Play – An exhibition of new editions and
artworks, bringing together work that reflects different aspects of play.
Opening Party:
Thursday 14th November 2013 – 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Exhibition runs from Friday 15th November 2013 until Saturday 4th January 2014
Admission
Free
Tuesday – Saturday 10.30am – 5.30pm
londonprintstudio
is pleased to present ‘Play’, an exhibition of new editions and art works
including work by :- James Bates, Darren Bryant, Das Balloon, Richard Falle, Giulia Garbin, Serena Katt, Yeni Kim, Jochen Klein, Justin Larkin, Alex Massouras, Chris Mercier, Christopher Moon, Ralph Overill, Matthew Pagett, Pandemonia, Sumi Perera, John Phillips, Tom Robinson, Amikam Toren,Katherine Van Uytrecht, Fouzia Zafar.
Play has many
meanings in contemporary culture – performance, manipulation, irony and
disengagement – as well as naïve amusement and recreation. This exhibition brings
together work that reflects different aspects of play; from Pandemonia’s
extravagant performance art; the exploration of authenticity and expectations
of Jochen Klein – to a frisbee packed with digital art.
The formative
childhood experience of play may help release creativity and shape future
lives. The transformative power of early creative experiences has been widely
acknowledged, and Darren Bryant, Serena Katt and Justin Larkin feature
children’s play as a subject.
Many
works on show have a strong element of humour – sometimes overt – as we see
with Giulia Garbin and Das Balloon, sometimes an undercurrent. And some are
critical, as we see with Sumi Perera’s Pointless Wordplay.
Coinciding with the
Christmas season, all the art works are for sale, including multiples at
affordable prices.
*Jochen
Klein’s Tabletop series
are on loan from Vital Arts.
