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9/10/2009

David Austen

Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh

An exhibition of work by David Austen presents an invitation to step into a parallel existence… a strange and fragile landscape populated by figures, flowers, trees, abstractions, words and signs; woven across painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture and film.

It is a fragmented but distinct encounter, in which each object and artwork stands alone, yet simultaneously forms part of a greater whole. The drama that unfolds reveals the tragicomic potential of human existence and the futility of love. It is a world of love and fear, though the cruelty is offset by the empathy Austen brings to his subject matter.

My love, I have been digging up my own bones in the garden again, is Austen’s fourth exhibition with Ingleby Gallery but his first in the new gallery space on Calton Road and thus the first chance to show the full reach of his extraordinary imagination. It also presents an opportunity to focus on Austen’s work with the moving image; his films Smoking Moon (2006) and Man Smoking (2008) will be screened - in Gallery II -, with the addition of a screening of Crackers (2007) every Thursday at 6pm.

The Gallery is especially pleased to bring Man Smoking to Edinburgh – Austen’s silent study of the Italian artist Enzo Cucchi. Cucchi last exhibited in Scotland in October 1987, exactly 22 years ago, for his exhibition held at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Gallery. Austen’s film of Cucchi sitting and smoking in his native Rome forms a poignant partner to his Smoking Moon, the two films together providing a dark commentary on the uneasy balance between reality and myth.

Recent exhibitions of Austen’s work have included Smoking Moon, at Camden Arts Centre, 2007 and a major exhibition at Milton Keynes Gallery, also in 2007. His film Crackers was screened at the Locarno Film Festival. His newest and most ambitious film to date End of Love will be presented at the Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston in December 2009.

David Austen Etchings
Ingleby Gallery is delighted to publish 6 new etchings and relief prints as part of My love, I have been digging up my own bones in the garden again. Made from hand-drawn etching plates, Austen's new prints are influenced by his work as a film-maker. They hint at a twisted narrative (akin to a modern day fairy-tale) and explore his interest in dark and absurd characters.

EVENTS
Art Talk Saturday 10 October, 12 – 1pm
Simon Groom, director of the Modern Art Gallery will be in conversation with David Austen at Ingleby Gallery. All welcome, no booking necessary. Every Thursday during the exhibition David Austen’s 2008 film Crackers (38 mins) will be shown in Gallery II 6pm Saturday's Cinema of Love. A series of films chosen by David Austen will be screened in Gallery II every Saturday from 4pm.

17 October
The Man Who Fell to Earth (Nicolas Roeg, 1976) 138 minutes
24 October
L'Eclisse (Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1963) 118 minutes
31 October
The Night is Young (Leos Carax, 1986) 105 minutes
7 November
Threepenny Opera (G W Pabsk, 1932) 112 minutes
14 November
Alphaville (Jean Luc Goddard, 1965) 99 mintues
N.B There is no booking necessary for any of the film screenings, however, places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis

Opening 10 October 2009

Ingleby Gallery
15 Calton Road, Edinburgh

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