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11/11/2002

Benjamin Turnbull

Clapham Art Gallery, London

American Bubble Gum

CLAPHAM ART GALLERY is delighted to present BENJAMIN TURNBULL in its inaugural exhibition at its new 1000sq-ft project space.

Over the past year Turnbull has created a series of monumental paintings based on American film iconography. Turnbull has drawn on his obsessive lust for cult Americana to create a stunning collection of pop-influenced hard-edged character based works. By placing familiar figures such as Superman, Bruce Lee or Dirty Harry within a framework informed by his own collected junk and memorabilia, Turnbull has created a personalised fusion of fictional character, bubble gum card and real-life Magnum Force board game (for ages twenty-one up only!).

This exhibition is the sequel to Turnbulls Heroes vs. Villains show at Curzon Soho in 2001. Direct monochromatic depictions of characters played by Steve McQueen, Al Pacino or James Caan have given way to bright colour drenched composites laid out in the manner above. As viewers we are engulfed by the splendour of heroic strength or alternatively the glamorous silver-screen beauty of Jane Fonda, Ursula Andress and Raquel Welch found in the Corps Exquis Chick Flick.

In effect Turnbull has created an overwhelming collection of works that reach beyond their original source matter. He has transferred his cult icons across mediums and consumed them within his own ideology. A startling representation of the contemporary heroic remains.

Private View Serving Vodka Collins: Tuesday 12/11/02 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat 1pm-9pm Sun 1pm-5pm

Contact: Zavier Ellis / Aniko Pall - +44 (0)20 7720 0955

Image: Turnbull 'Harry's Game' 146x190cm Acrylic on canvas 2002

Clapham Art Gallery
61 venn street london SW4 0BD www.claphamartgallery.com +44 (0)20 7720 0955

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