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Studio Voltaire: Divider : Nicholas Byrne - 2 Oct 2008 to 2 Nov 2008 Current Exhibition |
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Nicholas Byrne: Divider, 2008
image courtesy the artist and VILMA GOLD, London |
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Divider Nicholas Byrne 2nd � 26th October 2008, Thursday � Sunday 12 - 6pm Special Frieze Week opening hours � 13th � 20th Oct, 12 � 6pm Preview: Wednesday 1st October, 6 - 9pm Studio Voltaire is pleased to announce an exhibition of new works by Nicholas Byrne. The artist will outfit the gallery space with a installation of paintings, maquettes and a large-scale sculpture transforming the environment of the gallery. Nicholas Byrne's paintings stage a transaction between the figure and design. A particular lexicon of ornamentation, of hooks and optical pattern work within the edges of the composition and formally hold figures, profiles and hieroglyphic forms. Reminiscent of an era of British painting in which the figure is brutalised, as with the work of Graham Sutherland, Francis Bacon and Leon Kossoff, the work pushes an investment of character in material, weighing the purity or impurity of highly individual constellations. Drawing on copper, linen and paper, structures from the imagery of his works explode into the space, in a previous exhibition six portraits were held on simple wooden structures in a concertina arrangement, suggesting a parade of works through the gallery. At Studio Voltaire, Byrne will present a new large-scale ironwork sculpture. In the volume of the space the wrought iron will scroll down from the ceiling to floor. The work invests in the cultural heritage of Beaux-Arts tradition. On a pastel painted floor reaching into Studio Voltaire�s vaulted ceiling that was blackened by fire, it will function as a mural through which to peer at other people in the gallery and divide the space. Alongside a new suite of paintings of a more explicit figuration, Byrne will present two maquettes, composed of carved bandeau and hook motif's, constructed in plaster, wood and concrete, the forms are cross-sectioned by brass and nickel and partially obscured by fabric and damask. Enacting a theatricality based on grooming and ornamentation, around the height of a standing figure, they offer handles and holes to the viewer on either side of the ironwork Divider. Originally born in Manchester, England, Nicholas Byrne now lives and works in London.� The artist studied at the Royal College of Art and has previously exhibited at Kerlin Gallery (2008), Vilma Gold (2007), Marc Foxx, Los Angeles (2007), The Reliance, (2006), and Counter Gallery (2006). The artist is represented by Vilma Gold, London. With kind assistance from Art Bridge Finance Group STUDIO VOLTAIRE LIMITED EDITION PORTFOLIO 2008 A collection of specially commissioned artworks by six leading international contemporary artists:- Steven Claydon Ruth Ewan Alan Michael Oliver Payne and Nick Relph Linder Cerith Wyn Evans Launching at: Zoo Art Fair, 6 Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts, London W1S 3EX 17 � 19 October 2007: 12 � 8pm, 20 October 2007: 12 � 5pm Exclusive Zoo Art Fair price: �1,000 inclusive Studio Voltaire is pleased to announce the launch of its latest limited edition portfolio. Published by Studio Voltaire (www.studiovoltaire.org) and launched at Zoo Art Fair, the portfolio will include specially commissioned artworks by six leading international contemporary artists. This year�s portfolio will be the third in a series of collaborations with artists to publish innovative and affordable works. Previous portfolios have been collected by both individuals and institutions including:- British Council Collection, Government Art Collection and White Columns, New York. Studio Voltaire Portfolio 2008 is a limited edition of 50, with each of the six pieces included individually signed and numbered by the artists, and the set will include specially commissioned works on paper. Many of the artists featured in the portfolio will be represented at this year�s Frieze Art Fair 16 to 19 October 2008, including Cerith Wyn Evans (White Cube, London), Alan Michael (Stuart Shave/ Modern Art, London) and Oliver Payne and Nick Relph (Gavin Brown�s Enterprise, New York and Herald St., London). Linder will be producing a print with a unique element on them: She will be revisiting a piece she first made as a series for Factory Records in 1979, the print includes an image of a model taken from Vogue with a unique pair of absurd lips collaged on each of them. Ruth Ewan will be producing a print of a book�s dust jacket from a 1950�s LIFE publication which has been adeptly transformed by a child�s drawing over the top. The portfolio will be launched at this year�s Zoo Art Fair at a launch price of �1,000 and will then increase to �1,500 should any be remaining. Background and Artist Biographies: Studio Voltaire is the first and only artist-led gallery and studio complex in South-West London. Established in 1994, this charity has developed a reputation for supporting artists at a pivotal stage in their careers through an ambitious public programme of exhibitions, commissions, live events and offsite projects. All profits from the sales of the portfolio will directly support further development of the Education, Exhibition and Studio Programmes as well as the continued running of the organisation. Our forthcoming programme includes solo projects by Nicolas Byrne, Cathy Wilkes, Maria Pask, Simon Bedwell and Nairy Baghramian. Studio Voltaire can help to spread the payment with an interest free Own Art loan. Credit from �100 to �2,000 is available, repayable in 10 monthly instalments, (Typical 0% APR). You need to be over 18, resident in UK, and have a bank or building society account that can operate standing orders. The Own Art scheme loan is a national initiative by Arts Council England. Steven Claydon, Born 1969, England The artist has made previous solo exhibitions at HOTEL, London (2008 & 2005); IPS, Birmingham (2008); David Kordansky, Los Angeles (2007) and White Columns, New York (2006). Group exhibitions include: Rings of Saturn, Tate Modern, London (2006) and Strange Events Permit Themselves the Luxury of Occurring at Camden Arts Centre, London (2007/8), which the artist also curated. The artist is represented by HOTEL, London and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles. Ruth Ewan, Born 1980, Scotland Previous solo exhibitions and projects include Ancient & Modern, London (2008), Did you kiss the foot that kicked you?, Art Angel Commission (2007); Ours is the World Despite All, NGCA, Sunderland (2007) and Psittaciformes Trying to Change the World, Studio Voltaire, London (2006). The artist was the winner of EASTInternational in 2006 and will participate in next years Tate Triennial 2009 curated by Nicolas Bourriaud. Ewan is represented by Ancient & Modern, London. Alan Michael, Born 1967, Scotland Recent solo exhibitions include Mood: Casual, Tate Britain/Art Now, London (2008); Touch Void, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (2008) and Damage, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (2002). Group exhibitions include Tate Triennial, Tate Britain, London (2006), Year Zero, NGCA, Sunderland (2004) and Here and Now - Scottish Art 1990-2001, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee (2001). The artist is represented by David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles; Hotel, London; Modern Art, London and Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow and Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin Oliver Payne & Nick Relph, Born 1977/1979, England Solo exhibitions include Herald St., London (2007), Gavin Brown�s Enterprise, New York (2007, 2005 and 2002); Serpentine Gallery, London (2005) and Kunsthalle Zurich, Zurich (2004). They have participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally, including the Tate Triennale (2006 and 2003), Musee d�Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (2004) and Beck�s Futures (2002). The artists are represented by Gavin Brown�s Enterprise, New York and Herald St., London. Linder, Born 1954, England As an active figure in British punk and post-punk scenes, Linder came to prominence for her collaged/ photo-montaged works and involvement in the performance group Ludus. Recent solo exhibitions include She Climes the European Sky, Linn L�hn,�Cologne (2008); Baltic, Gateshead (2007); PS1/Museum of Modern Art, New York (2007); Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London (2007); Let Me Go Where My Pictures Go, Dependence, Brussels (2006) and The Return of Linderland, Cornerhouse, Manchester (2000). Her performance The Working Class Goes To Paradise, was included in the Tate Triennial, Tate Britain, London (2006). Linder is represented by Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London and Linn L�hn,�Cologne. Cerith Wyn Evans, Born 1958, Wales He has participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally, including the Venice Biennale (1995 and 2003), 9th International Istanbul Biennial (2005) and Documenta 11 (2002). His most recent solo shows were held at MUSAC � Museo de Arte Contempor�neo de Castilla y Le�n, in Leon, Spain (2008); ICA, London, (2006); Kunsthaus Graz, 2005; Museum of Fine Arts of Boston, 2004 and Frankfurter Kunstverein (2004). Wyn Evans is represented by White Cube, London; Galerie Neu, Berlin; Galerie Buchholz, Cologne and Galeria Fortes Vila�a, Brazil. |
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