17/8/2006
Keith Coventry
Tramway, Glasgow
At a key point in the artist’s career, the show brings together several of his painting series’ including the Albany, White Abstracts, and Estate series’ and includes works which have never been seen by the public before.
Paintings
Tramway is proud to present the most comprehensive exhibition of Keith Coventry’s
painting to date. At a key point in the artist’s career, the show brings together
several of his painting series’ including the Albany, White Abstracts, and Estate
series’ and includes works which have never been seen by the public before.
Keith Coventry’s work parallels the potency and resonance of notions of tradition
with the failed utopian visions of a modernist society, re-placing them both within
an art historical context. Both the abstract and narrative paintings contrast a
powerful surface allure with the derelict, the degraded and the decay of their
subject matter, exploring complex political-economic ideas and tracing the failure
of modernism as a route from anachronistic social structures towards cultural and
aesthetic freedom.
Keith Coventry studied at Chelsea School of Art and has gone on to become one of the
UK’s foremost contemporary artists. He has shown widely in the UK and Europe
including the Charles Saatchi curated Sensation exhibition (1998, Royal Academy,
London; Brooklyn Musuem, New York, 2000). His work is included in collections all
over the world including that of the British Council, the Arts Council of England,
the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis.
Artist talk: Keith Coventry in conversation with writer John Calcutt, Friday 18 Aug
at 2pm, admission free
Opening: 18 August 2006
Tramway
25 Albert Drive - Glasgow
18 Aug - 17 Sep 2006; Tues - Fri 10am - 5pm, Sat/ Sun 12 noon - 5pm, closed Mon,
admission free