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18/11/2002

Two exhibitions

The Economist, London

Jeremy Deadman STUCK
Rory Macbeth Thank You

Presented by Contemporary Art Society Projects, The Economists exhibition programme gives artists an opportunity to show work in distinguished architectural spaces designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in 1962-64

20 November 2002 - 12 January 2003

Opening Reception: Tuesday 19 November 6.30-8.30pm

Jeremy Deadman

As part of the exhibition programme for the Christmas period we will be presenting STUCK, a selection of sound works and collages by Jeremy Deadman, in the foyer exhibition space at The Economist Tower.

Deadman's practice has involved imbuing familiar 'everyday' objects with both comic and sinister characteristics by hiding audio equipment inside them that emit inventive and surprising sounds, made by the artist himself.
These have included Flayed (2000), a typical bland office clock from which emanates sharp yelps of pain in time to the relentless red second hand; and Anomaly (1998), a gagged garden gnome which emits the sound of a muffled voice imploring, "I don't want to be a gnome." Deadman will be showing two such sound pieces: Rat Race (2000), and You will be Successful (1999).

Alongside these Deadman will also be exhibiting a selection of collages fabricated from self-adhesive coloured vinyl. These postcard-sized works depict various symbolic figurative scenes that appear, when viewed individually, or en masse, to tell stories through their rich language of imagery. The tiny detailed elements set against flat coloured backgrounds invite intimate inspection, often combining a beguiling edginess with playful simplicity, similar to the sound objects.

Deadman lives and works in London and has exhibited widely in London, including Geometers (2002) at Nylon, Plinth (2002) at The Trade Apartment, Ouch! (solo) (2000) at Five Years, and These Epic Islands (2000) at Vilma Gold. He has also exhibited internationally, including Sentient Cog (2002) at 5th, Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Let's Get to Work (2001) at Susquehanna Art Museum in Pennsylvania, and The Toy Show (2000) at Nikolai Fine Art, New York.

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Rory Macbeth

Outside at The Economist Plaza over the Christmas period we will be exhibiting a new sculptural work by Rory Macbeth. Thank You, 2002, is a hyper-real representation of a street performer imitating a statue, as found in great numbers in places such as Covent Garden piazza and along Las Ramblas in Barcelona.

The figure will stand alone and motionless in the Plaza, plying its trade amidst the passers-by hurrying to get indoors away from the winter weather. Doubly defiant, the sculpture braves not only the elements but also the conspicuous lack of street artists and performers, as well as beggars and the homeless, in the City of Westminster, particularly St. James's kept out of the area by the strict enforcement of prohibitive by-laws.

Through its witty mimicry, Thank You also acts as a parody of both monumental statuary and decorative 'corporate' sculpture.

This piece follows a series of other similar such works produced by Macbeth, alone and in collaboration with artist Darren Phizacklea and the group Twenteenth Century. These include Einzweibriannein at NYLON in London (2002), Statue (2001) shown in London at VTO; and Waxwork of a Brian Sewell Lookalike (2000), recently exhibited as part of Matthew Collings' Art Crazy Nation exhibition at Milton Keynes Art Gallery. Macbeth lives and works in London.

Opening Reception: Tuesday 19 November 6.30-8.30pm

Open daily 9am-5pm

For further information contact Matthew Poole on 07960 811 390

The Economist Building
25 St. Jamess Street London SW1

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