The ‘Intimacy’ private view was a couple of days ago and was a great success! There were a huge number of people who attended and all the work seemed to be enjoyed. It was interesting to think of this work as one that could potentially be repeated and we’d eventually have this archive of exhibition openings. The set up of the chair and the side table looked great in the space but with regards to future events it might not be necessary for them to be present unless the exhibition is going on for a longer period of time. The ‘service’ nature of the piece slightly changed due to the materiality of the chair and table; not necessarily a bad thing but just something to consider for future works.
Limoncello opened the doors to its new space on Friday with a show by Alice Browne titled ‘Forecast’. Materiality is something that we’re never hugely comfortable with and it’s definitely a word that can be tied to the work on show. Big bright colours, lines and shapes in all directions. The press release sounds promising; it speaks of Dante’s vision of the ‘malebolge’ and Botticelli’s illustrations but as far as we could see there wasn’t nearly as much of a story told with these works. We then noticed that the words ‘figuratively reference’ came in front of these more thought-provoking works which basically optimises the entire show. An aspect that is interesting for us is that this sort of work gives an insight into the gallery system and the methodology it has of making money; works such as these enable other, perhaps more ethereal, works to be manifested due to their monetary potential.
Limoncello’s new space is actually right next to Kinman gallery so we also got a look in to check out the new group show ‘Silleteros’ with Victoria Adam, Aisha Christison, Simon Mathers, Ryan Gander, Sean Steadman, Peter Sutherland, Tony Matelli, Verena Dengler and Yves Scherer. It’s a very thoughtfully curated show with the title ‘Silleteros’ referencing The Flowers Festival in Columbia. It’s always pretty entertaining seeing a Tony Matelli in real life due to the sheer attention to detail of the work. Ryan Gander’s piece also got us thinking (as usual). His piece is aesthetically similar to fossil but not one which is recognisable; shapes are disfigured by the all-over texture and once separate pieces become one.
‘In the Heart of the Sea’ is a film we’ve watched recently which stuck with us for a couple of reasons. For one, it’s a beautifully told story with amazing performances from Chris Hemsworth and Cillian Murphy causing you to truly feel their every struggle and success. Another reason is the layers of story telling that have been weaved in making the film; the structure is that the film itself is a story but it is a story about the story which inspired the story of Moby Dick. The film is already portraying itself as fiction but through the lens of fact. The comparative elements cause a slight ripple in the fabric of reality.
But the best news is that we finally have Internet! The posts will be far less sporadic from now on
