Group Exhibition

ARTfutures 2008

6 March — 12 March 2008

Bloomberg Space 50 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1HD

ARTfutures is a Contemporary Art Society project. A unique and un-missable event in the contemporary art calendar, the Contemporary Art Society handpicks work by approximately 100 artists to form an exhibition of work for sale.

This show aims to take a snapshot of current visual arts practice. It embraces the work of more than 100 artists who we feel represent some of the most interesting developments in contemporary art. Whilst undertaking the research we have remarked on some common strands that occur across a number of artists’ work. There is a preponderance of collage, where unrelated fragments are brought together to make a new whole. The use of text and references to historical events or art history are prevalent.

Performativity is strong - some artists make live work that leaves traces, others feature live events directly, whilst yet more refer to it obliquely by reference to a stage, a particular music moment, song lyrics and albums. Sculpture is in the ascendancy - not closed hermetic works, or slick finished objects, but rather ones that offer
potential, that seem as if they are on the way to becoming something else. Painting, in the conventional sense, is by
comparison scarce, whilst drawing is growing in status and is used by artists in increasingly ambitious and complex ways.

This year several distinguished artists have nominated others and have subsequently contributed work for sale. None of this would happen without the immense support of all the artists who have been generous with their time and energy and whose presence makes this project what it is.

Images and downloadable cv’s are available here: www.artfutures.org.uk

Jeni Walwin and Nicky Hirst
Co-Curators, ARTfutures 2008

artists

Group Exhibition

ARTfutures 2008

Matt & Ross

Sally Osborn

Katie Paterson

Elizabeth Price

Matt Franks

Rachel Goodyear

John Wood and Paul Harrison

Tess Jaray

Bedwyr Williams

Kaori Dan

Jacob Cartwright

Declan Clarke

Simon Cunningham

Dextor Dalwood

Anish Kapoor

Rannva Kunoy

Sarah Michael

Gyan Panchal

Matt's Gallery Portfolio

Gideon Rubin

Vanessa Billy

Ben Washington

Graham Gussin

Tim Head

Karin Kihlberg and Reuben Henry

Mie Olise Kjaergaard

Oswaldo Macia

Owens and Grace

Andrew Parker

PaulMart

Ana Prada

Zineb Sedira

Tim Etchells & Vlatka Horvat

Jackson Webb

Graham Dolphin

Laura Ford

Melanie Jackson

Juneau Projects

Shay Kun

Andrew Cross

Susan Collis

Joanne Tatham & Tom O’Sullivan

Zadok Ben-David

Simon and Tom Bloor

John Carter

Ruth Claxton

Henry Coleman

Langlands and Bell

Pio Abad

Charles Avery

Darren Banks

Matt Calderwood

Marcus Coates

Michael Craig-Martin

Keith Wilson

Jen Wei Kuo

Sara MacKillop

Jeff McMillan

Heather and Ivan Morison

Julian Opie

Magali Reus

Boo Ritson

Danny Rolph

Jane Simpson

Sean Edwards