BE THERETook my hands off your eyes too soonPresented by Tanya Bonakdar Gallery October 18, 2007- November 24, 2007Reception: October 18, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmJesse Ash, Justin Beal, Alice Channer, Jack Strange, Sean Edwards
In the entryway Jesse Ash presents, “Review,” 2007, a fictional review of the exhibition, written before the opening of the show by the critic Michael Wilson. Subverting expectations about the logical progression of an exhibition (creation of work, opening of show, and subsequent review) Ash lightheartedly critiques the idea of the impartial or “official” account. Ash graduated from The Royal College of Art in London with an MA in painting, and is currently working toward a fine art PhD on the subject of rumor at Goldsmith’s College in London. His work was recently featured in The Courier’s Tragedy at The International 3, Manchester, 2007 (group). Alice Channer’s pieces, the first of which is installed beside Ash’s “Review,” continue into the main gallery, and are made up of a series of seemingly disparate objects and images, which together suggest an aesthetic template for the everyday, be it through fashion, domestic interior, or architecture. For the opening Channer will incorporate a choreographic reference to Bridget Riley’s first visit to New York into the show, which she cryptically describes not as performance, but as “moving an object from one point to another.” Channer holds a BA from Goldmith's College and is currently getting her MA in sculpture at The Royal College of Art. Her recent solo exhibition That Make Up Some Things, was at Associates, London, in July of 2007, and she will be included in a group exhibition at Dicksmith Gallery, London, in the summer of 2008. Justin Beal’s sculptures and wall works, crafted from plywood, fiberboard, glass and organic materials, make loose references to Modernist architecture, and the Memphis Design Collective, with repeating black and white shapes. This reference to Modernism extends to his table sculpture also—balancing a glass top on a base, with oranges sandwiched between, Beal’s unexpected incorporation of perishable materials highlights the transient ideals on which these designs were based. Beal lives and works in Los Angeles where he received his MFA from the University of Southern California. He has exhibited widely both domestically and abroad, and his recent exhibitions include In Practice, Sculpture Center, New York, 2007 (solo); and Petroliana, the 2007 Moscow Biennial (group). Like Justin Beal, Sean Edwards investigates the effects of repetition, both literal and conceptual. Beginning with a clear pattern, he copies it again and again, exhausting it through continued use. Edwards' interest in the alchemy of the everyday results in works that are often byproducts, offcuts, or evidence of a processual perpetual practice. Edwards holds an MA in fine art from Slade School of Fine Art in London and his recent exhibitions include an offsite project with Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, 2007 (solo); Sean Edwards, S1 Artspace, Sheffield, 2007 (solo); and …picture books of the pyramids and her postcards of billy the kid…, Associates, London, 2007 (solo).
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