February 3 2004, Tuesday, 10am-6pm (continues until March 28 2003, Sunday, 10am-6pm)
AFTER EXHIBITION BY JAPANESE PHOTOGRAPHER, SUGIMOTO, YOUR CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE, "STATE OF PLAY" - GROUP SHOW BY ARTISTS FROM GERMANY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ITALY, LEICESTERSHIRE, MEXICO, NEW YORK, POLAND, SCOTLAND, SWITZERLAND & WEST YORKSHIRE
Some of you will have enjoyed photographer and installation artist, Hiroshi Sugimoto's exhibition (November 18 2003-January 18 2003) at the Serpentine Gallery, a public art gallery located in Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park. It spans over a decade of work, which includes, "Seascapes," "Pine Landscapes" and his installation, "In Praise of Shadows." And as for that multi-panelled, 10-metre-long photograph, it would be hard to miss. It is titled, "North Pacific Ocean" and was taken in Ohkurosaki, Japan. Well, a good deal closer to home comes the follow-on exhibition: a group show featuring artists from numerous countries and several English counties. We are grateful for the press release we received in the post recently. 'State of Play,' it begins, 'presents the work of a group of international artists whose practice is characterised by spontaneity, improvisation, informality and wit.' The list of artists, whose works for this exhibition have been curated by the Serpentine's Chief Curator, Rochelle Steiner, include, 'Italian-born artist-provacateur Maurizio Cattelan...; ...Turner Prize Winner Martin Creed [b. Wakefield, West Yorkshire]...; and New York artist Tony Feher...' The press release continues to list the other artists, .'..videos of German-born Christian Jankowski... Mexican artist Gabriel Kuri...Polish-born, New York-based artist Aleksandra Mir...artist duo Tim Noble [b. Stroud, Gloucestershire] and Sue Webster [b. Leicester, Leicestershire] create installations that explore the status of the artist within consumer and celebrity culture....video installations of Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist... Scottish artist David Shrigley... German artist Andreas Slominski...'
The event is being sponsored by Hugo Boss, who
- the press release states, has had a partnership with the art world for over eight years,
'They have organised numerous notable exhibitions worldwide and in conjunction with the
Guggenheim Foundation, established the Hugo Boss Prize, which has evolved into an
internationally renowned contemporary art award. Both Maurizio Cattelan and Piplotti Rist,
whose work in included in State of Play, have been short-listed for the Prize.' Go along
and enjoy. We have given you plenty of advance notice! Location: Serpentine Gallery,
Kensington Gardens, London, W2. Tube station: South Kensington (Circle, District and
Piccadilly lines). Buses: 9, 10, 12, 24 or 52.
http://www.hugoboss.com/
http://www.serpentinegallery.org/
