Photos from warmstruggle opening night

Photos from the opening night of warmstruggle, which ran from 21-24 May 2011 at Studio 41, Glasgow. Photo credits: Mag Chua (thanks Mag!)

Responses to warmstruggle exhibition

Art writers Alistair Quietsch and Gwenan Davies have created written responses to warmstruggle, an exhibition I co-curated at Studio 41 with Emma Forbes.

Click here to read Alistair’s response.

Gwenan Davies writes:

“This writing comes from a misunderstanding of what the show warmstruggle was about (before it opened) and how I had miscommunicated this to the gallery managers. This assumption of what I thought warmstruggle was about or would look like without seeing the work beforehand, based on my own taste and point of view, stayed with me and changed my reading of the exhibition when I finally saw it.”

Click here to read the rest of Gwenan’s piece.

warmstruggle featured new works by Sumin Bak, Karen Grant and Lingbo Liu. Click here for photos of the opening night.

'Underground' by Karen Grant - warmstruggle exhibition

Installation view: 'Too late or too early' (installation) by Sumin Bak

'Aping a Beauty' by Lingbo Liu

The Skinny preview of warmstruggle

Preview of warmstruggle show by Andrew Cattanach in The Skinny: http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/102121-warm-struggle-studio-41

Exhibition Preview: Friday 20 May, 6 – 8pm at Studio 41.

Open: 21 – 24 May, 12 – 6pm.

More info here.

warmstruggle – group show @ Studio 41

warmstruggle, a group show that I have co-curated with my friend Emma Forbes, opens next Friday at Studio 41, Glasgow.

It features new work by Sumin Bak, Karen Grant and Lingbo Liu, three painters who also work in other media, including sculpture, mono print and film. The Preview is Friday 20th May 6-8pm, everyone welcome. And there is talk of mojitos…

warmstruggle brings together three artists who seek to locate an authentic personal consciousness amid the pressures of modern day living. Works in paint, sculpture and film explore the importance of maintaining an independent identity within an all-consuming culture.

Using metaphors from the natural world, Chinese culture and the game of pinball, the artists wrestle with art’s potential for individual expression, and each embrace this struggle.

http://thestudio41.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/warmstruggle/ 

Go to Karen’s blog

Go to Sumin’s blog