I recently submitted a proposal for the up and coming exhibition “Curious Pursuits” curated by Porter & Jenkinson.
It was a little last minute and wasn’t too sure I had submitted in time, well this evening I heard I was successful with my “Things my cats kill” series. Excellent news, I’m really looking forward to it.
My proposal included four framed quarter plates from the series, I now have to decide which ones to use, some have been sold so I might contact some clients and ask for a loan of the plates in their possession.
From the Portico website:
Art Historian collective Porter & Jenkinson aim to showcase the best contemporary art responding to the lost themes and ideas behind the dark, strange, curious and peculiar Victorian aesthetics.
Their premier exhibition Curious Pursuits challenges the conservative image that is frequently associated with the Victorians. Often perceived as prudish and straight-laced, the Victorian’s obsession with – to mention a few pursuits – erotica, theatrical spectacles, the sensational, murder stories and freak shows, has long been pushed to the corners of society’s collective mind. Porter & Jenkinson aim to bring these forgotten ideas to the foreground and explore the responses and reactions in our contemporary society.
The pieces forming the exhibition are what Porter & Jenkinson deem to be intriguing works that depict and celebrate all things curious.
And heres an update of contributing artists…
Ben Rothery
Alice Pattullo
Alice Bradshaw
Corinna Spencer
Amy Louise Nettleton
Andy Clark
Amanda’s Autopsies
Lisa Temple-Smith & Anne Barclay
Paulina Sandberg
Abraham Emajaro
Kirsty Logan
Andrew Magee
Jane Hoodless
Jake Tyas
Liam Smyth
Amanda Nicole White
Abigail Betton
Kirsty Greenwood
Fiona Birnie & Kevin Broughton
Laura Deane
Lucy Freegard
Olly Flude
Russell Mountford
Alison Craig
Hannah Elizabeth Allen
John Brewer
Julia Hembrow
Paul Imrie
Rebecca Key
Rhihannon Moxon
Elizabeth Willow
Tony Richards
Gwilym Hughes
Claire Batt
Damien Wooliscroft
June Kingsbury
Ellie Tarrat
Click here for the Porter & Jenkinson website
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