George Shaw
dal 23/1/2004 al 28/3/2004
Segnalato da
23/1/2004
George Shaw
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
What I did this summer. George Shaw's haunting paintings are rich evocations of place and memory, based on scenes from the area of Coventry where he grew up. Desolate, unpeopled in-between spaces become evocative, oppressive yet romantic images, featuring the playing fields, black lanes, bus stops and run-down housing estates of his youth. Two films: Anna Klamroth and Deimantas Narkevicius.
'What I did this summer'
Saturday 24 January 2004 - Sunday 21 March 2004
Gallery 1
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George Shaw's haunting paintings are rich evocations of place and memory, based on scenes from the area of Coventry where he grew up. Desolate, unpeopled in-between spaces become evocative, oppressive yet romantic images, featuring the playing fields, black lanes, bus stops and run-down housing estates of his youth. Rendered timeless in Shaw's treatment - using only Humbrol enamel, as used by amateur model-makers - specific places are transformed into something more general. Their unspectacural yet compelling subject matter echoes Philip Larkin's poignant statement that 'nothing, like something, happens everywhere'. The first opportunity to see Shaw's work in Scotland, this exhibition is accompanied by a publication with text by Michael Bracewell and John Burnside. Available from DCA Shop priced £14.95
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Two films: Anna Klamroth and Deimantas Narkevičius
Saturday 24 January 2004 - Sunday 28 March 2004
Gallery 2
Anna Klamroth's 'Sportfrei' (2000) and Deimantas Narkevičius' 'Kaimietis/Countryman' (2002) are two remarkable films that share a focus on lost ideals and harsh reality, public monuments and individual experience.
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