Inaugural Exhibition
dal 21/9/2005 al 15/10/2005
Segnalato da
21/9/2005
Inaugural Exhibition
Poussin Gallery, London
Mainstream Abstract Painting from the Seventies: Douglas Abercrombie, Alan Gouk, Geoffrey Rigden. These artists were part of a small group of painters who shared an interest in the work of American abstract artists. They created a distinctive and powerful body of work which re-connected abstract art to early 20th century European art.
Mainstream Abstract Painting from the Seventies
Douglas Abercrombie, Alan Gouk, Geoffrey Rigden
22 September 2005 marks the launch of Poussin, a significant new London art gallery dedicated to abstract art from the 1960s to today. The inaugural series of six exhibitions will show important works by Britain's key abstract artists, many of which have not been seen for twenty five years.
Poussin is the brainchild of sculptor Robin Greenwood, a former tutor at St Martin's School of art, and fellow St Martin’s graduate and businessman Graham Burke.
"For our first few seasons of exhibitions, our preoccupation will centre on some of the abstract art that was produced in this country in the latter part of the twentieth century. We hope to look at the development of certain canons of abstraction in the sixties, seventies and eighties, as well as the professional development of some notable individual artists. We see the abstract painting and sculpture of this period as important because it forms part of a direct link to some of the best visual art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
However, the best reason for seeking out some of this rarely seen work is the sheer enjoyment of its quality. It will also be a rare chance for serious collectors and anyone who enjoys exciting painting and sculpture to buy and own this work" - Robin Greenwood, Director
The list of artists for Autumn 2005 to Spring 2006 is impressive: Douglas Abercrombie, Alan Gouk, Geoffrey Rigden, Peter Startup, Mali Morris, Fred Pollock, John McLean, Paul Tonkin, Tim Scott, David Lendrum and Geoff Hollow.
The first exhibition: Mainstream Abstract Painting from the Seventies: Abercrombie, Gouk, Rigden runs from 22 September to 15 October. These three artists were part of a small group of painters based in London who shared an interest in the work of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and other major American abstract artists.
Through connections with Anthony Caro they entered into direct dialogue with the critic Clement Greenberg and US artists such as Noland, Bush, Olitski and Poons. Whilst being influenced by their American counterparts, these artists created a distinctive and powerful body of work which re-connected abstract art to early 20th century European art. Abercrombie, Gouk and Rigden last exhibited together as a group in 1979 at Stockwell Depot Studios in South London.
The Poussin exhibition space comprises the ground floor of a large warehouse in Bermondsey Street, London Bridge, a short walk from Tate Modern and Butler’s Wharf.
Image: : Mali Morris “Jester’s Day 1989
Press Contact: Jessica Wood, jessica@artsinform.co.uk
Opening: 22 September, 6 pm-9 pm
Poussin Gallery , London
Block K , 175 Bermondsey Street - London