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Stairway to....


A new exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. Opening April 2011, @ Untitled BCN.

See Exhibition details below....

Stairway to...

A group Exhibition of New Work by international artists; Paul Chisholm (UK), Guelang Choi (Korea), Franziska Michaelis (Germany), Laura Puska (Finland), Michelle Frederick (USA), Jeni Cumming (UK) and Alexia Medici (Malta), Soleil Meulemans (Holland), Kirsty Fenton (UK), Lauren Fox (UK), Jessica Axelrad (USA), Savannah Pope (USA).
Opening reception takes place on Friday 1st April 2011 7:30pmShow runs from Friday 1st – Wednesday 13th April 2011

@
Untitled BCN,
Carrer Topazi 14 Baixos dreta
Barcelona
08012


The artists of Metafora's International Workshop 2011 invite you to their second exhibition at Untitled BCN.

The International Workshop is Metafora's main activity and brings together artists at various stages in their careers from all over the globe.

Stairway to... is a refreshing exhibition of totally new work from this diverse group as they push their creativity in new directions and draw inspiration from their experiences as resident foreigners in the capital of the Catalan region.

The show takes this experience of a year long immersion in the capital's culture as its umbrella theme and showcases work which connects with the quotidian life of the city as well as collectively asking 'now that we are here, where are we going to?'

Somehow new life and aesthetic harmony has been given to objects through a process of artistic appropriation and transformation. Stairway to... is a very warm exhibition which nonetheless has dark corners; wood features heavily as a material whether that be in Michelle Frederick's perfectly finished 'staircase' piece, in Meulemans and Fox's wooden sculptures, Jessica Axelrad's 'totem' by or in the romantic and haunting installation work of Kirsty Fenton. Themes of 'Dreams', 'Identity' and 'Home' run strongly through the show for example in the work of Lottie Heffer who gives us a beautiful installation about direction and indecision using the simple symbol of a door or Guerang Choi who explores the ephemeral nature of youth through self-portraiture. Savannah Pope also presents us with painting, bringing fin de siecle decadence right up to date in bold gold and glitter. Life in a consumer society is also reflected in works by Paul Chisholm and Jeni Cumming and Alexia Medici who take 'waste' objects and imbue them with aesthetic and conceptual value.

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