February 5-March 14, 2009 Reception: Thursday, February 5, 6-8 pm
Thatcher Projects is pleased to announce the opening of Unique Thrift an exhibition of work by Adam Fowler. Known for his painstakingly precise cut paper constructions, Unique Thrift displays a body of new pieces - each a unique "sculptural drawing" of intricacy and graceful depth.
With organic and sweeping movements, Fowler's drawings begin as curving, looping lines penciled across the page; and with marks laid down, the drawings begin their transformation. Fowler uses an X-Acto knife to meticulously remove the negative space from each piece, creating a delicate paper lace of graphite lines. With drawings stacked upon each other, Fowler's art takes form. The layers and layers of beautifully penciled, overlapping latticework are as delicate and entrancing as a spider's web. Ranging from three sheets to sixty-four sheets in thickness, Fowler's artwork takes on new dimension, reflected in the complex and changing interplay between dark graphite markings and shadowy background. Pushing the boundaries of the medium, Fowler's cut paper drawings engage and examine the intersection of drawing and sculpture.
Adam Fowler's drawings have been featured in Horror Vacui at McKenzie Fine Art and The New Collage at Pavel Zoubok Gallery; as well as at Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, NC; and Vincent Price Art Museum in Los Angeles, CA. This is the artist's second solo exhibition at Thatcher Projects.
PULSE New York March 5-8 Pier 40 West Side Highway @ W Houston Booth #B-04
Margaret Thatcher Projects is excited to announce its return to the PULSE New York Art Fair 2009 where we will be featuring artists: William Betts, Jus Juchtmans, Bill Thompson and Venske & Sp�nle, with additional works by David Ambrose, Carlos Estrada-Vega, Gary Carsley, Omar Chacon, Adam Fowler, and Robert Sagerman.
New Zealand artist Simon Ingram will present his painting machine made of Legos and generic materials that creates oil paintings autonomously.
We are also pleased to announce a special performance/installation project, I.K.E.A. The Institute of Kontemporary Aesthetic Arousal by gallery artist Gary Carsley which debuted at the 2008 Singapore Biennale. During the performance, the assembly of a flat pack item of furniture concludes a collaborative act that connects the consumer in the West with the Chinese factory worker in a chain of events linking art with life in an expanded field of authorship.The project will conclude with the dismantling of the sculptures and their repacking.
Upcoming Exhibition: Venske & Sp�nle Coming Together March 19-April 25
