Programme September — December 2013

Encouraging an appreciation and understanding of contemporary art by a wide audience and donating works by important and new artists to museums and public galleries across the UK. INTRODUCTION We are delighted to have welcomed so many of you to our talks, events and displays in recent months, both at 59 Central Street and across the UK. Open to all, our programme highlights the philanthropic work we are doing with museums and public galleries nationally, and draws upon our expertise, developed over 100 years, to deliver informative, inspirational content. This season, our DISPLAYS series at Central Street begins with a display of nude collages by Deutsche Börse Prize winner John Stezaker (4 Sept — 4 Oct). Purchased for York Art Gallery, these will be shown alongside additional works from York’s collection focusing on the body and flesh. Other displays include a strong selection of Pop works gifted to us by philanthropists Eric & Jean Cass, which we donated to Wolverhampton Art Gallery (16 Oct — 22 Nov), and from December we will show works by 2013 Turner Prize nominee Laure Prouvost (4 Dec — 17 Jan). We look forward to talks on these displays by a selection of artists, curators and collectors in the coming months. Also launching is the fourth show in our PROJECTS series, Tip of the Iceberg: Art from Up North (4 Oct — 3 Jan), as well as a series of collaborative displays at the Whitechapel Gallery investigating the role of philanthropy in shaping public collections (17 Sept). Our programme brings into focus topical events and debates in the contemporary art world. Ahead of FIAC in October and Paris Photo in November, our International Focus seminar will this time look at developments in the contemporary Parisian art scene (18 Sept), and Emerging Trends this season explores performance art (7 Nov). We will be running two Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors events: a seminar on commissioning contemporary art (24 Sept), and an eagerly-anticipated visit to the Contemporary Art Society archives at Tate Britain (22 Nov). We are also hosting an exclusive trip to the Venice Biennale (6 — 8 Sept) and events around Frieze Art Fair (17 — 20 Oct). Don’t miss the announcement of the winners of our £60,000 Contemporary Art Society Annual Award for Museums, one of the highest value contemporary art prizes in the country aimed at enriching museum , 59 Central Street, 4 July 2013. Photo: Joe Plommer collections and supporting emerging talent (18 Nov), as well as our Print & Data Book Fair in association with EC1/WC1 Gallery Map (30 Nov), where you’ll have the opportunity to snap up books and editions just in time for Christmas. We hope to see you at what promises to be an exciting and stimulating season ahead. Follow us on Facebook (Contemporary Art Society) and Twitter (@contempartsoc) to hear our news as it happens and join in all the latest conversations.

Dida Tait Head of Development & External Relations Tom RichardsTom peformance at preview of PROJECT 03: 1 2 CENTRAL STREET: DISPLAYS

CONTEMPORARY ARTAT SOCIETY 59 CENTRAL STREET Monthly displays for our Members and the wider public CONTEMPORARY ARTAT SOCIETY 59 CENTRAL STREET showcasing works we have recently donated to museums and public galleries across the UK. Our DISPLAYS programme is supported by a series of artist and curator talks.

Artist and Curator Talks

THURS 12 SEPTEMBER 19.00

John Stezaker NON-MEMBERS £10 John Stezaker in conversation with Laura Turner, York Art Gallery.

SAT 19 OCTOBER The Eric & Jean Cass Gift FULL DETAILS ON RSVP An exclusive opportunity to hear a panel of artists, curators and collectors discuss one of the most important philanthropic gifts in our 100 year history.

THURS 12 DECEMBER 19.00

Laure Prouvost NON-MEMBERS £10 DISPLAYS A discussion of the work of 2013 Turner Prize nominee Laure Prouvost. John Stezaker 4 SEPTEMBER — 4 OCTOBER

British artist John Stezaker uses collage to explore the subversive within found images such as film magazines, vintage postcards and illustrations. Fall XII and Fall XIII (both 1992) were recently purchased for York Art Gallery through the Contemporary Art Society, the Art Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The male and female collages investigate traditional artistic training such as anatomical study and life drawing, by referencing the source material of Arthur Thompson’s book Anatomy for Art Students, a core text for students at the Slade School of Art until the 1970s. Fall XII and Fall XIII will be displayed at the Contemporary Art Society alongside other works from York’s collection that focus on the nude and flesh, including work by the Victorian painter William Etty and a work by Helen Chadwick from her Ego Geometria Sum series. John Stezaker discusses his work at the Contemporary Art Society on 12 September.

Artist Ivan Seal in conversation with Harriet Loffler of Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, John Stezaker, Fall XII 1992, collage, 16.1 x 10.8cm 59 Central Street, 19 April 2013. Photo: Joe Plommer © the artist, courtesy the artist and The Approach 3 4 DISPLAYS The Eric & 16 OCTOBER — 22 NOVEMBER

CONTEMPORARY ARTAT SOCIETY 59 CENTRAL STREET Jean Cass Gift CONTEMPORARY ARTAT SOCIETY 59 CENTRAL STREET

Collectors Eric and Jean Cass recently donated over £4 million of modern and contemporary artworks to the Contemporary Art Society for gifting to museums. The gift is one of the most important in our 100 year history. In 2012, we distributed a selection of works from Eric and Jean Cass’s rich and eclectic collection to seven museums and public galleries in the UK to enrich and expand their current collections. To continue our celebration of this outstanding philanthropic act, this autumn we will reflect on the impact of the gift on Wolverhampton Art Gallery, one of the recipient museums. Thanks to the vision of curator David Rogers in the 1960s and 1970s, the gallery now boasts one of the best collections of Pop Art in the UK, with works by Eduardo Paolozzi, Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Roy Lichtenstein and David Hockney. The display reflects how the gift has enabled Wolverhampton to develop both its Pop collection with major works by British artist Allen Jones, as well as a new focus on the impact of European artists on the UK Pop movement, with works by Victor Vasarely and Karel Appel. We will hold an exclusive discussion of the importance of the gift, led by artists, collectors and curators, at the Contemporary Art Society on 19 October.

DISPLAYS Laure Prouvost 4 DECEMBER — 17 JANUARY

The work of 2013 Turner Prize nomineeLaure Prouvost moves between film, performance, sound and site-specific installation. It often plays with the relationship between director, performer, audience and the architecture of viewing. Last year, the Contemporary Art Society purchased Monolog for the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester. This video, which won the 56th Oberhausen Short Film Principal Prize in 2010, is a witty and direct challenge to the notion of the artist’s identity and institutional regulations imposed upon the viewing of art and the behaviour of a supposedly captive audience. At a time when the Whitworth is embarking upon a redevelopment of its gallery spaces, Prouvost’s work has been a timely addition to the gallery’s rich and varied collection of historic and contemporary art. Monolog will be shown at the Contemporary Art Society alongside a selection of recent work by the artist. There will be Victor Vasarely, AXO-99 (1988), a discussion of Laure Prouvost’s work at the Contemporary edition 15/175, painted wood, Art Society on 12 December. h. 69.6cm. Donated to Wolverhampton Art Gallery by Eric and Jean Cass through the Contemporary Art Society, 2012 © ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2013. Laure Prouvost, Monolog 2009, video, 9 min Photo: Doug Atfield Film stills © the artist, courtesy the artist and MOT International 5 6 CENTRAL STREET: PROJECTS CENTRAL STREET: PUBLIC SEMINARS

CONTEMPORARY ARTAT SOCIETY 59 CENTRAL STREET Quarterly exhibitions showcasing the work of selected Timed to coincide with major events in the international CONTEMPORARY ARTAT SOCIETY 59 CENTRAL STREET artists from our Artist Membership as well as guest artists. contemporary art calendar, our public seminars at Currently showing until 27 September is PROJECT 03: Data Central Street discuss topical issues, themes and trends in curated by Shiri Shalmy. Data brings together a sequence of contemporary art and are led by special guest speakers. works by Salvatore Arancio, James Brooks, Leo Fitzmaurice, Our three seminar strands each season are Emerging Trends, Helen Kincaid, Noa Lidor and Tom Richards that explore International Focus and Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors. systems of knowledge and information.

WED 18 SEPTEMBER 18.30 — 20.30 Seminar — International Focus: Paris with Vincent Honoré French Curator & Director of David Roberts Art Foundation An in-depth look at the contemporary art scene in Paris ahead of FIAC and Paris Photo this season. Guest speaker Vincent Honoré will highlight key galleries, projects and practitioners in Paris, drawing out important shifts and developments in recent years and explaining the reasons behind Paris’ rise as a contemporary art centre. MEMBERS £15, NON-MEMBERS £30

TUES 24 SEPTEMBER 18.30 — 20.30

PROJECT 04 Seminar — Spotlight on Contemporary Collectors: Tip of the Iceberg: Commissioning Contemporary Art with Louisa Buck Louisa Buck, art critic and correspondent for The Art Newspaper, will discuss 4 OCTOBER — 3 JANUARY the process and challenges for private collectors to commission contemporary Art from Up North artwork, from the initial invitation to an artist, to the financing and final PREVIEW: 3 OCTOBER, 18.30 — 20.30 · ALL WORKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE installation of works. Buck has written extensively on collecting and commissioning contemporary art. Her guide to commissioning was published In 2009, the Contemporary Art Society launched a pioneering membership in 2012 and includes insights from Nicholas Serota, Hans Ulrich Obrist, programme for individuals across the North of England, to bring the rich Jeff Koons, Anish Kapoor, Anne Pasternak, Olafur Eliasson and others. diversity of artistic talent residing in the region to the attention of new audiences NON-COLLECTOR MEMBERS £30 and potential collectors. Over the last 4 years, Contemporary Art Society North

has organised studio visits and exhibition tours with over 60 artists, many of whom came from elsewhere and made the North their home. Tip of the Iceberg: THURS 7 NOVEMBER 18.30 — 20.30 Art from Up North presents work by a selection of these artists, to inspire more people to venture to the North East, North West and Yorkshire. Includes work Seminar — Emerging Trends: Performance & Live Art with Catherine Wood, by Iain Andrews, Eric Bainbridge, Catherine Bertola, Pavel Büchler, Curator of Contemporary Art and Performance at Tate Modern Rachael Clewlow, Graham Dolphin, Leo Fitzmaurice, Susie Green, Join us for a presentation examining the critical role of performance and live Matthew Houlding, Nick Kennedy, Laura Lancaster, Paul Merrick, art in the history of art as well as its growing influence in today’s international Anne Vibeke Mou, Michael Mulvihill, Emily Speed, Matt Stokes and contemporary art world. Drawing on Tate’s relationship with performance art, Rafal Topolewski. Curated by Mark Doyle and Rebecca Morrill. curator Catherine Wood will highlight key developments and important new artists to look out for. Matthew Houlding, New Olympia 3 2012, perspex, cardboard, wood, MDF, 12 x 30cm MEMBERS £15, NON-MEMBERS £30 Image courtesy of the artist and Ceri Hand Gallery. Photo: Simon Pantling. On display in PROJECT 04 7 8 NATIONAL NOTICEBOARD GIFTS AND BEQUESTS GIFTS AND BEQUESTS NATIONAL NOTICEBOARD Works gifted by the Contemporary Art Society to Remember us in your will Legacies are a very special way to support our work, including bequests of museums and public galleries during the past year, artwork, collections or financial donations. Legacies are also increasingly tax which are on display around the country. effective: an estate which leaves at least 10% to a charity will receive a reduced Inheritance Tax (IHT) rate of 36%, below the usual rate of 40%.

Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool Gift an artwork in your lifetime Brian Griffiths Bear Work Wear (black) (2011) With unrivalled knowledge and an extensive network of museums and galleries, and Haroon Mirza A Sleek Dry Yell (2008) we can find the right home for your artworks where they will be cared for, Both purchased through The Sculpture Fund curated and displayed in perpetuity for the public to enjoy. New government tax From February 2013 · New works incentives mean that donors c0uld receive tax reductions.

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Since 1910, the Contemporary Art Society has placed artworks in museums across Clare Woods Obscene Porridge (2012) the UK on behalf of many art collectors and philanthropists: From June 2013 · Collection display ·· In 1953, Sir Edward Marsh bequeathed his entire collection, including works Southampton City Art Gallery by Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, Ivon Hitchens and Stanley Spencer. Phoebe Unwin Concrete Ball (2012) ·· In 2007, Tom Bendham bequeathed his collection and his studio. The sale of From July 2013 · Collection display the studio enabled us to acquire our first ever permanent home at Central Street. ·· In 2010, Dr Ronald Lande bequeathed David Hockney’s A Rake’s Progress and The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum paintings by Keith Vaughan in memory of his life-long partner Walter Urech. Ruth Ewan Nae Sums 1911 (2010) and Deadnoughts (2010) 23 August 2013 — February 2014 · In the exhibition Re: New

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh Michael Craig Martin Globe (1986), Dolly (1983) and Glasses (1987) 26 October 2013 — 18 May 2014. In the exhibition New Acquisitions From The Eric & Jean Cass Gift

Worcester City Art Gallery Mike Marshall A Prism Splits Light (2012) An interior at ‘Bleep’, 21 November 2013 — 4 January 2014 · Collection display Eric & Jean Cass’ spectacular modernist home, showing some of Plymouth Museum & Art Gallery the works they would later Lynette Yiadom-Boakye To Tell Them Where it’s Got to (2012) donate to Contemporary From December 2013 · Collection display Art Society. Photo: Doug Atfield ·· In 2012, Eric and Jean Cass gifted over 300 artworks for donation to museums. ·· Long-standing patron Dasha Shenkman has gifted works by Jean Arp, Frank Auerbach and Bruce McClean.

For more information, visit www.contemporaryartsociety.co.uk/support-us 9 10 September October November DIARY DIARY 6 FRI 6 — SUN 8 3 THURS 18.30 — 20.30 2 SAT 13.00 — 16.00 23 SAT Trip — Venice Biennale 2013 PROJECT 04 Preview — Tip of the Visit — Tom Ireland studio Visit — The Art Party Conference FULLY BOOKED Iceberg: Art from Up North & exhibition tours CRESCENT ARTS AT THE SPA, SCARBOROUGH 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON BLACKPOOL FULL DETAILS ON RSVP THURS 19.00 12 EDW 18.30 — 20.00 DISPLAYS Artist Talk SAT 13.00 — 16.00 THURS 18.30 – 20.30 27 5 7 Visit — Jennifer Douglas studio — John Stezaker Visit — Curator-led tour of Seminar — Emerging Trends: THE NEWBRIDGE PROJECT, NEWCASTLE 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON New Lights & Private Collection Performance with Catherine Wood NON-MEMBERS £10 Visit with Mark Hinchcliffe 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON SAT 12.00 — 20.00 HARROGATE, YORKSHIRE MEMBERS £15, NON-MEMBERS £30 30 17 TUES 17 — SUN 1 DEC Fair — Contemporary Art Society Display — Nothing Beautiful 12 UEST 18.00 — 20.00 Print & Book Fair in association with Unless Useful 15 UEST 18.30 — 20.00 Visit — Mishka Henner studio EC1/WC1 Gallery Map Tour — Northern Design Festival 1ST DISPLAY IN SERIES OF MANCHESTER 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY DISPLAYS exhibitions AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, LONDON GLOBE GALLERY, NEWCASTLE 14 THURS 18.30 — 20.30 EDW 18.30 — 20.30 The Public Art Forum 18 SAT 10.30 — 12.30 December Seminar — International Focus: 19 SERIES OF TALKS EXPLORING Breakfast Introduction Paris with Vincent Honoré PUBLIC ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY to Frieze Art Fair 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON FRI 6 — SUN 8 18.30 — 20.30 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON 6 MEMBERS £15, NON-MEMBERS £30 FULL DETAILS ON RSVP Contemporary Art Society North THURS 14.00 — 20.00 Selling Show — Not Just for 21 SAT SAT Special Event — Nothing Beautiful Christmas... Tour — CASt: East London DISPLAYS Talk Unless Useful PS MIRABEL, MANCHESTER FULL DETAILS ON RSVP FULL DETAILS ON RSVP — Exclusive discussion of the WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, LONDON MEMBERS £50 / NON-MEMBERS £60 Eric & Jean Cass Gift with artists, £10 / £8 CONC. collectors and curators 10 TUES 10 DEC — SUN 9 MAR SAT 14.00 — 16.00 SAT Display 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON 16 Preview — Multiple Choice: Artist Talk — Sarah Pickering 2ND DISPLAY IN SERIES OF CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY DISPLAYS Contemporary Prints & Editions SAT 11.00 — 13.00 exhibition AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY, LONDON from Private Collections Preview — Multiple Choice: DLI MUSEUM & DURHAM ART GALLERY, DURHAM FULL DETAILS ON RSVP in the North (Part 1) Contemporary Prints & Editions 12 THURS 19.00 GRANARY GALLERY, BERWICK-UPON-TWEED from Private Collections DISPLAYS Talk & Christmas in the North (Part 2) 18 MON Reception — Laure Prouvost Reception — Contemporary 24 UEST 18.30 — 20.30 QUEEN’S HALL GALLERY, HEXHAM Art Society Annual Award for NON-MEMBERS £10 Seminar — Spotlight on Museums Contemporary Collectors: WED THURS 30 LONDON Commissioning Contemporary Visit — Nadia Hebson studio FURTHER DETAILS ON REQUEST Artist Talk (Bernadette O’Toole Art with Louisa Buck* THE NORTHERN CHARTER, NEWCASTLE & James Quin) & Christmas Drinks FULL DETAILS ON RSVP 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON 22 RIF 10.00 — 12.00 LIVERPOOL NON-COLLECTOR MEMBERS £30 Visit — Spotlight on Contemporary FULL DETAILS ON RSVP Collectors: Contemporary Art THURS 26 — SUN 29 For details of Patrons events, please contact Miriam Metliss, 26 Society archives at Tate* Art Fair — The Manchester Patrons & VIP Relations Manager, on +44 (0)20 7017 8413 FULL DETAILS ON RSVP or [email protected] Contemporary 2013 NON-COLLECTOR MEMBERS £50 MANCHESTER * denotes Collector Membership event 11 FULL DETAILS ON RSVP 12 Angel

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