GROUP A Friday Oct. 31
victoria-miro
http://www.victoria-miro.com/nowshowing/
Elmgreen&Dragset
Too Late
14 October - 15 November 2008
Philip Pearlstein
Up Close and Impersonal
15 October - 15 November 2008
Hales Gallery
http://www.halesgallery.com
The Freedom Centre 'This show will change your life!'
10 Oct - 15 Nov 2008
Artists included in the show:
Trevor Appleson, Adam Dant, Ian Davis, Katy Dove, Peter Joslyn, Richard Klein, Hew Locke, Laura Oldfield Ford, Tom Price, Ross Sinclair, Bob and Roberta Smith, Tomoko Takahashi, Jim Torok, Julie Verhoeven, Jane Wilbraham, Martin Wilner.
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Hi Guys,
Great idea to set up the blog!
I have written a paragraph on the exhibition I enjoyed the most, Too Late in the Victoria Miro. Feel free to respond!!
Victoria Miro gallery
Elmgreen and Dragset: Too Late
The work by Elmgreen and Dragset in the Victoria Miro gallery is a clever and interesting transformation of the gallery space with strong social undercurrents. The installation comprises the whole space; even upstairs the installation of a mirrored ceiling creates the illusion of another space upstairs, but is not accessible through the very solid metal VIP door, which is installed as part of the exhibition. The use of familiar objects, left over cigarette butts, remnants of clothing and shiny broken disco ball really evoke the melancholy and disappointment that’s experienced the “day after the party” which forces us to turn and face back to reality. The looped song playing really adds to the aesthetic and wandering through the space almost makes you feel like you are in a kind of meta-reality as the relationship to the artwork is more close to witness than participant. The after party very effectively comments on the shallow forms of social and sexual interaction people now have and challenges how social spaces should remain. The forms of social control being introduced without question, including licensing laws and increased alcohol prices have contributed to the new “normal” forms of superficial social interaction which well may include staying at home getting drunk and chatting on skype. It also comments and challenges what society perceives to be “normal” or “acceptable” behavior. The exhibition, “Too Late” is an important and topical exhibition as so many memorable social spaces are disappearing as a result of gentrification.
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