The London Open 2015
dal 14/7/2015 al 5/9/2015
Segnalato da
14/7/2015
The London Open 2015
Whitechapel, London
A triennial exhibition. Sculpture, painting, performance, moving image, photography, printmaking and many other media and practices showcase some of the most dynamic work being made across the capital in 2015.
The London Open 2015 is the Whitechapel Gallery triennial exhibition. Sculpture, painting, performance, moving image, photography, printmaking and many other media and practices showcase some of the most dynamic work being made across the capital in 2015.
From a record number of 2,133 applicants, 48 artists have been selected by a panel of high profile art world figures, including writer and critic Ben Luke, artist Angela de la Cruz, collector Nicoletta Fiorucci, gallerist Jake Miller and Whitechapel Gallery curators Daniel Herrmann, Eisler Curator and Head of Curatorial Studies and Poppy Bowers, Assistant Curator.
Manual labour and the ways we work is a theme investigated throughout the exhibition. A number of artists use more traditional techniques such as painting and photography whilst others use more unconventional methods from bricklaying to using panes of glass in their practice to explore the world today.
The exhibition includes an ice-sculpture by multi-media artist Sam Curtis, a brick sculpture built on site by artist Demelza Watt’s father and a tense video work by Nelmarie du Preez of a robotic arm programmed by the artist to stab a knife between her fingers.
Artists:
Rebecca Ackroyd, Holly Antrum, Ryuji Araki, Salvatore Arancio, Zehra Arslan, Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Sam Belinfante, Karl Bielik, Isha Bohling, Jane Bustin, Jodie Carey, Ben Cove, Sam Curtis, Nelmarie Du Preez, Alexander Duncan, Tim Ellis, Adham Faramawy, Gaia Fugazza, Marco Godoy, Lothar Götz, Athene Greig, Buster Grimes ,Mark Harris, Emma Hart, Dominic Hawgood, Mary Hurrell, Lucy Joyce ,Dominic Kennedy, Sophie Mackfall, Damien Meade, Guy Patton, The Grantchester Pottery, Heather Power, Mary Ramsden, Sarah Roberts, Julie Roch-Cuerrier, Mitra Saboury, Lizi Sanchez, Laura Santamaria, Frances Scott, Eva Stenram, Tim Stoner, Roy Voss, Caroline Walker, Dominic Watson, Demelza Watts, Ben Woodeson, Madalina Zaharia.
Some of the works in The London Open 2015 are available to buy.
Thur 30 July, 6.30 – 10pm
A dynamic evening of performance and debate with artists from The London Open 2015.
The event begins with a discussion on the pros and cons of residencies, with exhibiting artist Sam Curtis, curator Rachel Marsden, and Eisler Curator & Head of Curatorial Studies, Daniel F Herrmann. There is then a screening curated by Dominic Watson, followed by performances, including a restaging of Corpus Sonus (2012) by Sam Belinfante, with Musarc; a hypnotic event newly conceived by Salvatore Arancio; performances by Gaia Fugazza and Frances Scott; and works activated throughout the exhibition spaces.
We’re also hosting a pop up bar in Gallery 3 with film screenings and a curated playlist from the London Open artists.
Panel discussion organised by students from The Cass, London Metropolitan University and Whitechapel Gallery MA Curating the Contemporary course.
Us swerve between us by Alex Baczynski-Jenkins will now take place on Thursday 3 September.
To accompany The London Open 2015, this catalogue explores the performance, moving image, and photography of the many artists included in the exhibition.
Press contact
Darryl de Prez darryldeprez@whitechapelgallery.org
Whitechapel Gallery
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Tuesday 11am–6pm
Wednesday 11am–6pm
Thursday 11am–9pm
Friday 11am–6pm
Saturday 11am–6pm
Sunday 11am–6pm