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Curator Alex Frost talks to Alexander Kennedy about curating an exhibition of sculptures by 13 artists at Glasgow's Collins Gallery
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Glasgow-based sculptor Alex Frost. ‘but the idea of putting a group show together just seemed more interesting.‘ l’rost and Sorcha Dallas have brought together a host of established and tip and coming young artists. in an exhibition that takes the gallery's collection of scientific instruments and Frost's interest in the development of digital technology as its starting point. ‘Sorcha and I came tip with a list of artists.‘ says Frost. ‘lt‘s down to her that we‘ve managed to get such an fantastic selection of works for the show.‘
There will be 13 artists exhibiting at the Collins. in an exhibition that focuses almost exclusively on sculpture. The list includes Frost himself. as well as a group of some well-known artists based in Glasgow: Torsten Lauschmann. Gregor White. Laura Aldridge. and Rob Churm. Some of these artists seem to instantly fit into Frost's brief — an analysis of the relationship between technology through sculpture — so it will be interesting to see what artists such as Charm and Wright (better known for gestural marks and detailed neurotic drawings) will be presenting. Away from this local talent. Dallas and Frost have also managed to attract some international names: Richard Deacon. Roger Hiorns. Jason Meadows. Bernd Ribbeck. Pae White. Mary Redmond. Haegue Yang and Heimo Zobernig.
Some of these artists will be familiar. but many are young contemporaries of Frost. who are slowly coming to international attention through the biennale circuit. or whose talent has by been recognised by being
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exhibited at the Tate. The work ranges from Deacon's sausage-shaped. late minimalist modular works to the White‘s colourful plastic explosions. a wide range of sculptural approaches that could be thought of as a mini-history of late 20th century sculpture.
‘There’s no way we can show all of the collection or even make some sort of survey on the history of the uses of craft and digital technology in contemporary art.’ says Frost. ‘What we can do is show a selection of interesting artworks that we think will work well in relation to the items in the collection. objects that are interesting to us. coming from a non-scientific background.’
It seems that Frost brought this exhibition in through the back door of the Collins. a gallery that usually shows applied arts and craft in all its guises. As an artist whose work mainly deals with digital languages and modes of representation that side-step or filter the artistic intention through set processes. Frost was an interesting choice. And now. acting as curator with Dallas. it seems pretty likely that these issues will come together in the work presented.
‘The theme came out of some of my previous thoughts about the interrelation of developments in craft and technology.‘ says Frost. ‘There are plenty of illustrations of this. On a more personal level I’ve tried to understand the more recent developments myself. for example. learning how to make use of computers at a very amateur level. A number of the other artists selected for this show share this curiosity or a similar scientific enquiry.‘
‘run run’ is at Collins Gallery, until Sat 3 May.
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Torsten Lauschmann An excellent exhibition of sculpture and photography by the German-born, Glasgowbased artist. Lauschmann creates work that manages to find the magical in the everyday. making pieces that use film projectors to create wall drawings that hover in the space between figure and ground. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, until Sun 25 May
Print the Legend: The Myth of the West A major exhibition curated by Art Monthly's Patricia Bickers. this group show presents a selection of northern European sculpture, photography. installation and film in the context of the Western and its role in the creation of the myth of the American. Featured artists include Cornelia Parker and Douglas Gordon. The Fruitmarket Gallery. Edinburgh. until Sun 4 May.
5.! Major: Try to Do Things We Can All Understand The first solo show by the London-based artist. Major presents four bodies of work from the last four years. influenced by her personal background and training as a social scientist. The work examines questions of identity. biology and society. and the circumstances that bring these spheres together. See review. page 94. Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow, until Sat 10 May.
‘run run’ An exhibition of sculpture curated by gallerist Sorcha Dallas and Glasgow based artist Alex Frost. The exhibition continues Frost's interest in the relationship between art and technology. and how this has be filtered through various craft processes. The exhibition includes work by 13 local and internationally acclaimed artists. See preview, left. The Col/ins Gallery, Strathc/yde University, Glasgow, until Sat 3 May.
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