CLAPHAM ART GALLERY is delighted to
present 'Hand in hand we walk alone', in association with Art
Fortnight London and 'Young Masters'.
The genesis of this show arrived with the inclusion of three
artists associated with Clapham Art Gallery in June's 'Young
Masters' at 148A St John Street, Clerkenwell. Curated by Flora
Fairbairn and Catriona Warren, 'Young Masters' features a
selection of highly rated contemporary artists who are
influenced in various ways by Old Master painting.
Clapham Art Gallery invited these three artists, Tom Hackney,
David Hancock and Claire Pestaille, to co-curate a simultaneous
show with Zavier Ellis. Between them they have derived an
outstanding list of thirteen young, internationally exhibiting
artists, all of whom will show work that has been inspired by
Old Masters to some degree.
Hannah Conroy questions authorship and originality in her
appropriations. By making subtle interventions on postcards of
Old Master paintings, Conroy employs visual puns to undermine
the images' usual sobriety. Alexander Roslin's 'Woman in a
Mantilla' grows an unsightly sore on her lip and Giorgione's ... |
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