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21/5/2004

Marc Camille Chaimowicz

Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham

Marc Camille Chaimowicz presents new and recent work in three projects for Angel Row Gallery, each of which reflects his experience of life in France and England. Born in Paris, Chaimowicz grew up in England following his family's move in the 1950s. He now divides his time between London and France and the pull from one culture to another continues to enrich his work.

In Digoin/Woods, a new commission for Angel Row Gallery, Chaimowicz proposes a hybrid of French and English vernacular tableware. By superimposing the rustic onto the industrial the familiar becomes strangely exotic, and vice versa. The very Englishness of 'Berylware', for decades the standard staple of village halls and tea rooms across the country is thus held hostage in a visual double-take.

Alongside this installation are a series of photographs from a body of work now in the collection of the South London Gallery. Pendulum Polaroids capture incidental details seen on the streets of Paris and London.

Finally, Jean Cocteau, first seen at Norwich Gallery in autumn 2003, is a fictional construction of a room setting for the French poet, artist and film-maker, the fortieth anniversary of whose death was last year. Chaimowicz becomes curator by drawing together furniture, objets d'art and furnishings – a Marcel Breuer chair, some Giacometti lamps, paintings by Stephen Buckley and Nadia Wallis, a Warhol screenprint – and has woven these together with a carpet, mural and other furniture designed by himself. Chaimowicz has described the installation as 'a kind of portrait' and 'a fictional interior that is both a proposal for habitation and a mindscape' (Art Forum, February 2004). He has created an evocative and richly textured space that is a glimpse into a private and imagined world.

For Chaimowicz, the blurring of public and private is a recurring theme. He creates spaces and objects that both control and allow access into a private realm. (Pablo Lafuente, Art Review, November 2003)

For more information and images please contact Helen Jones at Angel Row Gallery on 0115 915 2864 or email angelrow.exhibitions@nottinghamcity.gov.uk. For Editors' Notes, including artist's biography, see over.

Angel Row Gallery, Central Library Building, 3 Angel Row, Nottingham NG1 6HP

Marc Camille Chaimowicz was born in post war Paris, and now lives and works in London and Dijon. He is represented by Cabinet, London.

The launch event for this exhibition will take place on Saturday 22 May 2-4pm.

Marc Camille Chaimowicz will be in conversation with curator David Thorp at Angel Row Gallery on Wednesday 26th May, 1-2pm. Admission for this event is free. Visitors wishing to guarantee a place at this event should call 0115 915 2864.

To complement the Marc Camille Chaimowicz exhibition Broadway Cinema, Nottingham, will be screening two Jean Cocteau films during the period of the exhibition: Orphée (Friday 25 June – Thursday 1 July) and La Belle et La Bête (Saturday 26 June).

An exhibition catalogue will be published in collaboration with Norwich Gallery. This publication will be available in early June.

In the Image : 'jean cactou', 2003.

Angel Row Gallery would like to credit the following for their support with the exhibition: Norwich Gallery, Cabinet, The French Embassy, The Sainsbury Centre, White Cube and the British Film Institute.

A solo exhibition by Nadia Wallis will also be on display in the foyer area of Angel Row Gallery, Saturday 22 May – Saturday 3 July 2004

For more information and images please contact Helen Jones at Angel Row Gallery on 0115 915 2869.

Angel Row Gallery
Central Library Building
3 Angel Row
Nottingham
NG1 6HP
0115 915 2869

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