Her work maintains a delicate
balance that embraces beauty and oddity simultaneously which
might draw and distance subject from audience. This tension is
enforced by the artificiality that is inherent in her work, as
we sense an intentional vacuity and vagueness within the core of
the subject.
MARK McGOWAN will be making a large scale wall drawing in the
gallery to coincide with his most recent performance, ‘Streetfighter’,
where he will dress up as a boxing Ken Livingstone and invite
people to fight him. This will take place on the day of the
exhibition opening, May 18th, from 6pm onwards. As McGowan
explains:
"I will be going around Clapham all day looking for people to
fight me (Ken) and arrange up to 10 one minute fights, which
will take place outside Clapham Art Gallery as part of an art
exhibition on Thursday 18th May 2006. You can pre-book by
calling the gallery on 020 7720 0955. I know lots of people are
upset with Ken and his policies but I am here to defend Ken. I
think he is a great Mayor and there are too many people
disrespecting him. Ken is not only the Mayor of London but a
true fighter in every sense of the word, so if there are any
black cab drivers, congestion charge critics etc that fancy
their chances, I am Ken and I am ready." |
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