Join Paul Hobson, Director of the Contemporary Art Society, for a tour of Never the Same River (Possible Futures, Probable Pasts) curated by British artist Simon Starling, winner of the 2005 Turner Prize.
Bringing together works by 30 artists and designers, the exhibition will reference fragments of exhibitions from the past 50 years of Camden Art Centre’s history.
Exhibiting artists include Francis Al˙s, Francis Bacon, Christian Boltanski, Matthew Buckingham, Harry Burton, Tony Carter, Keith Coventry, Andrea Fisher, Stefan Gec, Ernö Goldfinger, Graham Gussin, Susan Hiller, Douglas Huebler, Des Hughes, ISOKON / Marcel Breuer, Patrick Keiller, Hilma af Klint, David Lamelas, Liberty & Co., Sean Lynch, Mary Martin, Jeremy Millar, Jacques Monory, Henry Moore, Mike Nelson, John Riddy, Michael Stevenson, Katja Strunz, Paul Thek and Francis Upritchard.
Francis Bacon Figure Study II 1945-46
Francis Upritchard Sloth with Roman Plastics 2005
Francis Bacon Figure Study II 1945-46 Kirklees Collection, presented to Batley Art Gallery by the Contemporary Art Society in 1952. Simon Starling: Never The Same River (Possible Futures, Probable Pasts), Camden Arts Centre (16 December 2010 – 20 February 2010). Originally exhibited in the ‘Narrative Painting’ exhibition (10 February-8 March 1970); exhibiting artists included Wyndham Lewis, L.S.Lowry and David Hockney. The show aimed to explore the narrative and literary qualities within 20th Century British painting, ©the artist courtesy: Camden Arts Centre
Francis Upritchard Sloth with Roman Plastics 2005 Simon Starling, Camden Arts Centre: Never The Same River (Possible Futures, Probable Pasts) 16 December 2010 - 20 February 2011. Originally exhibited in ‘The Way We Work Now’ (22 July-11 September 2005). A group show including painting, sculpture, installation and animation. Exploring the transformation of materials in contemporary practices, ©the artist courtesy: Kate MacGarry