Twelve artists from across the Bow Art’s community in London – which includes artists based at the organisation’s studios and live/work spaces, as well as those involved in its education programme – have been selected to showcase their work in the annual Bow Arts’ open exhibition.
‘Mark Wallinger Presents: The Best of Bow Arts’ was selected by the Turner Prize-winning artist along with Contemporary Art Society curator Sarah Elson. The exhibition will open at The Bermondsey Project, London, on 12 September.
The selected artists are: Silke Dettmers, Elena Dimitrova, Jean-Philippe Dordolo, Katherine Fishman, Anna Ilsley, Alyona Larionova, Robyn Litchfield, Kate Murray-Browne, Lucienne O’Mara, Vanessa Scully, Harriet Stripling and Jessica Wilson.
The open exhibition, which is curated by a different high-profile guest selector each year, offers a platform for the ‘best in visual, performance, conceptual and realist work’ by artists working at Bow Arts. Previous selectors have included Bob and Roberta Smith (2012), Graham Norton (2002) and Mo Mowlam (2001).
Speaking about his selection, Mark Wallinger said: “My selection was simple and clear cut. There is a strong vein of surreal imagery throughout the works in the show, but I enjoyed their simple speculative narrative which develops into an interesting dialogue through the pieces we have selected.”
Rosamond Murdoch, Bow Arts’ gallery director, added: “We are constantly inspired by the work that our artists produce, and it’s been an honour to work with Mark on this bold exhibition.”
Mark Wallinger Presents: The Best of Bow Arts, The Bermondsey Project, London, 12-28 September. www.bermondseyproject.com
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