Last night Damien Hirst's publishing company Other Criteria held a launch party at Scott's for Matt Collishaw's eponymous monograph. Friends since their time at Goldsmiths College, Collishaw and Hirst have exhibited together on several occasions.
Although the artist remains most famous for his close-up photograph of a bullet-hole in a head, his work has since moved on from violence and into fantasy. Collishaw's book contains 100 full colour reproductions of his photographs, each offering an interpretation of the artist as Narcissus, a Satyr, and just plain old Matt. The above image, Who Killed Cock Robin? (1997) is an example of the way he explores how a shock factor can "quicken" traditional beauty.
Instead of posting photos of the artists, I thought these little Lego fellas would do the job. In 2005 artists John Cake and Darren Neave immortalised scores of art world figures in Lego for their "Art Craziest Nation" show at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. The model is of a miniature gallery, featuring artwork (Dali's lobster phone, Emin's bed), artists such as Sam Taylor-Wood, Grayson Perry, and special guests such as Brian Sewell, Larry Gagosian... and Lloyd Grossman. There's even a gallery shop. Click here to see the entire model - it's pretty funny.
Their most recent project, Lick Your Selves, involved making fruit flavoured ice lolly versions of Marc Quinn's infamous frozen head sculpture Self (1991), made from nearly ten pints of the artist's blood taken from his body over a period of five months. Cake and Neave seem to be experts in the art of harmless cocking around, which is a breath of fresh air given the dour nature of some of their contemporaries!
Their most recent project, Lick Your Selves, involved making fruit flavoured ice lolly versions of Marc Quinn's infamous frozen head sculpture Self (1991), made from nearly ten pints of the artist's blood taken from his body over a period of five months. Cake and Neave seem to be experts in the art of harmless cocking around, which is a breath of fresh air given the dour nature of some of their contemporaries!
There won't be much of that behaviour next weekend, with any luck - it's the Art Car Boot Sale on Brick Lane, brainchild of sisters and co-curators Karen Ashton and Helen Hayward. Fun is definitely the order of the day: there's a barbecue, cocktails on a man-made beach, burlesque performers and the chance to buy a work of art from participants such as Vivienne Westwood and Gavin Turk, as well Mr Collishaw. Last year was great fun and this year looks to be even better - let's just hope the rain stops in time! If it doesn't, at least you can hide indoors at the Fine Art Auction at Central St Martins on Friday. Organised by the college's MFA students, the lots include work by Antony Gormley and Anthony Caro and have all been donated by the artists. The auction will be conducted by Francis Outred, Head of Private Sales in Contemporary Art at Sotheby's, and is being held to raise funds for the Central St Martins MA Fine Art Degree Show in September. Bring your cheque book.Art Car Boot Fair £2
12-6pm, 8th July 2007.
Fine Art Auction, Central St Martins.
Viewing 5.30-7pm; Live Auction 7-8pm. Friday 6th July
EDIT: A fantastic article on Matthew Collishaw by Guy Kennaway appeared in Sunday's Telegraph. Read it here.
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