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Reviewer
Charles Danby
Charles Danby lives and works in London. He contributes to Untitled and Wonderland and is assistant editor of Miser & Now. Curated exhibitions include Pranvere, Albania (2007) and Air Guitar & Two Teaspoons, London (2007). He is project curator of The Fifth Column, a platform for contemporary art in external spaces.
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Reviews
Live Weekends: The Last of the Red Wine [28 March 2011]
Laughter, according to comedian Jimmy Carr, is the response to an aborted fear, something that was thought to be a threat that turns out not to be a threat. He uses the example of early man wandering through the jungle fearing being eaten by a Read on…
Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
9 -13 February
Laboratory [25 September 2009]
In advance of my visit to the Jerwood Space, part way through our conversation, 'Laboratory's curator Sarah Williams revealed that she was speaking from inside a sculpture. She expressed excitement that the artist, following provocation, had Read on…
Laboratory
Jerwood Space, London
29 July – 30 August
Chloë Steele [7 May 2008]
While collaborative partnerships pervade all aspects of the contemporary art world they are less often found within the arena of curatorial practice. Lucy Day and Eliza Gluckman both worked independently across the arts sector before establishing a Read on…
Charles Danby reviews the work of Chloë Steele and considers the role of artist-curator duo Day and Gluckman whose notable track record continues throughout 2008-09 with a programme of five exhibitions for the law firm Collyer Bristow LLP.
Anticipation [31 May 2007]
‘Anticipation’, the title of the opening show at One One One (referring to the street address on Great Titchfield Street) appeared less to encapsulate an individual or collective sentiment within or between the works, and more an external Read on…
One One One, London
24 May - 9 June
Picnic Area (dumb interior) [6 March 2006]
Scenery is a working collective and three of its members have joined forces with a further five artists to produce, under the curatorship of Simon Morrissey, ‘Picnic Area (dumb interior)’. Scenery began their operation in 2003 with Read on…
Room, Bristol
2 February – 5 March
Reap [4 November 2005]
To reap is to harvest, and in this case the harvest has been a year-long affair. Organised and curated by Anne Bean and Mark Anderson, ‘Reap’ extends from Cafe Gallery Projects to a series of satellite venues. Dilston Grove is an old Read on…
Café Gallery Projects, London and other venues
9 September 2005 to 10 October 2005
Reap [3 October 2005]
To reap is to harvest, and in this case the harvest has been a year-long affair. Organised and curated by Anne Bean and Mark Anderson, ‘Reap’ extends from Cafe Gallery Projects to a series of satellite venues. Dilston Grove is an old Read on…
Café Gallery Projects, London and other venues
18 September – 30 October
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