In 2002 Jean Baudrillard first published a transcript of his lectures on ‘The Spirit of Terrorism.’ It is an ontological deconstruction of a sensitive and contentious subject; not least the chapter which deals explicitally with the collapse of the World Trade Centre on 9/11. The idealism inherant in the vision was what was attacked, the destruction of concrete and lose of life was a by product. Read the rest of this entry »

Exhibition catalogue- Kapellmeister Pulls A Doozy.

Mary sat perplexed, “why, where, when? The solution seems incommunicable. Hmm, is there even a solution?” The people whizz by my window, their faces fuzzy, like dots on one of those old analogue TV’s, can’t seem to focus, can’t see who they are or what they’re thinking. I can’t even see their eye’s, why am I asking myself this?

The sun has moved inexorably along its path and can now be seen glowing, or is that glowering, through my window? Mary was writing something in a pad, on a desk. The day started in a strange mood, the sun appeared to glower through the gap in his curtains as he chewed, deep in thought, on the end of a pencil.Yep, it was definitely glowering. Her scrawl was mesmerising, the type of handwriting they only had in the old days. You don’t see that type of writing these days. People just don’t take the time to practice anymore. Mary screwed up the piece of paper and threw it on the floor, it landed neatly next to another ball of paper and quickly made friends. Read the rest of this entry »

Group show curated by Richard Meaghan and Andrew Foulds featuring the work of prodigious young international artists. The show meditated on the role and importance of the anchor, the muse and the motif within contemporary painting.

Featuring:

Andy Denzler,
Zavier Ellis,
Andrew Foulds,
David Hancock,
Rene Holm, Julian Lee, Rui Matsunaga,
Richard Meaghan,
Louise Thomas,
John Stark,
Jaap de Vries.

When: Sept/Oct 2008
Location: Seven Seven - London