Nick Crowe
dal 16/6/2003 al 27/7/2003
Segnalato da
16/6/2003
Nick Crowe
Chisenhale Gallery, London
A reflection on age, youth and contemporary Britain. 'Getting On' is an installation comprising a group of scarlet mobility scooters, spaced around Chisenhale's cavernous ex-industrial space. The scooters are available for the visitor to try out, allowing us to experience a glimpse of the 4mph existence that awaits all members of our aging population.
'Getting On'
Nick Crowe's new commission for Chisenhale Gallery is a reflection on age,
youth and contemporary Britain.
'Getting On' is an installation comprising a group of scarlet mobility
scooters, spaced around Chisenhale's cavernous ex-industrial space. The
scooters are available for the visitor to try out, allowing us to
experience a glimpse of the 4mph existence that awaits all members of our
aging population.
'Getting On' observes the proliferation of the mobility buggy on the
streets of Britain, caused in part by the gradual disappearance of
subsidised, communal modes of transport. The project acknowledges the fact
that there has been a dramatic change in the UK's urban landscape: where
once the Lambretta, BMX and Chopper ruled, now the three-wheel Pride Legend
dominates. 'Getting On' explicitly places the gallery visitor in the
position of an elderly person, allowing for a kind of giddy empathy that
results from seeing yourself as part of the west's ominously expanding
lifespan.
Nick Crowe's work examines the relationship between people and the
technology that surrounds them. Part of his extensive body of work looks at
the cultural implications of the internet and includes the production of
online interactive films as well as cyber-squatting the domain names of
major London galleries. For five years, Crowe was (with Martin Vincent) a
director of The Annual Programme, the Manchester-based gallery credited
with kick-starting an explosion in contemporary art practice in that city.
Nick Crowe's recent exhibitions and projects include: Beck's Futures 2003
(ICA, London); 'Explaining Urbanism to Wild Animals' (Tmesis Gallery,
2002); 'Nasdaq Landscape' (Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2001); 'Nick Crowe &
Gary Hill' (SFMOMA, 2000). Crowe's digital projects include: 'Police Radio'
(FACT, 2003); 'Different Avs' (Film and Video Umbrella, 2002); 'Artones
Ringtones' (artones.com, 2002); 'SERVICE 2000' (multiple sites, world wide
web).
Preview Tuesday 17 June / 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Open Wed - Sun / 1pm - 6pm
Admission free / full disabled access & facilities
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A concurrent show, Nick Crowe: 'The Nineties' will run at Mobile Home
Gallery, London, from 20 June - 3 August 2003.
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Chisenhale Gallery encourages and promotes innovation and experimentation
in visual arts. Chisenhale commissions and presents new work from artists
early in their careers, and is dedicated to showing incisive contemporary
art to a local, national and international audience.
This project has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Pride
Mobility products Ltd. Nick Crowe is represented by Mobile Home Gallery,
London.
For more press information, visuals and interviews please contact:
Stuart Croft (Press & Communications)
tel: +44 (0)20 8981 4518
CHISENHALE GALLERY
64 Chisenhale Road
London E3 5QZ