This weekend sees the start of a one-month long exhibition of my work at Artspace Dudley.
I’m using it as a sort of recent history review. Work shown is a selection from the last 2 or 3 years. I wanted to get all the best bits up together, to see if there was a logical progression, both visual and conceptual, and to see if there were any aspects left to be explored, or any pointers where I go next. The work includes the almost famous dandelion greatcoat, and some of the work done for my MA, which was tutored, mentored and guided to a certain extent, and assessed and judged formally, on to the stuff I’ve done since, which is none of those things.
Actually I lie. It is of course judged and assessed by me… and my peers.
Talking of whom… part of the exhibition is shared of course, with Bo Jones.
He is the most honest of my peers, as he is the only one who continues to question it all, and if he sees doubt or weakness of argument, picks at it until it makes sense, or falls apart. (Damn teachers!)
So there is part of the space dedicated to work done for and since ONE… and in fact this show is titled one(2). Some of the work is obviously linked, other bits less so, but the conversations sit behind them anyway.
I have started to spread work about in the space, and there seems to be a gap… I feel I should show what I’m thinking about now, even though there are no resolutions, no “finished” items. I’m talking about the bras.
And this is maybe exactly why I should put them up there, so that I can discuss them, hear other people’s ideas. I’m not going to write any blurb about them. I just want to hear what people say. But I’m not sure how it will work in the space, how it will look and behave.
Is this a good idea do you think, or am I confusing the crit with the exhibition?
If you’d like to come to see, we’re having a bit of an event this Saturday 10th May 2-4pm at Artspace:
http://www.artspacedudley.com/exhibitions.html
We’d love to see you. I’ll be baking.
And the weekend after, I’m opening my studio for nattering and working too… Saturday 17th May from 11-4.
You’re welcome to either or both!
