Reproductive!, Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop
Edinburgh-born sculptor Kenny Hunter is known for his elegant works that make use of wood, plastic, iron and bronze. For this solo show – his first in the city since 2003 – he continues his explorations into the place of sculpture within the contemporary world. Utilising both traditional and new digital sculptural processes, Hunter questions authenticity and the importance of the original, undermining the notion of the copy as something somehow inferior.
Until 24 September 2016. www.edinburghsculpture.org
Hiraki Sawa, Parafin Gallery, London
Japanese artist Hiraki Sawa is known for making videos and installations that interweave the domestic and the fantastic. His latest work, Man in Camera, is an installation comprising a single screen projection accompanied by sculpture and drawings, with the film itself combining domestic interiors with detailed hand drawn animation. Also on show is a selection of small-scale works not previously seen in the UK.
Until 17 September 2016. www.parafin.co.uk
Caroline Achaintre, BALTIC, Gateshead
Working across textiles, ceramics, prints and watercolours, Toulouse-born artist Caroline Achaintre makes playful work that references numerous influences including sci-fi, the Goth-metal scene, psychedelia and horror films. Offering an overview of her practice from the last ten years, the BALTIC presents a range of colourful sculptures, hand-tufted wool wall-hangings, drawings and paintings.
Until 30 October 2016. www.balticmill.com
Across the Divide, Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery, London
Bringing together 18 international practitioners, this group show explores our globalised world and the various links that can unite geographically disparate artists. The exchange of influences somewhat blurs any allegiance to a specific cultural or geographical identity, with the resulting show a mashup of artists from different countries, different practices, different ages and different stages of their career. Featured artists include Roberto Almagno, Enrique Brinkmann, Lu Chao and Keita Miyazaki.
Until 24 September www.rosenfeldporcini.com
Xavier Antin, Spike Island, Bristol
French artist Xavier Antin presents a series of newly commissioned works that take as their starting point the independent publishing and printing house Beau Geste Press, which operated out of Devon from 1971 to 1976. Economy and autonomy of production were the principles at the heart of the BGP ethos, with Antin’s recent work examining the functioning of technical devices – more specifically image reproduction devices such as printers or scanners. A series of dysfunctional sculptural machines are scattered in Spike Island’s darkened gallery space to form an idle printing workshop, where only traces of a past or suspended activity can be seen.
Until 18 September 2016. www.spikeisland.org.uk
Images:
1. Kenny Hunter, Untitled, 2016. Image courtesy of artist
2. Hiraki Sawa, Man in Camera (video still), 2015-16
3. Caroline Achaintre, Lord Lard, 2016
4. Keita Miyazaki, Circulated Duality, 2016
5. Xavier Antin, The Eternal Network (Installation view), 2016
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