ARTIST OF THE DAY 2015 Jake & Dinos Chapman curate Robert McNally
Wednesday July 1st 11am - 8:30pm
Flowers, 21 Cork Street London, W1K 4LX
Flowers Gallery is pleased to announce the 22nd edition of Artist of the Day. The exhibition showcases the work of five artists, nominated by prominent figures in contemporary art. Past selectors have included Tracey Emin, Gilbert & George, Maggi Hambling, and Cornelia Parker; while Adam Dant, Dexter Dalwood and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye have featured as chosen artists.
JAKE AND DINOS CHAPMAN: “There was a young artist called Rob, Who possessed an unnaturally big blob - Of paint on his rectum, the shape of a plectrum, Which he paraded for the price of a few bob.”
ROBERT MCNALLY:
McNally’s (UK, 1982) drawings cram a universe-into-an-atom type of density to create worlds far from the language of words. McNally’s complex, compelling drawings create twisted, folding spaces inhabited by drifters, religious icons, historical figures and self portraits as everyman, walking through a fragile, paper world of violence and disaster. All of this is presented as if on display in a vitrine, existing purely for our gawping.
NOTES TO EDITORS The exhibition will take place at Flowers Gallery, 21 Cork Street, London, W1S 3LZ. Tel: +44 (0)20 7439 7766. For further information and images please contact Hannah Hughes - [email protected] / +44 (0)20 7920 7777.