:
1482:
1293:
145:
465:
252:(at the time aged 16) resulted in the headline "Sex Orgy Tale—Group Banned" in the local newspaper.
1523:
1455:
1308:
1303:
1205:
1184:
1115:
950:
650:
621:
141:
1472:
1125:
287:
256:
826:
IT - Covent Garden - Jim Haynes has found a space for his new arts' supermarket - 28 April 1967
1120:
980:
804:
291:
279:
267:
133:
1538:
1487:
1445:
1110:
1025:
587:
My mates and I formed the WORTHING WORKSHOP, which was part of the South-East Arts Lab Co-op
299:
96:
1373:
920:
697:
337:
783:
Should artists be reared in laboratories? By Steve Scoles - Northampton Herald & Post
391:
After a 'Day of
Counter-Culture' meeting, a new Northampton Arts Lab was formed in 2016.
353:
in the UK, the
Cambridge Free Festival, was organised by the Cambridge Arts Lab in 1969.
1518:
1460:
1368:
1358:
1212:
1163:
995:
960:
915:
901:
320:
177:
831:
Biddy Peppin and David Curtis talk for
Adhocracy - August 2011 at Rich Mix Arts Centre
1553:
1450:
1394:
1378:
1343:
1313:
1233:
1226:
990:
970:
626:
350:
214:
92:
1435:
1363:
1333:
1100:
1065:
975:
373:
220:
209:, who used to rehearse (and perform mime) at the Drury Lane Arts Lab, co-founded a
165:
161:
76:
17:
565:
Leo and some friends formed an Arts and Music club called "The
Worthing Workshop"
1528:
1318:
1050:
1035:
985:
965:
945:
935:
295:
224:
206:
196:
173:
1338:
1278:
1240:
1090:
1015:
1010:
361:
309:
303:
283:
169:
112:
48:
44:
675:
Covers of
Northampton Arts Lab magazine and the "Embryo" edited by Alan Moore
1492:
1409:
1254:
1247:
1130:
1095:
1085:
1075:
1070:
1055:
925:
271:
210:
157:
137:
108:
60:
444:
32:
851:
BIT Report on Arts Labs around the country, 1969 - compiled by Nick Albery
1497:
1323:
1191:
955:
314:
245:
241:
228:
192:
1140:
181:
153:
56:
870:
136:, and following it, on 25–26 January 1969, the Arts Lab Conference in
1533:
149:
125:
115:", and helped establish it as a centre of the London counterculture.
80:
666:
648:
Doyle-White, Ethan (Summer 2009). "Occultic World of Alan Moore".
68:
31:
552:
874:
1171:
Children of Albion: Poetry of the
Underground in Britain
687:
579:"The Generalist: ALTERNATIVE SOCIETY 1970s: Arts Labs"
203:
was exhibited at the Drury Lane Arts Lab in May 1968.
63:(where Jack Henry Moore was one of the founders), the
1506:
1423:
1387:
1271:
1148:
908:
541:
Was
Worthing the birthplace of punk? - Dan Thompson
43:was an alternative arts centre, founded in 1967 by
841:Lee Harris' involvement with the Arts Lab, 1966-68
746:J. G. Ballard's 'Crashed Cars' Exhibition of 1970.
340:of BIT in 1968 and updated in various editions of
27:Former alternative arts centre in London, England
866:Mary Finnigan on the Beckenham Arts Lab 'Growth'
360:inspired by the Arts Lab was founded in 2014 on
886:
8:
857:David Bowie and the Arts Labs Movement, 2016
846:Portsmouth Arts Workshop by Stefan Szczelkun
893:
879:
871:
801:London's arts Labs and the 60s Avant-Garde
1570:1967 establishments in the United Kingdom
836:LUX history - The Arts Lab, LFMC and IRAT
721:"LuxOnline - Drury Lane Arts Lab + IRAT"
400:
270:, an Arts Lab formed in 1968, included
107:, and subsequently a restaurant run by
622:"Rolling Stone Artists - Rod Stewart"
7:
1248:Seed - The Journal of Organic Living
861:Arts Lab and Worthing Workshop, 2006
213:Arts Lab, which organised a one-day
1467:It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down
530:The Art History Archive - Stuckism.
600:"ROD STEWART – "You Wear It Well""
312:, writer of comic books including
130:BIT alternative information centre
25:
602:. FreakyTrigger. 2 September 1972
1400:International Poetry Incarnation
1139:
105:London School of Film Technique
55:(ICA) in London, the Milky Way/
1031:Peter Jenner & Andrew King
1001:Hapshash and the Coloured Coat
73:Yellow House Artist Collective
53:Institute of Contemporary Arts
1:
1405:The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream
388:exhibition to be held there.
128:benefit for the Arts Lab and
667:"The Gnomes Alan Moore bits"
577:May, John (31 August 2006).
507:In Other Words...David Bowie
1565:Counterculture of the 1960s
1493:Seed Macrobiotic Restaurant
803:. New Barnet: John Libbey.
1586:
1329:The Incredible String Band
519:Arts Lab Newsletter, 1969.
101:St. Martin's School of Art
1478:London Film-Makers' Co-op
1137:
408:Jack Henry Moore obituary
378:London Film-Makers' Co-op
244:Arts Lab, run by future
1560:Arts centres in England
698:Cambridge Free Festival
298:'s UK number one hits "
261:Natural Theatre Company
199:'s first joint artwork
1514:British Poetry Revival
1289:Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
799:Curtis, David (2020).
509:, Omnibus Press, 1987.
492:Philip Norman (2008),
441:"Jim Haynes biography"
294:, went on to co-write
36:
1415:Windsor Free Festival
709:New Brighton Arts Lab
494:John Lennon: The Life
358:intentional community
235:Wheeler Winston Dixon
35:
1483:Mr Freedom (fashion)
1294:Edgar Broughton Band
1021:John 'Hoppy' Hopkins
472:, 23 September 2009.
349:The first multi-day
146:Brighton Combination
1524:English underground
1456:Granny Takes a Trip
1309:Fairport Convention
1206:International Times
1116:Steve Peregrin Took
902:British underground
764:on 12 December 2015
553:"About - Leo Sayer"
466:Noel Greig obituary
334:Arts Lab Newsletter
290:, whose guitarist,
142:Birmingham Arts Lab
87:Drury Lane Arts Lab
1473:London Free School
1157:Alternative London
1126:Heathcote Williams
430:, 13 October 2010.
424:Sue Miles obituary
257:Bath Arts Workshop
132:took place at the
126:Alchemical Wedding
99:and students from
37:
18:Bath Arts Workshop
1547:
1546:
1379:Tyrannosaurus Rex
1121:Alexander Trocchi
1106:Nicholas Saunders
981:Robin Farquharson
855:The Generalist -
810:978-0-86196-748-3
292:Martin Quittenton
268:Worthing Workshop
188:Notable involvees
134:Royal Albert Hall
119:Arts Lab movement
16:(Redirected from
1577:
1539:Youth subculture
1446:Compendium Books
1220:The Mersey Sound
1185:Gandalf's Garden
1143:
1111:Storm Thorgerson
1026:Michael Horovitz
895:
888:
881:
872:
814:
785:
780:
774:
773:
771:
769:
760:. Archived from
754:
748:
743:
737:
736:
734:
732:
723:. Archived from
717:
711:
706:
700:
695:
689:
684:
678:
677:
662:
656:
655:
645:
639:
638:
636:
634:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
596:
590:
589:
574:
568:
567:
562:
560:
549:
543:
538:
532:
527:
521:
516:
510:
503:
497:
490:
484:
479:
473:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
443:. Archived from
437:
431:
421:
415:
414:, 23 April 2014.
405:
346:in later years.
336:was produced by
300:You Wear It Well
97:Malcolm Le Grice
21:
1585:
1584:
1580:
1579:
1578:
1576:
1575:
1574:
1550:
1549:
1548:
1543:
1502:
1419:
1383:
1349:The Purple Gang
1267:
1178:The Black Dwarf
1144:
1135:
1061:Richard Neville
921:Nicholas Albery
904:
899:
822:
817:
811:
798:
794:
792:Further reading
789:
788:
781:
777:
767:
765:
756:
755:
751:
744:
740:
730:
728:
727:on 18 June 2007
719:
718:
714:
707:
703:
696:
692:
685:
681:
665:Wright, Peter.
664:
663:
659:
647:
646:
642:
632:
630:
620:
619:
615:
605:
603:
598:
597:
593:
576:
575:
571:
558:
556:
551:
550:
546:
539:
535:
528:
524:
517:
513:
504:
500:
491:
487:
480:
476:
464:
460:
450:
448:
439:
438:
434:
422:
418:
406:
402:
397:
370:
338:Nicholas Albery
330:
250:Charles Thomson
190:
148:and centres in
121:
89:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1583:
1581:
1573:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1552:
1551:
1545:
1544:
1542:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1519:Counterculture
1516:
1510:
1508:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1463:
1461:Indica Gallery
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1391:
1389:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1371:
1369:Third Ear Band
1366:
1361:
1356:
1351:
1346:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1275:
1273:
1269:
1268:
1266:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1213:Muther Grumble
1209:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1164:Brighton Voice
1160:
1152:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
996:Germaine Greer
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
961:Barney Bubbles
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
916:Stephen Abrams
912:
910:
906:
905:
900:
898:
897:
890:
883:
875:
869:
868:
863:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
821:
820:External links
818:
816:
815:
809:
795:
793:
790:
787:
786:
775:
749:
738:
712:
701:
690:
679:
671:gbd.freeuk.com
657:
640:
613:
591:
583:The Generalist
569:
544:
533:
522:
511:
498:
485:
474:
458:
432:
416:
399:
398:
396:
393:
369:
366:
329:
326:
321:V for Vendetta
227:organized the
189:
186:
120:
117:
88:
85:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1582:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1557:
1555:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1511:
1509:
1505:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1468:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1451:Games for May
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1395:Games for May
1393:
1392:
1390:
1386:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1360:
1357:
1355:
1352:
1350:
1347:
1345:
1344:Pretty Things
1342:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1264:
1263:
1262:Undercurrents
1259:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1250:
1249:
1245:
1243:
1242:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1234:Schoolkids Oz
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1222:
1221:
1217:
1215:
1214:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1194:
1193:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1180:
1179:
1175:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1166:
1165:
1161:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1147:
1142:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1081:Aubrey Powell
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
991:Duggie Fields
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
971:Caroline Coon
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
941:Edward Barker
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
913:
911:
907:
903:
896:
891:
889:
884:
882:
877:
876:
873:
867:
864:
862:
858:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
823:
819:
812:
806:
802:
797:
796:
791:
784:
779:
776:
763:
759:
753:
750:
747:
742:
739:
726:
722:
716:
713:
710:
705:
702:
699:
694:
691:
688:
683:
680:
676:
672:
668:
661:
658:
653:
652:
644:
641:
629:
628:
627:Rolling Stone
623:
617:
614:
601:
595:
592:
588:
584:
580:
573:
570:
566:
554:
548:
545:
542:
537:
534:
531:
526:
523:
520:
515:
512:
508:
502:
499:
495:
489:
486:
483:
478:
475:
471:
467:
462:
459:
447:on 2 May 2010
446:
442:
436:
433:
429:
425:
420:
417:
413:
409:
404:
401:
394:
392:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
372:In London, a
367:
365:
363:
359:
354:
352:
351:free festival
347:
345:
344:
339:
335:
327:
325:
323:
322:
317:
316:
311:
307:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
264:
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
243:
238:
236:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
216:
215:free festival
212:
208:
204:
202:
198:
194:
187:
185:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
118:
116:
114:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
93:Pamela Zoline
86:
84:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
54:
50:
46:
42:
34:
30:
19:
1436:Better Books
1430:
1364:Soft Machine
1354:Quintessence
1334:Pink Fairies
1304:The Deviants
1284:Arthur Brown
1260:
1253:
1246:
1239:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1149:Publications
1101:Martin Sharp
1096:Gregory Sams
1066:Jeff Nuttall
1046:John Michell
976:Felix Dennis
931:Jim Anderson
800:
778:
766:. Retrieved
762:the original
752:
741:
729:. Retrieved
725:the original
715:
704:
693:
682:
674:
670:
660:
649:
643:
631:. Retrieved
625:
616:
604:. Retrieved
594:
586:
582:
572:
564:
557:. Retrieved
547:
536:
525:
514:
506:
505:Kerry Juby,
501:
493:
488:
477:
470:The Guardian
469:
461:
449:. Retrieved
445:the original
435:
428:The Guardian
427:
419:
412:The Guardian
411:
403:
390:
386:Crashed Cars
385:
382:John Hopkins
374:New Arts Lab
371:
355:
348:
341:
333:
331:
319:
313:
308:
265:
254:
239:
233:
221:Dave Cousins
219:
205:
201:Build Around
200:
191:
166:Loughborough
162:Huddersfield
122:
90:
77:Martin Sharp
40:
38:
29:
1529:Freak scene
1051:Barry Miles
1041:Tom McGrath
1036:Mike Lesser
986:Mick Farren
966:Bob Cobbing
946:Syd Barrett
936:Kevin Ayers
768:29 February
555:. Leo Sayer
296:Rod Stewart
288:Steamhammer
276:Brian James
225:The Strawbs
207:David Bowie
197:John Lennon
174:Southampton
109:Susan Miles
75:founded by
1554:Categories
1339:Pink Floyd
1241:Peace News
1091:Craig Sams
1016:Wally Hope
1011:Jim Haynes
1006:Lee Harris
951:Mark Boyle
731:30 October
633:3 February
559:4 December
451:29 October
395:References
368:Successors
362:Merseyside
310:Alan Moore
304:Maggie May
284:Billy Idol
280:The Damned
231:Arts Lab.
170:Manchester
113:happenings
49:Drury Lane
45:Jim Haynes
1410:Phun City
1255:Spare Rib
1131:Ubi Dwyer
1086:Sid Rawle
1076:John Peel
1071:Neil Oram
1056:Sue Miles
926:Tariq Ali
606:8 January
496:, p. 542.
328:Influence
272:Leo Sayer
211:Beckenham
158:Guildford
138:Cambridge
61:Amsterdam
1507:See also
1498:UFO Club
1431:Arts Lab
1374:Tomorrow
1324:Hawkwind
1299:Delivery
1192:Gay News
956:Joe Boyd
651:Pentacle
315:Watchmen
248:founder
246:Stuckism
242:Havering
229:Hounslow
193:Yoko Ono
103:and the
71:and the
65:EntrepĂ´t
41:Arts Lab
1534:Hippies
1488:Release
1359:Shagrat
302:" and "
182:Swindon
154:Farnham
57:Melkweg
47:at 182
1388:Events
1314:Family
909:People
807:
343:Bitman
150:Exeter
81:Sydney
1424:Other
1272:Bands
654:(29).
69:Paris
1319:Gong
859:and
805:ISBN
770:2016
733:2010
635:2012
608:2012
561:2018
453:2010
318:and
286:and
266:The
255:The
240:The
195:and
180:and
178:Bath
39:The
1441:BIT
1279:AMM
1199:Ink
356:An
332:An
306:".
278:of
223:of
79:in
67:in
59:in
1556::
1227:Oz
673:.
669:.
624:.
585:.
581:.
563:.
468:,
426:,
410:,
364:.
282:,
274:,
263:.
184:.
176:,
172:,
168:,
164:,
160:,
156:,
152:,
144:,
83:.
1469:"
1465:"
894:e
887:t
880:v
813:.
772:.
735:.
637:.
610:.
455:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
