OXFORD MODERN ART MODERN STUART BRISLEY STATE OF DENMARK EXHIBITION GUIDE EXHIBITION EXHIBITION GUIDE RACHAEL MINOTT RACHAEL PLATFORM MODERN ART OXFORD Glave, Akashic Books, 2013 Books, Akashic Glave, Tomas Tomas Flesh, & Politics Bloodpeople: the Among STUART BRISLEY s STATE OF DENMARK 2001 Studies, Caribbean Societyfor Ruth Minott Egglestone, Egglestone, Minott Ruth CURATED BY DAVID THORP WITH THE MUSEUM OF ORDURE Pantomime, Jamaican A Philosophy of Survival: Anancyism in in Anancyism Survival: of Philosophy A Upper Galleries s 20 September - 16 November 1977 API, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, Brathwaite, Kamau Edward This exhibition presents a selected survey of where Brisley worked gathering information on the Liberation, People’s Nanny, Sam Sharpe, and the Struggle for for Struggle the and Sharpe, Sam Nanny, historical and recent work by seminal British history and customs of the area in an attempt to s artist Stuart Brisley (b. Surrey, 1933). Celebrated create an active social tool which would develop 2005 Routledge, Donnell, Alison Alison as a performance artist, the great breadth and the town’s sense of community, rather than simply History, Literary Anglophone in Moments Critical Critical Literature: Caribbean Twentieth-Century diversity of Brisley’s practice will be explored in produce a mere archive. This presentation is s State of Denmark through a range of sculpture, complemented by a study room where key texts Reading Further photography, film and painting. and resources which relate to the history and p.74 culture of mining in the UK is available for you to Britain Great Review, Headline (2008) Thompson Throughout his career, now spanning six decades, explore. Cezair- Margaret Paradise, of History True The Brisley has consistently interrogated the political 2014 October 12 - September 29 righteous; if we did not fight now, then when? when? then now, fight not did we if righteous; conventions of the time. From his early projects Stuart Brisley’s engagement with the act of painting University Brookes Oxford being free men? Free men, amen. God was with the the with was God amen. men, Free men? free being in ‘60s post-war Germany and his recurring is explored in a passage of works in the Piper Girling Matt engagement with the politics of Northern Ireland Gallery. Titled Royal Ordure (1996), the painting Haytians, those than advantaged more not we were man? The Lord had strengthened them. Amen. And And Amen. them. strengthened had Lord The man? to his more recent critique of the British monarchy evokes an ongoing and increasingly central 2014 September 12-26 Hadn’t the slaves of Hayti triumphed over the white white the over triumphed Hayti of slaves the Hadn’t and systems of power, Brisley’s profound and concern in Brisley’s practice; the tussle with a Reading of University me. I don’t know why. I started to shout with the rest. rest. the with shout to started I why. know don’t I me. singular voice resonates with a younger generation social and cultural detritus; real, metaphorical and Minott Rachael of artists working today. imagined. Similarly, The Missing Text, Interregnum around those of response spirited the by and words the wind…’ I found myself strangely swayed by his his by swayed strangely myself found I wind…’ the 1-3 (2012-13) depicts a jumble of debris, remnants 2014 August 24 – 12 battle…Then did I beat them small as the dust before before dust the as small them beat I did battle…Then In a time marked by widespread dissatisfaction with of failed businesses which Brisley discovered in Oxford of University Art, of School Ruskin Psalms: ‘For thou has girded me with strength unto the the unto strength with me girded has thou ‘For Psalms: our political institutions, from the protests against an abandoned shop during his 2010 residency at Lakin Rosamund inequality mounted by the ‘Occupy’ movement PEER, London and which reminded the artist of the from read and side their on being for God to thanks Mr Bogle was a fiery speaker. He began by giving giving by began He speaker. fiery a was Bogle Mr to the proposed dismantling of the Unions, this Conservative Party’s slogan for the 2010 general are: artists 2014 Platform exhibition highlights the urgency of the critique election, ‘Broken Britain’. Extract gallery context. gallery which Brisley has relentlessly pursued throughout Minott Rachael valuable experience working in a professional professional a in working experience valuable his work. The enduring relationship with the body as country. the with marketing and events planning to gain some some gain to planning events and marketing subject will be traced through an accompanying interaction there of outcomes and intentions their at including technical installation of their work, work, their of installation technical including State of Denmark will include early and rarely seen film programme, in which some of Brisley’s looking Europe; from missionaries Baptist of work the Oxford on all aspects of the gallery’s activity activity gallery’s the of aspects all on Oxford works which reappraise historical moments that most prescient performances can be seen in the examining also whilst Jamaica in politics and religion working closely with the team at Modern Art Art Modern at team the with closely working chime with the contemporary political climate. Basement. between relationship significant historically the into present events or performances. They will be be will They performances. or events present In the Upper Gallery Before the Mast (2013), is a exploration an as intended is and slavery of abolition Space to both develop and show their work, work, their show and develop both to Space State of Denmark is curated by David Thorp in the in instrumental became work religious whose series of photograph’s from a ten-day performance Each artist has been offered the use of the Project Project the of use the offered been has artist Each association with the Museum of Ordure. The figures key the on reflects event The Jamaica. in exploring the decimal calendar introduced after exhibition assert’s Brisley’s influence as one of the Church Baptist the of work evangelic the with directly the French Revolution. This attempt to eradicate all Ruskin School of Art, Oxford University. University. Oxford Art, of School Ruskin most important and enduring voices in international deal which IGJ, the from objects ethnographic and religious and royalist influences from day-to-day life Reading and Oxford Brookes universities and the the and universities Brookes Oxford and Reading contemporary art. The exhibitiob is accompanied artworks of collection a together brings exhibition This reveals Brisley’s fascination with the Revolutionary a single artist from each of the graduate shows at at shows graduate the of each from artist single a by a new pamphlet featuring a text by David Thorp. Quote Artist’s moment which has played itself out consistently artists involved Modern Art Oxford has selected selected has Oxford Art Modern involved artists throughout his career. This interest is also revealed Stuart Brisley’s destabilisation of received narratives 2pm at Minott Rachael This year, to maximise the opportunity for the the for opportunity the maximise to year, This in State of Denmark (2014), a new installation resonates with the challenging tone of the work in curator (IGJ) Jamaica’s of Gallery International The created especially for Modern Art Oxford. Here, an PLATFORM in the Project Space. While Brisley and by exhibition the to introduction an be will There The winner will be announced in October 2014. October in announced be will winner The iron crown is hung over a collection of clothing. this group of emerging artists hail from different 2-6pm September, of 20th Saturday bespoke professional development and support. support. and development professional bespoke Beside this stands a wooden structure; one side generations, both exhibitions present alternative View Private A ‘Evangelic’: listed for the Platform prize including a year of of year a including prize Platform the for listed comprised of removable panels and demarcated positions on the society in which we live today. presents: Jamaica of Gallery International The An artist from each gallery will then be short short be then will gallery each from artist An as republican, the other given over to monarchy. Event A royal portrait of a child prince is placed inside, Stuart Brisley’s films are shown daily from 11am - months. coming the over exhibit to shows degree Margate have each selected works from this year’s year’s this from works selected each have Margate apparently trapped by the system in which it exists. 5pm downstairs in the Basement. installation media Mixed Gallery, Milton Keynes and Turner Contemporary, Contemporary, Turner and Keynes Milton Gallery, This work highlights a vulnerability of seemingly ‘Evangelic’ Warr Pavilion, Bexhill; Modern Art Oxford; MK MK Oxford; Art Modern Bexhill; Pavilion, Warr Please feel free to use photography and social presents: Jamaica of Gallery International The permanent institutions by opposing the political media in all of the galleries La De Portsmouth; Aspex, - Network Arts Visual systems of republic and monarchy. Visitors are Project Space Project invited to contribute to this debate by writing on @mao_gallery | Instagram: modernartoxford Contemporary the from galleries Five region. 12-26 September 2014 September 12-26 the structure’s panels. #republic | #monarchy East South the across colleges and universities University of Reading of University new talent emerging from fine art schools of of schools art fine from emerging talent new is an annual project and aims to nurture nurture to aims and project annual an is Rachael Minott Rachael Featured in the Middle Galleries is documentation Platform of Brisley’s pioneering Peterlee Project 1976-1977, October 12 - August 12 also published as a book on the occasion of this PLATFORM exhibition.