Simon Starling, Infestation Piece (Musselled Moore), 2007-08
Artist: Simon Starling (born 1967 in Epsom, England; lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark). Description: “The centerpiece of Simon Starling’s new exhibition at The Power Plant, Infestation Piece (Musselled Moore), demands some explanation to be fully understood. The story of the project starts in the late 1940s at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art […]
Luis Jacob, A Dance for Those of Us Whose Hearts Have Turned to Ice, Based on the Choreography of Françoise Sullivan and the Sculpture of Barbara Hepworth, 2007
Artist: Luis Jacob (born 1970 in Lima, Peru; lives and works in Toronto, Canada). Materials: Three-channel video installation; 426 x 365 x 240 cm. Description: “Jacob’s work explores the relationship between sculpture and dance, and takes its inspiration from two seemingly disparate art historical sources—the sculpture of British artist Barbara Hepworth, and the choreography of […]
Simon Starling, Three White Desks, 2008-9
Artist: Simon Starling (born 1967 in Epsom, England; lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark). Materials: Mixed media. Description: “Three White Desks, 2008–2009, was inspired by the story of a desk created by Francis Bacon in 1928 for the Australian writer Patrick White. After selling the furniture in 1947, White commissioned a copy of the desk […]
“The New Monumentality,” 2009
Curator: Penelope Curtis (born 1961 in London, England; lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal). Description: Group exhibition at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, England on view May 9-August 29, 2009. Features: Gerard Byrne, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Dorit Margreiter. “The New Monumentality, which has opened at the Henry Moore Institute, explores the attraction of modern post-war buildings for […]
Gerard Byrne, Subject, 2009
Artist: Gerard Byrne (born 1969 in Dublin, Ireland; lives and works in Dublin, Ireland). Materials: Vinyl wall text and three-channel work for monitors; sound, 50 mins. Description: “In the video work Subject, Byrne takes the Modernist architecture of the University of Leeds – conceived in 1960 by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, architects of London’s Barbican […]
Jane and Louise Wilson, A Free and Anonymous Monument, 2003
Artists: Jane and Louise Wilson (both born 1967 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; both live and work in London, England). Materials: 13-channel video installation. Description: “Commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, and presented at Baltic in Gateshead in 2003 (taking up an entire floor of the gallery space), […]
Toby Paterson, Apollo Reprise (Imaginary Landscape with Pavilion and Pool), 2012
Artist: Toby Paterson (born 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland; lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland). Materials: Acrylic paint applied directly on wall. Description: “The ruin inhabits very different social, economic and historical contexts: the housing schemes for working class of post-industrial England embodied in Victor Pasmore’s design of the Peterlee urban complex and its now dilapidated Apollo […]
Toby Paterson, An Experiment for Total Environment, 2012
Artist: Toby Paterson (born 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland; lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland). Materials: Mixed media. Description: Exhibition at the Durham Art Gallery, December 1-March 3, 2013. “An Experiment in Total Environment examines the fascinating yet flawed legacy of a uniquely daring piece of post-war urban design. It looks at Peterlee beyond the Apollo Pavilion […]
