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Dimensions Variable - a pop-up exhibition

Two emerging curators need your help to fund an ambitious exhibition in a disused diamond warehouse.

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Dimensions Variable - a pop-up exhibition

Dimensions Variable - a pop-up exhibition

Dimensions Variable - a pop-up exhibition

Dimensions Variable - a pop-up exhibition

Dimensions Variable - a pop-up exhibition

Two emerging curators need your help to fund an ambitious exhibition in a disused diamond warehouse.

Two emerging curators need your help to fund an ambitious exhibition in a disused diamond warehouse.

Two emerging curators need your help to fund an ambitious exhibition in a disused diamond warehouse.

Two emerging curators need your help to fund an ambitious exhibition in a disused diamond warehouse.

The Waiting Room.
The Waiting Room.
The Waiting Room.
The Waiting Room.
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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', 2014

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.


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