As emerging curators, we (Benjamin
Copping and Wilhemina Madeley) need your help to realise an ambitious and
innovative exhibition set in a disused diamond warehouse at 84 Hatton Garden in
London.
http://thewaitingroom.org.uk/About-Us
About the exhibition:
The exhibition, entitled ‘Dimension(s)
Variable’ (April 24th – May 15th) focuses on one of the
most hotly contested, debated and controversial topics in contemporary art: the
explosion and prominence of the internet and the advancement of affordable
consumer technology.
With a vast list of established and
emerging artists we are keen to do this
project justice, allowing it to reach its full potential.
The exhibitors are:
Catherine
Hughes (Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2013)
HaYoung Kim (Emerging Artists Program, Seoul Museum of Art 2014)
Natasha Peel (New Sensations 2012)
Michael
Pybus (upcoming solo exhibition at Evelyn Yard, London)
Antonio Marguet (Catlin Art Guide 2012)
Rebecca
Scheinberg (Catlin Art Guide 2015)
Paul Schneider (Catlin Art
Guide 2015)
Verity Birt (commissioned
sculpture by Somerset House 2016)
Goro Shimano (designer of
Special Olympics Fukoka 2014 poster)
Ebae (upcoming
residency at The Composing Rooms, Berlin)
Bruce Ingram (Arts
Council England Individual artist’s award 2004 & 2009)
James
Jessiman (part of Friday Late exhibition at V&A 2013)
HaYoung Kim, 'CCTV 1', 201
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Catherine Hughes, 'Into the Fold; Range Rover Autobiography Black 40th Anniversary Limited Edition', 2012
Antonio Marguet, 'Remote Crocodile Tears' 2012-2013
Verity Birt, 'Common Era II', 2015
Install shots:
Why us?
We have a shared ambition and love of
art. We held our first show ‘Unknown & Unseen’ in January 2015 featuring 12
emerging artists and we were amazed and inspired by its success. More than 100
people attended the opening and the gallery received unexpectedly high numbers
of visitors.
http://thewaitingroom.org.uk/UnknownUnseen
Impressed with the
success of the exhibition, our dedication and innovation, we have been asked
for a second time to organise an exhibition in the space before it is gutted
and made into flats.
Invigorated by our
achievements, we want to curate another exhibition that is bigger, bolder and
more ambitious than the last. This time we want large-scale
works and a united theme. We want to give more artists the opportunity to
showcase their talents.
Praise for 'The Unknown & Unseen':
'The Unknown & Unseen'
was a profoundly clever exhibition, willing to break the boundaries between
different artistic disciplines. It played with form, function and the
unique space it was housed in – an old diamond warehouse – to ask
questions of what we take for granted when we engage with the world.'
-Felix Danczak
The Unknown & Unseen install shots:
Why we need you:
Having built on what we’ve learnt from
the first exhibition we are confident that your funding will allow us to take this
project from an amateur pop-up to a professionally run operation.
Without your funding, we simply cannot
afford to do everything we want to do to ensure that this complex exhibition is
as successful, innovative and explosive as we have conceived it to be.
Fortunate as we are to have the exhibition
in a space spanning two floors, which gives us the freedom to display
large-scale works (some of which are more than 4 meters in length) this comes
with a unique set of challenges.
Not wanting to jeopardise the quality
of the works in the exhibition or limit the artists we are hosting means that our
insurance premium is much higher than for our last exhibition. It is very
important to us that the space is protected and that the artists feel
comfortable that their works are safe.
Your funding would also help us pay
for basic but essential items to allow the exhibition’s installation to run
smoothly. This includes the transportation of the artwork, materials for
the install and de-install, drinks for the opening and expenses for the volunteers who are an
essential component in ensuring the space is secure.
Any donation towards this project will be greatly appreciated.
Who we are:
Ben and Wilhemina represent two sides
of the art industry. Ben, a recent photography graduate from Manchester School
of Art has helped realise four pop-up projects in the space of 4 months (also
at 84 Hatton Garden) for roving independent curator, Marcelle Joseph. Having
witnessed the practical necessities of curating an exhibition Ben was invited by the owner of 84
Hatton Garden, Steven Saleh to curate his own exhibition.
Wilhemina has extensive knowledge in
gallery, editorial and press relation systems having previously interned for arts
focused firm Sutton PR and The Serpentine gallery among others. After she
graduated from UCL with a BSc in Anthropology, Wilhemina continued her studies
at The Courtauld Institute of Art undertaking an MA in Contemporary Chinese
Art, shortly after which she started as an archivist at Michael Werner gallery
in London.
Ben and Wilhemina began working
together in December 2014 keen to build on their shared ethos: to give artists from
a wide range of professional and educational backgrounds, a platform to fulfil
their vision. The duo avidly support artists who are not represented by a
gallery – giving them a place at the table to articulate their concepts and
proposals.
For associated press about the artists
or for further information about our project, please visit the following links:
http://thewaitingroom.org.uk/
http://www.newcontemporaries.org.uk/artists/catherine-hughes
http://paper-journal.com/rebecca-scheinberg/
http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/11305/1/converse-emerging-artists-award-bruce-ingram
http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/illustration-and-design-by-james-jessiman
http://hayoungkim.com/site/press_16_RAMagazine.html
http://dontdoitmag.co.uk/issue-8-noise/harnessing-abundance-an-interview-with-michael-pybus/
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/blog/interview-with-ruskin-graduate-natasha-peel/
http://www.apollo-magazine.com/catlin-art-prize-shortlist-2015/
http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2012/09/emerging-antonio-marguet/
http://www.veritybirt.co.uk/
http://ebae.cheap/
http://goro.cc/
Thank you for considering our pledge.
Ben and Wilhemina.