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Reviewer

Peter Bonnell

Exhibitions and Education Officer at ArtSway.

Reviews

Dawnbreakers [19 August 2010]
Boo Ritson, 'At the Diner', triptych consisting of three archival digital prints on Somerset paper in a single frame, 2009. Photo: Andy Crawford. Courtesy: the Alan Cristea Gallery, London [enlarge]
 

'Dawnbreakers' is an exhibition inspired by transition in relation to irreverent fear, transition in light of technological advance, and a particular emphasis on transition from one era or mindset to another Although intellectually rigorous,  Read on…

John Hansard Gallery, Southampton 27 April - 19 June

I Want to Believe [26 May 2010]
Karen David, 'I WANT TO BELIEVE', acrylic on canvas, 51x41cm, 2009. Courtesy: the artist [enlarge]
 

The title for this exhibition, borrowed from a canvas of the same name by artist Karen David (itself appropriated from a poster seen adorning Agent Mulder's office wall in The X-Files) suggests aspiration and optimism in light of entrenched beliefs.  Read on…

Millais Off-Site Projects, Southampton Solent University
25 March – 4 July

Emergency 4 [22 February 2010]
Glad Fryer, 'In Search of New Grass', found image and mono print, 2008 [enlarge]
 

The opportunity pages of this magazine contain a cornucopia of notices inviting artists to submit work for juried exhibitions. One of the most outstanding is Aspex's 'Emergency' competition, now in its fourth incarnation and boasting a stellar  Read on…

Aspex, Portsmouth, 14 November - 24 January

Tender Vessels: Cathy Ward & Eric Wright [26 June 2009]
Cathy Ward and Eric Wright, 'The Land of Lost Content', close up, 2009 [enlarge]
 

There is a distinct air of unease, of the arcane, on entering Aspex's main gallery space, and the exhibition 'Tender Vessels' by Cathy Ward and Eric Wright. A heavy, crepuscular atmosphere pervades the long, narrow gallery; it has the feel of a  Read on…

Aspex, Portsmouth
18 April – 14 June

Shona Illingworth: Balnakiel [4 March 2009]
Shona Illingworth, ‘Balnakiel’, 2008. Courtesy: the artist. [enlarge]
 

Judging by the meticulously crafted images filmmaker and sound artist Shona Illingworth has recorded for Balnakiel, 2008, her subject is a place easily etched in memory. The understanding and interpretation of collective memory forms the central  Read on…

John Hansard Gallery, Southampton
17 February – 4 April

King Tat [9 December 2005]
Shaun Doyle, Mally Mallinson, ‘Untitled’. [enlarge]
 

King Tat is a newly commissioned installation by Shaun Doyle and Mally Mallinson at the John Hansard Gallery in Southampton. Even before arriving at the gallery, one question arises: who was King Tat? Is he a composite of peoples, of people who the  Read on…

John Hansard Gallery
12 December 2005 to 1 January 2006

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