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Studio 1.1: Danny Greaney, Hugh McCarthy - Paradise Now - 31 Jan 2008 to 3 Feb 2008 Current Exhibition |
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Danny Greaney Hugh McCarthy 'Paradise Now ' 31st January - 3rd February 2008 Private view Thursday 31st January 6 - 9 pm Danny Greaney and Hugh McCarthy�s joint work for studio1.1, configured to fit the galleryspace, investigates the multiple functions and forms of discarded, man-made materials. Detergent bottles, felt-tip pens, styrofoam coffee cups and plastic spoons are re-structured to resemble primitive plant-life, so that these manufactured scraps from the real world imitate the living forms their very production imperils. And with those same materials of consumerism, Greaney and McCarthy satirise the paramount commodification of art today, asking where exactly value resides. The ironic re-ordering of the worthless and un-natural detritus of modern life seems to mock organic growth and celebrate sterility. Yet the vision is not altogether dystopian: these primitive flowers sweeten the pill. Having forgotten their origins in either the cafeteria or office they propose a cartoon Eden, a paradise we were not expelled from but are busy destroying from within. The double-edged satire in Greaney and McCarthy�s work reminds us of the etymological link between salvage and salvation, as they attempt to build �a Heaven in Hell�s despair�. The work lasts a week in the gallery, a lifetime in the landfill, and, in the memory, lingers as art. RUSSELL MARTIN tel 079855 352 955 [email protected] www.studio1-1.co.uk/air08 1.1 artist in residence 2008 Introductory Talk Sunday 3 February 4 pm studio1.1 is delighted to present its first artist in residence. Russell Martin has spent the last 10 years making no objects, cluttering the world with no images, but engaging people and in some part changing their lives with dialogue. These dialogues are neither recorded nor is the content or outcome pre-determined. And he divulges no secrets. The dialogues he inaugurates have no form except temporally - a beginning, a middle and an end. That is all. For the first time these disarming conversation pieces will be presented in a gallery space. What exactly happens during Russell Martin�s residency at studio1.1 is to a large extent up to you. On Sunday February 3rd at 4 pm Russell Martin will present his first public work, The Artists Talk - a slide-talk about his practice. Admission is free but please RSVP as space is limited. Further events will be announced throughout the year. Biographical and event information is available at www.studio101.co.uk/air08 |
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