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The Wharf Road Project review
commentart.com, 12.Oct.08Author Marina Giostra
Marina Giostra
From Saturday 4th October to Sunday 19th October
Wednesday to Sunday, 12 - 7pm
The Wenlock Building, 50-60 Wharf Road
London N1 7RN
The Wharf Road Project is located in a large office building, that will shortly be let. Before it is occupied with new workers, the 5-storey venue brings together more than 20 established contemporary art galleries and innovative art initiatives in xx rooms.
The Wharf Road Project is a large-scale exhibition, comprising sculptures, videos and paintings complemented by a programme of musical and theatrical performances. MOT Gallery presents: THE NEW DOME.
The Wenlock building is owned by Workspace Group plc, which have long been supporters of the arts and London’s creative industries.
The choice of a huge building with numerous rooms was perfectly functional to the aim of the exhibition because people could enjoy passing from one room to another discovering always a different approach to the arts, from descriptive to conceptual (MOT Gallery presents: THE NEW DOME) , from figurative to abstract. Tara Cranswick( V22 Gallery)
In this “journey” I appreciated most the giant sculptures. They look very odd and suggestive as they came from a distant future. Laura White, Yea and Nay, 2008 (V22 Gallery) and Stewart Gough, The Mighty Quinn, 2007 (Fieldagate Gallery).
Some drawings also drew my attention for the accurateness of the details and the extravagance of the subjects. Artworks resulted from “Poignancy Passing Muster”collaboration, drawings of Ed Workman.
I easily noted some references to modern and contemporary myths such as the omnipresent Kate Moss,( Kirsten Glass, V22 Gallery) Donald Judd and Marc Chagall (Cedric Christie, neon signs, Carter Presents) were examples of what could be considered artistically valuable. Their purpose seemed to bring the audience closer to the treated subject and to the artwork itself.
In my opinion, showing a wide range of organisations in one exhibition creates a dialogue and expression of co-operation between established art spaces. It is a new and exciting initiatives that attracts a wide audience.
I would like to express my favourable opinion of Martin Creed and Martin Westwood as curators because they selected innovative artworks from V22 Gallery’s collection very carefully.
Even though at the preview I hardly tried to gather details about the artists and their artworks as the fluid crowd wandered through the corridors and filled the big carpeted rooms. I was really impressed by this art show and I seriously recommend to replicate it in future.
I don’t think the main interest was commercial and it wasn’t considered like a fair because it offered free submission to the galleries and free entry for the audience. At the same time it was a relaxed and convivial atmosphere similar to the art fair, a clear contrast from the seriousness of auction houses.
Wednesday to Sunday, 12 - 7pm
The Wenlock Building, 50-60 Wharf Road
London N1 7RN
The Wharf Road Project is located in a large office building, that will shortly be let. Before it is occupied with new workers, the 5-storey venue brings together more than 20 established contemporary art galleries and innovative art initiatives in xx rooms.
The Wharf Road Project is a large-scale exhibition, comprising sculptures, videos and paintings complemented by a programme of musical and theatrical performances. MOT Gallery presents: THE NEW DOME.
The Wenlock building is owned by Workspace Group plc, which have long been supporters of the arts and London’s creative industries.
The choice of a huge building with numerous rooms was perfectly functional to the aim of the exhibition because people could enjoy passing from one room to another discovering always a different approach to the arts, from descriptive to conceptual (MOT Gallery presents: THE NEW DOME) , from figurative to abstract. Tara Cranswick( V22 Gallery)
In this “journey” I appreciated most the giant sculptures. They look very odd and suggestive as they came from a distant future. Laura White, Yea and Nay, 2008 (V22 Gallery) and Stewart Gough, The Mighty Quinn, 2007 (Fieldagate Gallery).
Some drawings also drew my attention for the accurateness of the details and the extravagance of the subjects. Artworks resulted from “Poignancy Passing Muster”collaboration, drawings of Ed Workman.
I easily noted some references to modern and contemporary myths such as the omnipresent Kate Moss,( Kirsten Glass, V22 Gallery) Donald Judd and Marc Chagall (Cedric Christie, neon signs, Carter Presents) were examples of what could be considered artistically valuable. Their purpose seemed to bring the audience closer to the treated subject and to the artwork itself.
In my opinion, showing a wide range of organisations in one exhibition creates a dialogue and expression of co-operation between established art spaces. It is a new and exciting initiatives that attracts a wide audience.
I would like to express my favourable opinion of Martin Creed and Martin Westwood as curators because they selected innovative artworks from V22 Gallery’s collection very carefully.
Even though at the preview I hardly tried to gather details about the artists and their artworks as the fluid crowd wandered through the corridors and filled the big carpeted rooms. I was really impressed by this art show and I seriously recommend to replicate it in future.
I don’t think the main interest was commercial and it wasn’t considered like a fair because it offered free submission to the galleries and free entry for the audience. At the same time it was a relaxed and convivial atmosphere similar to the art fair, a clear contrast from the seriousness of auction houses.
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