Exhibitions 2006
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Conrad Shawcross: No Such Thing As One
14 October – 18 November 2006 London Gallery I Victoria Miro Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new sculptures by the British artist Conrad Shawcross. Conceived especially for the gallery spaces No Such Thing As One brings together a body of work that explores ideas concerning time and the essence of matter. Following upon his 2005 exhibition... Learn More -
Stephen Willats: From My Mind To Your Mind
2 – 30 September 2006 London Gallery I During the sixties and early seventies, Stephen Willats was one of the very few serious representatives of international Concept Art in England. Drawing upon wide-ranging artistic means, Willats attempts to comprehend the way in which individuals see a world that is determined by social constraints, how people evaluate themselves and... Learn More -
Idris Khan
2 – 30 September 2006 London Gallery I In this new body of work, Khan re-photographs and digitally layers a sequence or series of pictures in an enigmatic play of appropriation and re-creation. His photographs possess characteristics more akin to drawing or painting and are presented as a kind of photographic palimpsest, animated by the accumulative intervention of... Learn More -
Grayson Perry: The Charms of Lincolnshire
7 July – 12 August 2006 London Gallery I Grayson Perry was born and grew up in rural Essex. Living and working in London the artist's practice has largely dealt with metropolitan themes. The Charms of Lincolnshire allows Perry the possibility to think and create work about the countryside. This is not a historical exhibition about Lincolnshire. It focuses... Learn More -
Tal R: Minus
13 May – 23 June 2006 London Gallery I Victoria Miro presents Minus , an exhibition of new paintings and works on paper by Tal R. The Danish artist is best known for his exuberant and deceptively simple works, which transform a picture book naiveté into a darker, archaic and often violent world. This is the third in a... Learn More -
Anne Chu
8 April – 6 May 2006 London Gallery I Anne Chu's work is underpinned by a sophisticated and highly conceptual approach to form, content and colour. Renowned for her ability to work with a variety media, in her practice Chu integrates wood, bronze, ceramic, resin and fabric in such a way that one medium is animated by another. Textiles... Learn More -
Verne Dawson
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and other paintings 25 February – 1 April 2006 London Gallery I Victoria Miro Gallery is delighted to present new works by American artist Verne Dawson. The exhibition comprises a series of seven paintings aligned to seven planets each depicting a certain day of the week; two large paintings, horizontal and vertical respectively, recounting the fairytales of Red Riding Hood and Jack... Learn More -
Smadar Dreyfus
Lifeguards 20 January – 18 February 2006 London Gallery I Developed over three years of research by the artist, Lifeguards is a dual screen audiovisual installation that examines the way culture is embedded in speech and how identity is constructed through language. The installation insists upon complete immersion of the viewer, exploring the contrasts between aural and visual perception, between... Learn More -
Tracey Moffatt
Adventures 20 January – 18 February 2006 London Gallery I Highly regarded for her formal and stylistic experimentation in film, photography and video, Tracey Moffatt's work reformulates stylistic motifs of popular and visual arts culture. Mining the images and narratives of her vast visual memory, she draws particular inspiration from the film and television she was exposed to as a... Learn More