In support of Iniva and Autograph ABP's new building, artists Sonia Boyce, Isaac Julien, Glen Ligon, Hew Locke, Carrie Mae Weems and Chris Ofili have all created new works to feature in a set of 50 limited edition Rivington Place Portfolios.
'The Prize' by Hew Locke Digital Image with silkscreen constuction cut into 43 pieces and re-collaged into a three-dimensional object 30 x 20 x 5 inches Image Courtesy of Hew Locke
International artists Sonia Boyce, Isaac Julien, Glenn Ligon, Hew Locke, Carrie Mae Weems and Chris Ofili have all created new works, to feature in a set of 50 limited edition Rivington Place Portfolios. The collection, to be launched in January 2007 at twin events in New York and London, will raise funds for inIVA & Autograph ABP's new arts venue Rivington Place, currently under construction in London.
The portfolio will be available to view by appointment at the Victoria Miro Gallery from 23 to 30 January and launched on 31 January 2007. Sonia Boyce has created an etching; Glenn Ligon, a photo engraving and litho; Hew Locke's The Prize is assembled from images printed digitally; Chris Ofili has produced a relief print; Carrie Mae Weems' and Isaac Julien's images are photographic. The collection is available to buy in a plexiglas case ‘portfolio box' enclosing Hew Locke's three dimensional silk screen/digital construction, which doubles as a frame that can be hung on the wall.
All of the artists involved have worked to a greater or lesser degree with printmaking techniques before coming to the Rivington Place Portfolios. However, most are recognised for their work in other media, so this portfolio becomes all the more exciting in representing a rare opportunity to see their ideas transformed by the possibilities of print.
- 6 prints in each portfolio, 20x30 inches, Signed & dated
- Edition size 50, with portfolio box
- Publication date: 1 March 2007
- Master Printer: Randy Hemminghause
- Produced by Brodsky Centre, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA for the benefit of Rivington Place
- Price: 25 @ £4,000 + VAT pre publication (until 28 February 2007), £5,000 + VAT post publication
- For further information about the portfolio or to make an appointment to see the work please contact indra@auto.demon.co.uk or call Indra Khanna on +44 (0) 20 7729 9200.
The artists who appear in the Rivington Place Portfolios, from the UK and USA, already have significant international reputations and their generosity in contributing their time and energy points to their awareness of the great importance of inIVA and Autograph APB's new building Rivington Place, which will be dedicated to the work of artists, photographers and curators from a variety of different cultural backgrounds.
The 15,000 sq foot building designed by David Adjaye will be opening in October 2007. The building will house an exhibition and installation space, seminar and screening space (Barclays Project Space), multimedia lab, library, photography archive, an interactive learning space, SME (Small Medium Enterprise) workspaces and a café/bar.
Editors Notes
Artists Biographies are available on request.
inIVA was launched in 1994 and has become a significant contemporary visual arts agency that supports and promotes the work of UK and International artists, curators and scholars from diverse cultural backgrounds, seeking to make their artistic practices and ideas accessible to new and diverse audiences. inIVA creates exhibitions, publications, multimedia, education and research projects.
Autograph ABP is an international non-profit making photographic arts agency established in 1988 to address the lack of representation for a constituency of photographers which has been historically ignored. To this end Autograph ABP produces its own programme of activities and collaborates with other arts organisations nationally and internationally.
Rivington Place is inIVA and Autograph ABP's new arts venue, dedicated to work from different cultural backgrounds. It will be a centre of excellence for the presentation and dissemination of those ideas and practices in the contemporary visual arts, which have been consistently marginalized by mainstream cultural institutions.
Rivington Place Funding Supporters: Rivington Place is supported by the Arts Council England Lottery Capital 2 Programme. Barclays Bank plc is the Rivington Place founding corporate partner, contributing £1million toward the development. This innovative partnership reflects Barclays history of supporting positive social change and making a real and lasting difference to the diverse communities in which it operates.
The project has London Development Agency, City Fringe Partnership, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and Hackney Councilfunding for SME workspace for cultural/creative industries in the building. It has also received access funding from Bridge House Trust
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