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23/4/2012

Richard Slee

Studio Voltaire, London

Studio Voltaire presents a new commission by Richard Slee, comprising of a new series of objects and sculptural installations made specifically for the exhibition. Slee is an important figure within contemporary ceramics and the exhibition will be his first presentation in a public gallery since From Utility to Futility, the artist’s solo exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2010.

For his exhibition at Studio Voltaire, Slee will make a number of works based on a variety of vernacular objects such as wood saws, hammers, bows and shelves. Made out of combinations of ceramics and found objects, the works hold a subversive humour and delight in the absurd. There is a playful investigation between the idea of the ready-made and the confines of the ceramic tradition and the possible limitations of this specialism. Mass produced, everyday objects are meticulously crafted and highly glazed in bright colour. This appealing gloss recalls a Pop or post-modern aesthetic whilst belying the more psychological or underlying cultural references his objects toy with.

Slee (born 1946, Carlisle) works and lives in London. He studied Ceramics at Central School of Art & Design and the Royal College of Art. Until last year, he was a senior Professor at the University of the Arts in London. His work has been shown in London and internationally since the late 1970s and recent exhibitions include Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970 – 1990, V&A Museum, London (2011-12), The Peir Arts Centre, Stromness (Solo, 2004) and Tate St Ives (Solo, 2003). Slee is represented by Hales Gallery, London.

Sponsored by SIMONE

Supported by The Henry Moore Foundation

Preview: Tuesday 24 April 2012, 7 – 9pm

Image: Richard Slee, Masked Bean, glazed ceramic, party mask, 2007

Studio Voltaire
1a Nelsons Row, London
Wednesday ­– Saturday, 12 – 6pm
Admission free

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