An Exhibition in Three Chapters
dal 22/9/2006 al 27/10/2006
Segnalato da
22/9/2006
An Exhibition in Three Chapters
Motinternational, London
Three artists where asked to present a single work as a solo exhibition, author a small publication and initiate the loan of a Library collection to be housed at MOT. Chapter 1 is by Matthew Thompson and there will be subsequent chapters by Stephen Willats and Amanda Beech. An Exhibition in Three Chapters is curated by Chris Hammond also sees the launch of Goner, a specially commissioned hybrid table by Tom Ellis.
The rain steamed up from the tarmac clouding in a fine mist through
the beam of the headlights. Fred fumbled with the dial on the stereo
until he recognised a station playing an old Kraftwerk track, Hall of
Mirrors, from the album Trans Europe Express. He smiled at the
coincidence of what seemed to be a soundtrack to his particular
predicament as he drove through the empty streets of Essen. Glancing
in the rear view mirror he glimpsed a large banner stretching across
the road advertising an exhibition. It read, CASPER DAVID FRIEDRICH,
but in reverse,
which seemed perfectly normal to him.
Fred found himself starring at two fuel dials, one indicating the
tank to be empty while the other full. He blinked and recalled that
in another book by a different author, he had been told by two
psychologists that he had competition between the two hemispheres of
his brain, “It is as if one hemisphere of your brain is perceiving
the world as reflected in a mirror." He had a sudden urge to see the
exhibition and reversed the car along the road to contemplate the
banner. While reversing along the empty street, Fred realised that he
had been driving on the wrong side of the road and therefore in the
wrong direction. The car came to a standstill under the banner and
while he could not view the text, Fred knew that the exhibition was
over and the works would be crated up and on their way to some other
destination.
Fred suddenly felt very small and insignificant.
This is Chapter 1 of AN EXHIBITION IN 3 CHAPTERS, in which three
artists where asked to present a single work as a solo exhibition,
author a small publication and initiate the loan of a Library
collection to be housed at MOT. Chapter 1 is by Matthew Thompson and
there will be subsequent chapters by Stephen Willats ( 4 November -
9 December) and Amanda Beech (16 December - 27 January). This
exhibition also sees the launch of Goner, a specially commissioned
hybrid table by Tom Ellis, designed to delineate the boundary between
gallery and office, engaging with MOT International’s philosophy of
merging practices. Exhibition space and office, become one
interchangeable environment.
An Exhibition in Three Chapters is curated by Chris Hammond.
Thanks to The National Gallery, London and the Folkwang Museum, Essen
private view 22 September 6.30 - 9
MOT
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