Hey y'all,
So from time-to-time (basically every week) I mention artists that I met with in London. So here are a few of them, the works I saw and their newer pieces.
Remember when I talked about Alistair MacKinven and how he was making paintings that he saw as "absolute crap?" The below link shows the pieces, done in 2007-2008.
Et Sick In Infinitum (sic)
If you got distracted at some point in class this week by the pictures of rooms encrusted with shiny blue crystals, here is some more information on Roger Hiorn's Seizure. He was nominated for the 2009 Turner Prize, and was considered the favorite though he lost to Richard Wright.
I think it's interesting that the piece that really put him into contention was one that could not be a commodity. There was no way it could be sold. These things really are only possible though programs like Artangel and Jerwood.
Considering this unique situation - where a non-commodity piece launched the career of an artist straight into the forefront of the contemporary London scene - I'm wondering what you all consider the place of these types of work in the contemporary art world?
Hej Emily,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the works of some London artists -it is an added bonus that you actually had the opportunity to meet with them. I am looking forward to reading your paper on Roger Hiorn's work!