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2/4/2014

Gareth Moore

Glasgow Sculpture Studios, Glasgow

Glasgow Sculpture Studios (GSS) presents an exhibition of new work Blocked Arch, Deferred Ceremony, Dawn Chorus: Tra-diddle da. Like a fly in slow suspense by Canadian artist Gareth Moore, following his three-month production residency at GSS from January until April 2014. The exhibition brings together a body of new work produced at GSS during this period. This exhibition is commissioned by GSS as part of Glasgow International 2014.

This will be the artist’s first major project in Scotland borne out of a direct engagement with the city of Glasgow. Moore works in the form of wry performances and complex ephemeral sculptures that blur the lines between art and life. He typically pushes against the established and conventional frameworks of presentation and reception of art. Humble exercises in economics, his works subversively examine habits of consumerism and his objects and installations are usually fashioned out of unorthodox or discarded materials.

His year-long project, Uncertain Pilgrimage, saw Moore travel across North America and Europe, engaging with various skilled workers learning and engaging with their respective crafts. His most recent projects include a site-specific outdoor installation for dOCUMENTA (13), where he transformed a section of Karlsruhe Park into a living installation made up of different sculptures and areas including a live-in cabin for the artist. In May 2012 International Project Space, Birmingham presented his project Children’s Films, where Moore had invited five international artists to produce short 16mm films specifically for children. The project bypassed the usual ways in which children engage with the work of contemporary artists (through gallery education programmes), and engaged directly with them on their own terms. These projects highlight Moore’s enduring interest in ideas around and connecting to museology, display, social engagement and economic exchange.

Glasgow Sculpture Studios is a membership organisation that receives revenue funding from Creative Scotland and Glasgow Life.

Gareth Moore’s Residency and Exhibition is generously supported by Glasgow International 2014, Creative Scotland’s Quality Arts Programme, The Henry Moore Foundation and The Elephant Trust.

Glasgow Sculpture Studios
The Whisky Bond, 2 Dawson Road, Glasgow, G4 9SS
11am – 5pm Monday – Sunday, 11am – 8pm Thursdays, (during the Festival 4th – 21st April only)
11am – 5pm Wednesday – Saturday, or by appointment

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