Royal Family
dal 11/3/2011 al 1/5/2011
Segnalato da
Adam Dant
Hans-Peter Feldmann
Alison Jackson
Alan Kane
Lars Laumann
Otto Muhel
Tony Oursler
Francis Upritchard
Ralph Rugoff
Tom Morton
11/3/2011
Royal Family
Hayward Gallery, London
Contemporary artists' representations of the House of Windsor
The exhibition focuses on contemporary artists' representations of the House of Windsor ahead of the royal wedding. It presents works in a range of media that examine the individual family members, as well as the signs and signifiers, of the celebrated and peculiar institution of the British royal family. Artists featured in the exhibition include Adam Dant, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Alison Jackson, Alan Kane, Lars Laumann, Otto Muhel, Tony Oursler and Francis Upritchard. Often irreverent, the show explores class, celebrity, conspiracy theory, the meeting of the mythic and the mundane, and the visual language of State. On one level, the works in 'The Royal Family' can be seen as an alternative to both traditional commissioned portraits of Royalty and the presentation of this institution in the popular media. The show is curated by Ralph Rugoff and Tom Morton. (in the image the work of Hans Peter Feldmann)