Edwin Burdis
dal 9/3/2010 al 20/3/2010
Segnalato da
9/3/2010
Edwin Burdis
Civic Room, London
The Flexi-man. A highly idiosyncratic style marks Burdis' recent art practice where he materializes related iconographies in drawings and collages. With an inventive physical comedy and an ill-potent language, the work opens up an intrigue into the self through a peculiar psycho-sexual drive.
This Meat hates pain.
This Meat must eat.
This Meat must sleep.
This Meat must d-ream (things will only get better)
This Meat must laugh.
This Meat must f***.
This Meat must s-cream (cash rules everything around me)
This Meat must plan
just like the FLEXI-MAN can....in a far off land called Stan.
Self-serving, self-justifying, self-rightous, self-self.
A swine, a lout, a lair, a no-good run out f***!..........
Civic Room is pleased to present The Flexi-man, a solo exhibition by Edwin Burdis. A highly idiosyncratic style marks Burdis’ recent art practice where he materializes related iconographies in drawings and collages. With an inventive physical comedy and an ill-potent language, the work opens up an intrigue into the self through a peculiar psycho-sexual drive.
For the opening evening, the artist will perform The Flexi-man can, alongside Kieron Livingstone, Jan DeWet Von Holland Green and Tommy Burton. This performance focuses on specific cultural narratives combining elements such as recited text, experimental sound editing, live percussion and staged drawing acts.
Since early 2000, Edwin Burdis has contributed to the London scene in particular and to the international music and art world. As composer and music stage performer he collaborated in groundbreaking art and experimental pop music bands (DonAteller, Ed Laliq, Jack too Jack, Man Like Me, Longmeg) exploring a unique and extravagant fusion between art, music and sub-cultural indexes.
Recent performances and exhibitions include: NOVEL Publication launch, Limoncello, London 2010. LongMeg, Goldene Zeiten, Haus De Kunst, Munich 2010. LongMeg, Vilma Gold, London 2009. “Garbage for Garbage” a cultural exchange, Lincoln Plaza, New York 2009. Inside Out, Broadway 1602, New York 2009.
Ladies and gentleman, if you come to this opening please wrap up warm.
Civic Room is the gallery component for Working Rooms, an artists run non-profit organisation that provides studios for artists and designers, as well as an educational program geared towards the needs of the local community in Hackney.
Private View 10 March, 6pm - 9pm
Civic Room
50 Acton Mews, London E8 4EA
Hours: Thursday - Sunday, 12 - 6pm
free admission