Terminator - Exhibition

Date

25.–October 31, 2010

Time

09:00–20:00

Place

Camberwell College of Arts: London, United Kingdom

Room

Camberwell Space

Price

See below

Terminator an exhibition curated by Juan Bolivar

Terminator brings together a group of 14 contemporary London based artists whose practice examines the inherent legacies brought by new materials and strategies in art production.

As the organic skin of oil on canvas is gradually supplanted by new materials; aluminium, vinyl, polymers and glass, notions like 'being true to nature' or 'looking to nature' for inspiration appear old fashioned.. Although the sublime and its associations with landscape still permeate contemporary painting, literature and cinema, the post-modern cybernetic artist of today is nature itself.

The 'Terminator' is a fictional cyborg first portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1984 movie by the same name, and it is this term Bolivar uses as a metaphor for this exhibition to describe the conditions surrounding contemporary art production. Like this cyborg, artists no longer seek to honour the natural world; instead their aim is to develop argumental strategies in a world transformed by technology.

Participating artists in this exhibition are: Nicky Carvell, John Chilver, Nick Dawes, Angus Sanders-Dunnachie, Stewart Gough, James Hopkins, Andy Hsu, Hiroe Komai, Alec Kronacker, Jack Newling, Ian Monroe, Pamela Richardson & Kevin Smith, Julie Verhoeven

Biography

Juan Bolivar is a London based artist and curator. Since 2001 he has curated 17 contemporary exhibitions, presenting the work of over 100 artists in temporary locations, project spaces, commercial galleries and public spaces, with the aim of showcasing the work of emerging artists, and providing more established artists an experimental platform and forum for artistic debate.

Cost: Free, no booking required. Monday to Friday 9am - 8pm

Thumbnail image: Dawnbreaker, Stewart Gough 2010. Steve Shrimpton photographer.

Organizers

Inside Out Festival

Registration

For this event no registration is necessary on the Inside Out Festival website but may (if stated above) be required elsewhere