David Burrows
dal 15/1/2002 al 23/2/2002
Segnalato da
15/1/2002
David Burrows
f a projects, London
In his own work he gained particular acclaim internationally at the time of his inclusion in Becks Futures 2 at the ICA earlier this year in an exhibition identifying the rising stars of contemporary British art, which travelled to Edinburgh and Sotheby’s, New York. For this, his first solo show in the UK, he creates a major mixed media installation in the main gallery space.
f a projects presents David Burrows’ first UK solo show
David Burrows has been an important figure in the London art scene over the last
decade, particularly in his collaboration with Bob and Roberta Smith on Le Ecole
de Burrows et Bob Smith, and as a member of BANK. In his own work he gained
particular acclaim internationally at the time of his inclusion in Becks Futures 2 at
the ICA earlier this year in an exhibition identifying the rising stars of
contemporary British art, which travelled to Edinburgh and Sotheby’s, New York.
For this, his first solo show in the UK, he creates a major mixed media
installation in the main gallery space.
Burrows sets up narratives within his installations. The violence of the subject,
whether a mountainside crash or an accident involving a pizza delivery boy,
stands at odds with the slick pop-aesthetic of the works themselves, which are
meticulously cut from his trademark ‘foamtastic’ foam and rubber. Alongside the
sculptural installations, Burrows exhibits photographic representations of other
fabricated scenes, introducing a further level of artifice. Behind the humour and
cartoon-influences of the work, there are other concerns at play. Burrows’ work
declares his interest in Carl Andre and Post-Minimalist scatter pieces, but he
combines and subverts this fiercely academic heritage with his own brand of the
surrealist anti-academic.
Burrows has exhibited extensively internationally, most recently at the Tirana
Biennale and Galerie Praz-Dellavallade, Paris. Other exhibitions include
Kunstverein, Dusseldorf, Courtauld Institute, London; W139 Amsterdam and
Transmission Gallery, Glasgow.
Image: David Burrows, This is Mountainside Crash Site (detail), 2001 Polyethelene Foam and glitter
f a projects will be at ART2002: The 14th London Contemporary Art Fair, from
16-20 January 2002 at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, N1 0QH,
stand A1.
f a projects
1 - 2 Bear Gardens London SE1 9ED