The end of the line
dal 13/11/2009 al 9/1/2010
Segnalato da
Jan Albers
Michael Borremans
Marc Brandenburg
Fernando Bryce
Kate Davis
David Haines
Kim Hiorthoy
Monika Grzymala
Garret Phelan
Naoyuki Tsuji
Sandra Vasquez de la Horra
13/11/2009
The end of the line
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
The exhibition of new and recent work by eleven highly acclaimed young international artists explores a diverse range of contemporary approaches to drawing. From small, intricately-crafted pencil drawings to expanded installations in which the 'drawn' lines are made from masking tape, or in which drawings mutate into animation, the exhibition celebrates a contemporary resurgence in drawing.
This exhibition of new and recent work by eleven highly acclaimed young international artists explores a diverse range of contemporary approaches to drawing. From small, intricately-crafted pencil drawings to expanded installations in which the ‘drawn’ lines are made from masking tape, or in which drawings mutate into animation, the exhibition celebrates a contemporary resurgence in drawing.
In the Western tradition, drawing was the foundation of art education, the essential discipline underlying all others. In the second half of the 20th century, a more academic approach to art making threatened the authority of drawing as a ‘pure’ art form and as a result, many schools cast it out as a throwback to past times. Recently, however, drawing has returned to the mainstream as a cheap and autonomous activity, a democratically available form of image making, uniquely capable of intimate, spontaneous self-revelation.
Just as the formal and stylistic parameters of drawing have expanded, so too has the range of artists it attracts. This exhibition brings together artists from several continents, all using drawing to communicate their ideas, dreams and interpretations of the world.
Artists in the exhibition are: Jan Albers (Netherlands), Michael Borremans (Belgium), Marc Brandenburg (Germany), Fernando Bryce (Peru/Germany), Kate Davis (New Zealand /Scotland), David Haines (England/Netherlands), Kim Hiorthøy (Norway), Monika Grzymala (Poland), Garret Phelan (Ireland), Naoyuki Tsuji (Japan) and Sandra Vasquez de la Horra (Chile).
The Fruitmarket Gallery is a not-for-profit organisation and a Scottish Charity (registration number SC005576), that presents world-class, thought-provoking and challenging art made by both Scottish and international artists in an environment that is welcoming, engaging, informative and always free. The Fruitmarket Gallery is ‘Foundation Funded’ by the Scottish Arts Council for up to 70% of its running costs and must fundraise to support its world-class exhibitions, education and publishing programmes.
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Opening 14 November 2009
The Fruitmarket Gallery
45 Market Street, Edinburgh
Opening Hours: Mon – Sat 11am–6pm Sun 12–5pm
Festive Closure
24 December 2009 – 3 January 2010 (inclusive)
Normal hours resume 4 January 2010
free admission