Jenna Naylor: Sophia Crilly Artist talk 13/03/14

Floence Derieux in Harald Szeemann, Individual Methodology, 2007
"It is now widely accepted that art history from the second half of the 20th century is not a history of art, but a history of exhibitions."

Per Huttner - artist/curator
Creates peer to peer networks between young artists from North West and Manchester
Once a year a solo show - artists first solo show
Lack of opportunities for artists in a mentor environment
Worked with The cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland, exchange
Gallery relocated after deciding directions they could take (art fairs, artists selling work)
Looks at different curators as part of research
Walter Hopps - curator "36 hours"
36 Days, exhibition open to any Uk artist, no judgment/application process, all art accepted, onluy size limitations
interested in how to curate the show when you don't know what would arrive
encouraging and supporting young artists to develop work and take risks in their practice
Mary Griffiths, cover paper in graphite, burnish with hot implement, use pins to draw into the surface
Her solo show - graphite covering 8M wall (took 10 days to cover), normally works A4 size, abstract drawings, but based on architectural spaces
New gallery in 2013, thinking about people who may not encounter art normally, www.bureaugallery.com
works with artists while they develop their work, and then often offer shows later on, studio visits, interviews etc with the artist
Have a range of funders and sponsors, wider range of connections
Consider how other areas (businesses) could relate to art practice and open opportunities
Think longer term, not more immediate

Artwork:

Looking at exhibition curating over last century
found/archival images - drawings developed from them
Harals Szeemann, Walter Hopps, Dave Hickey - curators
Layered, drawn and rubbed out several times before details come into the drawings

Jenna Naylor