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6/7/2009

This Was Now

Sartorial Contemporary Art, London

Following the recent death of London artist Russell Herron, Sartorial Contemporary Art presents This Was Now : The Russell Herron Collection, a selection of works from the artist's private collection. The exhibition is curated by Harry Pye, and presents a selection of works from some of the 300 pieces which were in Herron's possession, the majority of the works purchased from emerging artists over the last 12 years.
The selection has been curated around the themes of history, location and identity, reflecting the concerns which informed much of Herron's own work over the last few years, and includes painting, sculpture and photography.

Pye says, "I knew Herron for exactly a decade. He and I would talk a lot about ideas and changing trends. We were never close friends but there was always a mutual respect. He was to new art what John Peel was to new music. He bought work from many students who (in some cases) blossomed into art stars. He never bought any work from me but he went to pretty much every show I curated - and I curated a lot of them. I felt honoured when I was asked to organise his collection for this exhibition. "

Herron’s own work was characterised by works consisting of his own name - mostly produced as wall paintings, adverts and prints – and a series of free Russell Herron collectables, as well as his cult (un)performance group, The Russellettes, a group who appeared at private views wearing Russell Herron branded T shirts. In addition to these works he also produced pieces which highlighted other artists. He wrote a year long eponymous online blog which recorded a picaresque journey around London private views – ‘history without hindsight’ as he referred to it - and ran a weekly word-of-mouth listing email which detailed the art openings and launches in London and beyond. His final work, shown at the Rhythm Factory, London, in June 2009, was simply a list of the names of 500 artists.

It is hoped that further selections from Herron’s collection will be presented in the future.

Artists presented in THIS WAS NOW: THE RUSSELL HERRON COLLECTION
Sarah Baker, Charlotte Bracegirdle, Maria Soledad Checa, John Clayman, Julie Cockburn, Katie Cuddon, Oona Culley, Stuart Cumberland, Beverley Daniels, Jeremy Deller, Steve Double, Lee Edwards, Karin Eklund, Stewart Gough, Lucy Harrison, Mark Harrison, Graham Hudson, Tim Knowles, Hugh Mendes, Mie Mørkeberg, Chloe Mortimer, Humphrey Ocean, Hadrian Pigott, Cian Quayle, Brian Reed, Giorgio Sadotti, Dallas Seitz, David Shrigley, Melanie Stidolph, Barry Thompson, John Tiney, Bedwyr Williams

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and in the new PROJECT SPACE
JAMES UNSWORTH - I LOVE YOU LIKE A MURDERER LOVES THEIR VICTIMS

James Unsworth presents a series of photographic prints and his first large-scale film installation 'Shithead'. Set on a university campus the photographs and movies from I Love You Like a Murderer Loves Their Victims' revel in their low budget aesthetic, framed by empty educational spaces that induce a sense of isolation, tension and danger.

The scenes are populated by hyper-unreal depictions of murder, sex and dismemberment, comic/horrific figures engaged in acts of disembowelment, degradation and desecration while piles of body parts are splattered with simulated bodily fluids and are gradually engulfed by smoke. Minimally displayed in a white cube gallery setting the horror, stench and gore are contained within the images providing the viewer with a voyeuristic look into a world of violence and inhumanity.

The projection Shithead' features characters occupied in activity beyond the common realm of human behaviours, transgressing natural boundaries and descending into a devolved state of blood lust and self-gratification.

Image: James Unsworth

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Private view tuesday 7 july 6:30 - 9:30PM

Sartorial Contemporary Art
26 Argyle Square London
Tuesday to Saturday 12:30 to 6pm or by appointment
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