'Fresh Is More'
APG Gallery, Sheffield
27 August to 1 September 2014
Private view: Saturday 30 August, 7pm to 9pm
Siobhan Barr, Timothy Holt, Christopher Pike, Amy Stephens, Emma E. In this conceptual exhibition comprising of new work by upcoming practitioners, the viewer is deliberately drawn into debate, from the readymade to the specific object, their extension of blurring boundaries in the
medium invites unanswered questions, much debated with each presenting artist. Set in Sheffield's APG Gallery, these contemporaries challenge the viewer with the manipulation of objects within their surroundings, asking questions of familiarisation and humour with our relationship towards physical matter. The work on show engages a diverse approach for appropriating construction within an artistic location, coaxing the spectator to judge, tease as well as navigating their way around our current world and thereby heightening our dependent bond to materials. Throughout the exhibition, co–curator Flo Yapp will conduct a series of video interviews with each participating artist. These interviews will be made available online in the form of video blogs, vlogs, through social network service Facebook: www.facebook.com/freshismore. This opportunity provides communal audiences a chance to experience and see art from a fresh point of view, opening limitations of the gallery within the practitioner context and spectator. Curators: Timothy Holt, Flo Yapp
APG Gallery
16 - 20 Sidney Street
Sheffield S1 4RH
+44 (0)789 121 2995
[email protected]
www.freshismore.co.uk
Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm
Saturday, 11am to 4pm
Closed Sunday
Free admission
Press release: www.freshismore.co.uk/freshismore_pressrelease.pdf
For more information please contact [email protected] or visit www.freshismore.co.uk. Artists:
Siobhan Barr (b. 1983, lives and works in London and Winchester) received a BA in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art in 2006. Recent solo exhibition include 'Hello Friend', WW Gallery, London (2013). Recent group exhibitions include 'London Gallery Day', WW Gallery, London (2014); 'Salon Zerp', ZIC ZERP Galerie, Rotterdam (2013); 'Click+Spill', Artemis Project Space, York (2013) and 'Barbican Artworks Open', Artworks Project Space, London (2013). www.siobhanbarr.com
Timothy Holt (b. 1988, lives and works in Guildford) received a BA in Fine Art from University for the Creative Arts in 2011. Curator and participating artist, recent solo exhibitions include 'Work to Wickes', HOUSE, London (2014) and 'Hello, Goodbye', Gallery 333, Exeter (2013). Recent group exhibitions include 'Lost Storage', Mori and Stein Gallery, London (2014); 'Chinese Open: Year of the Horse', Soho Q Park car park, London (2014) and 'Tomorrow', The Gallery in Redchurch Street, London (2013). www.timothyholt.co.uk
Christopher Pike (b. 1990, lives and works in Winchester) received a BA in Fine Art from University for the Creative Arts in 2011. Recent group exhibitions include 'Just a Show', Gallery2, Winchester (2014); 'Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?', Museum of Farnham, Farnham (2013) and 'Situated Encounters', Bargehouse, London (2011). www.christopher-pike.co.uk
Amy Stephens (b. 1981, lives and works in London) received a BA in Fine Art from the University of Reading in 2005 and an MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2008. Recent solo exhibitions include 'Patterns in the Chaos', William Benington Gallery, London (2014); 'A Light Less Ordinary', Aldeburgh Beach South Lookout, Aldeburgh (2013) and 'If walls could dance', Cross Gallery, Dublin (2013). Recent group exhibitions include 'Arcana, Kristin Hjellegjerde', London (2014) and 'Periodical Review 2', Pallas Projects, Dublin (2012). www.amystephens.co.uk
Emma E. Taylor (b. 1988, lives and works in Edinburgh) received a BA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London in 2010. Recent solo exhibition include 'Counter-play', Superclub, Edinburgh (2012). Recent group exhibitions include 'f r o m t h e f i r s t d e e p b r e a t h', Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, Edinburgh (2013); 'Elbow Room', Moncreiff Terrace, Edinburgh (2012); 'Octagon', Thompson's Tower, Edinburgh (2012) and 'Young British Artist: 2.0 Series', Frameless Gallery, London (2012). www.eestaylor.co.uk
Curators:
Timothy Holt. Flo Yapp (b. 1993, lives and works in Bath and London) received a BA in Fine Art from University for the Creative Arts in 2014. Curator and artist, recent group exhibitions include 'beyond limit speed', A&D Gallery, London (2014); 'Help! Savages', Oxford House, London (2014); '48 hours', 44AD Gallery, Bath (2014); 'EighthWonder', 44AD Gallery, Bath (2013) and 'The Perfect System', The Arch Gallery, London (2013).
