Julie Henry
dal 25/2/2003 al 30/3/2003
Segnalato da
25/2/2003
Julie Henry
Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London
A solo show of Julie Henry's work at the Anthony Wilkinson Gallery that includes her most recent piece 'This Sporting Life', commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and Cornerhouse. 'This Sporting Life' continues Henry's fascination with popular sub-cultures and their particular 'rituals' and interactions, while exploring the widest definition of 'sport' as framed by broadcast television.
A solo show of Julie Henry's work at the Anthony Wilkinson Gallery that
includes her most recent piece 'This Sporting Life', commissioned by Film
and Video Umbrella and Cornerhouse.
'This Sporting Life' continues Henry's fascination with popular
sub-cultures and their particular 'rituals' and interactions, while
exploring the widest definition of 'sport' as framed by broadcast
television.
Inspired by the fast-disappearing social phenomena of 'pub-sports'
(arm-wrestling, table-football, skittles etc) the piece takes footage from
the Yorkshire TV series 'Indoor League', (originally broadcast from 1973-79
and arguably the high spot of pub-sport exposure) and 're-contextualises' it
using current digital post-production techniques.
'This Sporting Life' attempts to convey the spectacle, drama and
entertainment that can be afforded by any sport in a language that is
understood by the contemporary viewer. It playfully suggests a visual answer
to the question "what if table-skittles rather than say, darts or snooker or
curling had received massive sports-media exposure."
This piece is shown alongside two other works. 'X', 2001 and 'Out of Time',
2001.
Film and Video Umbrella is publishing the first monograph on Julie Henry
which will be available in April 2003.
Anthony Wilkinson Gallery
242 Cambridge Heath Road
London
E2 9DA