Long View Study No. 13 (Nimrod Shore Party) at Cutters/Cork
February 10, 2011
This triptych pictures Ernest Shackleton and his 1907-09 ‘Nimrod’ Expedition crew who produced Aurora Australis, the first book edition published in Antarctica. The edition’s production — and the expedition’s success in general — relied on resourcefulness and
re-use, central themes to my Long View Project.
Nimrod Shore Party is included in Cutters/Cork, the latest in the Cutters series of international contemporary collage exhibitions curated by James Gallagher. The show
runs through March 12 at West Cork Arts Centre in Skiberdeen, County Cork, Ireland.
From the gallery’s press release:
Cutters/Cork has already being flagged by the Sunday Times newspaper as a ‘must see’ exhibition and is certainly one of the most exciting exhibitions at West Cork Arts Centre in 2011. It is a showcase for the exhilarating and newly invigorated art form of collage. Featuring the work of more than 50 international artists and possibly up to 300 artworks, American artist James Gallagher has brought them all together in Cutters/Cork to illustrate the range and depth of collage taking place today.
In curating Cutters/Cork, James Gallagher says the works in the exhibition “fall into a variety of categories, numerous styles and countless visions. All of them made from the act of physically or digitally cutting and pasting…resulting in a range of work that encompasses everything from social and political commentaries to personal confessions, not to mention surrealist fantasies composed from real life and from the imaginary”.
Though it first gained popularity in the early twentieth century, collage is a true reflection of the world we live in today. According to James Gallagher, “collage is all about the recycling, reinterpretation and reprocessing of our collective past, present and future. As we grow more accustomed to these three “re’s”, collage comes as a relief: a frozen moment that draws you in for a closer look”.
Cutters/Cork features works from two well known Irish-based artists, Sean Hillen, who is best known for his photomontage works relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland and Stephen Brandes, who represented Ireland at the 2005 Venice Biennale.
Cutters/Cork will also link to a series of lens-based exhibitions and events taking place in Cork city and county over the same period.
Exhibiting artists: Rubén B, Michael Bartalos, Melinda Beck, Brian Belott, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Stephen Brandes, Paul Burgess, Dennis Busch, Hollie Chastain, Alejandro Chavetta, Cless, Barrett Cook, Liam Crockard, Valero Doval, Jesse Draxler, Tatiana Echeverri Fernandez, Erik Foss, James Gallagher, April Gertler, Jason Glasser, Eva Han, Sean Hillen, Ashkan Honarvar, Jordin Isip, Eva Lake, Greg Lamarche, Dani Leventhal, Leif Low-Beer, Max o Matic, Jeffrey Meyer, Vincent Pacheco, Melissa Paget, David Plunkert, Garrett Pruter, Kareem Rizk, Javier Rodriguez, Jenni Rope, Jason Rosenberg, Valerie Roybal, Joe Ryckebosch, Cay Schroder, Baby Smith, Kerstin Stephan, Katherine Streeter, Sergei Sviatchenko, Alejandra Villasmil, David Wallace, Jessica Williams, Oliver Wiegner, Lulu Wolf, Bill Zindel and Anthony Zinonos.