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Reviewer
Fay Nicolson
Reviews
Misericord [27 May 2011]
Visiting 'Misericord' is like sitting down to a gargantuan feast amongst the faded wallpaper of a semi-detached house. The gallery is saturated with an excess of imagery that, whilst jubilantly base, remains uncannily familiar - summoning the Read on…
Space Station Sixty-Five, London
26 February - 14 May
The Bottom Line [24 February 2011]
"Less is more", states the press release accompanying 'The Bottom Line'. "It's about being to the point, dwindling something down to its essence". The notion of a bottom line reflects today's climate of austerity; of receding budgets and uncertain Read on…
Tenderpixel, London
13 January - 3 February
Sideshow [24 November 2010]
It's Friday night; I'm navigating through a bustling room towards the bar at the 'Sideshow' opening. I trace many familiar faces: those I have known for a decade and those I have only just met; some local and others from across the country. The band Read on…
Various locations, Nottingham
22 October - 18 December
The Borrowed Loop [24 September 2010]
The title of this exhibition is itself borrowed from Nicolas Bourriaud's book Postproduction¹, which examines processes of ‘sampling', editing and re-contextualization employed within contemporary art. Bourriaud attributes the Read on…
Man & Eve, London
1 July - 14 August
American Mountains [28 June 2010]
Within a sparse former car showroom a blue and orange carpet sits on white linoleum as elsewhere detritus is piled beside a pair of speakers. A resonating hum alludes to activity behind this disused commercial façade, whilst two small artefacts Read on…
Auto Italia South East, London
29 April - 16 May
New Display Strategies: 'What's in it for me?' and Tim Etchells [21 April 2010]
Let Them Eat Cake: An exploration of the subjective and the universal in the works of Tim Etchells and New Display Strategies. "There was once a city that changed all the time. Some said they were driven by madness or passion, others said they were Read on…
New Display Strategies: 'What's in it for me?' 17 February – 27 March Seventeen, London 5 February - 28 March Gasworks, London
Lobby [28 January 2010]
'Lobby' brings together eight artists with common interests and approaches to making; the press release mentions issues of social space, architecture and the built environment. In fact, the press release is heavy with the promise of social critique Read on…
Cell Project Space, London
7 November - 6 December
An Experiment in Collaboration [3 September 2008]
‘An Experiment in Collaboration’ (according to the text within the show’s self-assembly catalogues) “is an exhibition and process-led discussion about art production within the context of collaborative art practice”. Six Read on…
Jerwood Space
30 July – 31 August
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