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17/1/2006

Responding to Rome

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, London

British artists in Rome, 1995-2005

A cura di Jacopo Benci

This exhibition shows the work of 35 selected contemporary British artists who have been awarded scholarships at the British School at Rome over the past decade.

‘Why Rome?’ is the question all candidates for the Rome scholarships are asked during their interviews. Almost always the candidates have a precise answer to this question, be it Arte Povera, the ‘dolce vita’ or the wealth of artistic heritage in the city’s museums, churches and monuments. All the works exhibited were either realised during the artists’ stay in Rome or as a direct consequence of it and they have given shape to their Roman and Italian experience in a wide variety of media: paintings, drawings, sculptures, installation pieces and photographs, as well as book, video and film works.

John Riddy and Richard Billingham both explore quintessentially Roman images in their stunning black and white photographs Colosseum and Trajan’s Markets. Smith/Stewart created a 3-minute colour film entitled Lovers, Rome, whilst Marion Coutts’ colour film epic, follows four human bearers as they process through the streets of Rome carrying a life-size model of a horse.

Kit Wise’s Marmor (after Bernini) is a novel reinterpretation of Bernini’s renowned Ecstasy of St Teresa, whilst Adam Chodzko’s installation records his attempt to reunite the actors from Salo', Pier Paolo Pasolini’s violently disturbing film about the last days of Fascism.

In their widely differing ways, all these works bear witness to the unfathomable allure and wealth of Rome, a city with over 2,500 years of evolution, transformation, continuous decay and rebirth; a city with a resounding past and a vibrant present, where artists have long been inspired.

Responding to Rome illustrates how the traditional Grand Tour has evolved into a lively, contemporary experience, and how diversity in the practice of and approach to visual art is encouraged and facilitated in the multi-disciplinary environment of the British School at Rome. The institution’s history dates from 1901, when it was founded as a ‘school’ for research in archaeology and Italian studies.
The exhibition is supported by The Henry Moore Foundation

Artists: Edward Allington, Jordan Baseman, Richard Billingham, Catherine Burge, Louise Camrass, Adam Chodzko, Marion Coutts, Fiona Crisp, Amanda Currie, Dunhill & O'Brien, Toby Glanville, Sigrid Holmwood, Jaki Irvine, John Kindness, Michael Kruger, Thomas Lamb, Brighid Lowe, Shauna McMullan, Mike Marshall, Denis Masi, Lala Meredith-Vula, Pat Naldi, Hayley Newman, Niamh O'Malley, Sophy Rickett, John Riddy, Smith/Stewart, Tim Stoner, Susan Trangmar, Alison Turnbull, Geoff Uglow, Mark Wallinger, Alison Wilding, Aaron Williamson, Kit Wise

Opening: January 18

Estorick Collection
39a Canonbury Square - London

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