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20/7/2011

Three exhibitions

Camden Arts Centre, London

David Askevold: The Disorientation Scientist
Galleries 1, 2 & Reading Room

From the end of the 1960s to his death in 2008, Askevold was a pioneer in experimental video, sound, photography and text and an influential teacher at some of America’s most celebrated art schools. This survey of his work brings together seminal pieces from the 1970s, his most important installations, documentation of performances and collaborative works he made with artists Mike Kelley and Tony Oursler.

Curated by Anne Pontégnie and organised in association with Le Consortium, Dijon.

“I have at times thought of David’s work as being a kind of structuralist take on Kenneth Anger’s psychosexual film rituals. Can delirium, while being experienced, be analysed? Wouldn’t doing so disrupt delirium’s seductive, mysterious qualities? Well, Askevold seemed to have his cake and eat it, too. He was a disorientation scientist.”
Mike Kelley

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Mathilde Rosier: Necklace of Fake Teeth
Gallery 3

French artist Mathilde Rosier (b.1973) creates atmospheric environments which draw on her interest in the physical and psychological experience of ancient rites and rituals. For her first solo exhibition in the UK, she will transform Gallery 3 into a series of rooms, bringing together paintings, sculptural assemblages and film. This specially constructed environment evokes the journey between conscious and unconscious realms, with the motif of the bed representing a threshold to buried psychic states. The installation was influenced by Sigmund Freud, Jean Rouch’s 1955 film Les Maîtres Fous, and Howard Carter’s excavation of Tutankhamen’s tomb.

On the opening night of the exhibition, there will be a performance by Rosier, in which participants will be invited to wear masks and become part of a mysterious ritual ceremony. These masks will then be included in the exhibition.

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Katie Cuddon: Spanish Lobe
Artists' Studio

This exhibition marks the culmination of Katie Cuddon’s Fellowship with a selection of works made over its duration.
The work forms part of her ongoing investigations into clay’s facility for conveying raw expression through the directness with which it can be manipulated. Cuddon has used her time to develop the use of ceramic colouring methods as well as examining the complex relationship between the image and object, mark-making and the surface of the built clay sculptures she creates.


Image: The Poltergeist (detail), 1979, a collaboration between David Askevold and Mike Kelley. Courtesy and © David Askevold Estate

Opening event programme

Thursday 21 July, 5.45 - 6.30pm
Curator Anne Pontégnie leads an introductory tour of both exhibitions

Thursday 21 July, around 9.30pm
Mathilde Rosier's new live performance Cruising on the Deck will take place following the exhibition preview. Participants are invited to wear masks made by Rosier as part of a mysterious ritual ceremony.

Wednesday 27 July, 7.00 - 9.00pm
Katie Cuddon discuss her exhibition with Richard Dyer

Wednesday 03 August, 7.00 - 8.00pm
Curator Kit Hammond leads a tour of the David Askevold exhibition

Sunday 07 August, 2.00 - 4.30pm
Artist collective Auto Italia South East lead a family day, using the exhibitions as a starting point there will be fun and interactive activities for all ages

For images and further information please contact Elisa Ruff: elisa.ruff@camdenartscentre.org
Please contact the Bookshop on 020 7472 5500 for further information or to book on any of the events.

Camden Arts Centre
Arkwright Road - London
Opening times:
Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 9pm
Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays

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