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Gallery commissions

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Bloomberg SPACE has launched COMMA, a dynamic new programme of commissions enabling artists to experiment and expand their work.

Twenty of today's most outstanding established and emerging international artists will be invited to create new work, installations and architectural interventions in a fast-paced succession of exhibitions. Every month, two artists will each be invited to use this central London gallery to create new work in a series of shows. In the first two shows, Miguel Palma presented a fragile equilibrium with two water tanks holding two fish, the surroundings full of pumps, wires and machines. One tank contained salt water, the other fresh water, but it was the same water being recycled by being pumped through a salination point and then a de-salination point. The delicacy of the balance is revealed through the transparency of it all. Alongside, Dutch artist Marjolijn Dijkman occupied the rear gallery with an epic photographic installation, where hundreds of images flooded the space, each pasted directly or projected on to the walls. Her evocative images represented her ongoing investigation into representations of the world. Forthcoming commissions include Jose Davila and Jaime Gili (2-25 April); Dan Perjovschi and Jadranka Kosorcic (7-23 May). A gallery based at Bloomberg's European...

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