2015–16 Fine Arts 2015–16 Acknowledgements All works © the artists and architect Antonella Salvatore and Inge Lyse Hansen, John Cabot University, Rome Editor: Marco Palmieri Graphic design: Praline Juliet Franks, The Ruskin School of Art, Oxford Printed in Belgium by Graphius Stefania Gerevini, Università Luigi Bocconi, Milan Published in 2016 by the British School at Rome Sarah Linford, Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Rome 10 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AH Ilaria Bozzi, Anna d’Amelio Carbone, Claudia Cavalieri, Martina Caruso, Giulia Cirlini, Clelia Colantonio, Marina Dacci, British School at Rome Adrienne Drake, Niccolò Fano, Flavio Ferri, Pier Paolo Pancotto, Via Gramsci 61, 00197 Rome Emanuela Pigliacelli, Marcello Smarrelli A charity registered in England and Wales (no. 314176) Isabella Capolei, Maria Vittoria Di Sabatino, Giosuè Prezioso, Virginia Russolo www.bsr.ac.uk Photography courtesy of the artists and architects, except: ISSN 1475-8733 Roberto Apa (pages 5–7, 9, 12–20, 22, 24, 25 (The Son), ISBN 978-0-904152-76-0 26–34, 36–40) The projects realised by Lincoln Austin, Joseph Griffiths and Michelle Ussher have been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its Arts funding and advisory body. Giles Worsley Fund The Derek Hill Foundation The Incorporated Edwin Austin Nicholas Berwin Charitable Trust Abbey Memorial Scholarships Contents 4 Preface: Christopher Smith 7 Introduction: Marco Palmieri Exhibitors 12 Rachel Adams 14 Lincoln Austin 16 Damien Duffy 18 James Ferris 20 Joseph Griffiths 22 Mark Andrew Kelly 24 Mandy, Gerrit and Maria Niewöhner 26 Deborah Prior 28 Margaret Roberts 30 Anne Ryan 32 David Ryan 34 Jonas St. Michael 36 Catherine Story 38 Ross Taylor 40 Michelle Ussher 43 Biographies 52 BSR Faculty of the Fine Arts and Staff Preface At the end of my report last year, I looked forward As always we depend on the generosity of the to the renovation of the studios, which was concluded trusts, foundations and individuals who co-fund our just a few days before the beginning of the new awards. It is as ever a pleasure to thank: the Arts academic session. The beautiful new skylights, Council of Northern Ireland; the Australia Council doors and windows let light flood in, but protect the for the Arts; the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du studios from heat — and heat loss. Together with the Québec; the Derek Hill Foundation; the Giles Worsley refurbishment of the corridor connecting the studios, Fund (in collaboration with the RIBA); the Helpmann and continuing the refurbishment undertaken by Andrew Academy (with David and Pam McKee, and The Wood Wallace-Hadrill, the BSR artists now have studios that Foundation); the Incorporated Edwin Austin Abbey are truly magnificent and highly functional. Memorial Scholarships; the Linbury Trust; the National And this is right, because our artists are operating Art School, Sydney (with Jennifer Dowling); and the at the highest levels of creativity and intellectual Nicholas Berwin Charitable Trust. engagement across all of our areas of work. This year We are extremely grateful to the members of has been no exception to the rule that the BSR is a the BSR’s Faculty of the Fine Arts and to other members community united by intellectual curiosity and by the of selection panels. They continue to devote much innovative solutions found to problems of form and time and care to the selection of artists and architects, history. Throughout these pages you will see work that and their visits to the BSR are especially valuable. engages with the same city and the same problems that Now, as part of our Second Century Campaign, have challenged our humanities scholars, and we are we look to the future. Funding to maintain the increasingly seeing a genuine parity between all areas opportunities we offer is a key priority for the BSR. of our activity. We believe that we provide a unique environment for This is shown also by the growing programme the development and fostering of creative practice, of events that we are building. Undoubtedly, the in which practitioners of many different disciplines and headline event was William Kentridge’s conversation forms learn from each other, grow in confidence, and with Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev on the occasion of his share their ideas more effectively and successfully. This majestic Triumphs and Laments installation on the banks year, in Dulwich Picture Gallery, a show has celebrated of the Tiber, and podcasted on our website. However, Winifred Knights, who came to the BSR in 1920. all our events are contributing to the richness of the A century on, our artists continue to work against the creative and intellectual environment, and, as Marco background of the traditions they find and towards Palmieri will describe, the practice of having returning new horizons. award-holders to give artists’ talks is beginning to build into a distinctive and highly valuable aspect of BSR life. Alongside the interns who have supported him, Marco has over the past three years made an enormous and transformative impact on the support for artists at the BSR. Marina Engel’s architecture programme has also become an extraordinarily valuable and much admired feature of the Rome scene. This year, as described in the Annual Review, the programme has had an important sense of intellectual cohesion around the concept of the fragment, and it has been fascinating to see how the programme has interwoven with the work of artists and others, reflecting on a theme that is at one and the same time both rooted in some of the most challenging particularities of our times, and universal. 4 CHRISTOPHER SMITH — DIRECTOR December Mostra: Open Studios Installation view, 2015 5 March Mostra Installation view, 2016 6 Introduction Over the past century, the British School at Rome has During their stay, each artist presented a talk that hosted an incredibly diverse number of artists, architects explored their ongoing practices and their relationship and filmmakers in its purpose-built studios. Each year, to the city of Rome and the BSR. These talks, together these talented individuals become part of the expanding with the studio visits organised with the current award- community that surrounds and supports this unique holders, offered an invaluable opportunity to create institution. Many of our award-holders return; for a dialogue between different generations of members work, for research, or for the sheer pleasure of meeting from the rich BSR community. old colleagues. The BSR also receives constant and invaluable Through this centenary culture of reciprocal support from the members of our Faculty of the Fine Arts, support and exchange, the BSR has grown to become who constantly seek new ways to improve and expand what it is today — a centre for multidisciplinary and the already prestigious visual art residencies and the cross-disciplinary research. To this day we continue to developing programme of events. This year two members have the privilege of hosting the artists, architects and of the Faculty came to visit our award-holders, Vivien filmmakers of the highest calibre, aiding them in their Lovell and Tim Marlow. They generously spent much ongoing research; this catalogue stands as a permanent of their time in Rome with our award-holders, paying testament to their achievements, both past and present. regular studio visits. Thanks to a generous grant from the Arts Club The residency programme was further enriched Charitable Trust, through the Incorporated Edwin by the important contributions of Marina Engel, with Austin Abbey Memorial Scholarships, the BSR had the her architecture programme Meeting Architecture Part privilege to invite three artists and former award-holders III. Fragments. Her programme included a number of to visit: Lucy Gunning, Louisa Minkin and Andrew Stahl. exhibitions, talks and lectures by architects, architectural March Mostra Installation view, 2016 MARCO PALMIERI — VISUAL ART RESIDENCY AND PROGRAMME CURATOR 7 historians and artists, many times in conversation with and owners of Gate Gallery), Anna d’Amelio Carbone one another. Jacopo Benci, our Senior Research Fellow (director of Fondazione Memmo), Clelia Colantonio in Modern Studies and Contemporary Visual Culture, (gallery manager at Frutta Gallery), Adrienne Drake offered further contributions to the BSR programme (curator at Fondazione Giuliani) and Marcello Smarelli through a series of talks and lectures. (curator of Pastificio Cerere) for their continuing support. Other highlights of this year’s programme of With a century of experience, and a rich community talks and lectures — which over the past three years has of artists, architects and filmmakers — who have at one become an integral and essential part of the Visual Arts point or another called the BSR their home —, we shall residency programme — were the inspiring talks given continue into our second century fostering this culture by Luke Fowler (made possible thanks to the generous of support and exchange, between our award-holders, support of the Craignish Trust), William Kentridge, our staff and the extraordinary city of Rome. Corin Sworn and Richard Wright. At the centre of all these events, the award- holders present, three times a year, the results of their developing research, in the Mostre that take place in the BSR. On these occasions the award-holders are able to present their work to the Roman audience, creating a fruitful moment of dialogue and exchange. In the December Mostra: Open Studios, the award-holders opened their studios to the public, each presenting a strong collection of works. This event also offered the BSR the opportunity to present the newly refurbished studios to the city of Rome, completed in September 2015. The open studios included the works of: Rachel Adams; Lincoln Austin; James Ferris; Mark Andrew Kelly; Mandy, Gerrit and Maria Niewöhner; Catherine Story; and Ross Taylor. The second show, March Mostra, was once again presented in our gallery spaces, and included the work of: Rachel Adams; Damien Duffy; Anne Ryan; Jonas St.