First solo UK Show for Mariusz
Tarkawian
Press preview: Friday 11 January 2013
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| Image: Mariusz Tarkawian: Probably Martin Creed’s artwork in 2013, pencil on paper |
‘Anticipating The Future’ is Polish
artist Mariusz Tarkawian’s first solo exhibition in the UK. It will run in the
Mackintosh Museum at The Glasgow School of Art from 12 January – 23 February
2013.
artist Mariusz Tarkawian’s first solo exhibition in the UK. It will run in the
Mackintosh Museum at The Glasgow School of Art from 12 January – 23 February
2013.
Born
in Lublin, Mariusz Tarkawian now lives
and works in Warsaw. This show will feature a selection from ‘Anticipation of
Art’, his ongoing series of over 600 drawings that anticipate the kind of work
well known contemporary artists might be making in the future. Acting like an encyclopaedia
of the future, the exhibition, which is sited in the gallery of an art school,
will also serve unofficially as a reference point for students to follow up on
artists with whose work they are not familiar. In a creative environment, which
is itself nurturing future practitioners, the work will also showcase the way one
artist has situated himself within a larger art world. In his 600 drawings
Tarkawian has anticipated works of artists ranging from Bill Viola, Vanessa
Beecroft and Damien Hirst to Jake & Dinos Chapman and Marina Abramovic.
in Lublin, Mariusz Tarkawian now lives
and works in Warsaw. This show will feature a selection from ‘Anticipation of
Art’, his ongoing series of over 600 drawings that anticipate the kind of work
well known contemporary artists might be making in the future. Acting like an encyclopaedia
of the future, the exhibition, which is sited in the gallery of an art school,
will also serve unofficially as a reference point for students to follow up on
artists with whose work they are not familiar. In a creative environment, which
is itself nurturing future practitioners, the work will also showcase the way one
artist has situated himself within a larger art world. In his 600 drawings
Tarkawian has anticipated works of artists ranging from Bill Viola, Vanessa
Beecroft and Damien Hirst to Jake & Dinos Chapman and Marina Abramovic.
‘The
Anticipation of Art’ drawings interrogate the future of contemporary art. They
ask the viewer to consider whether the progression of art practice is always
logical and where is the space for new artists? “I predict which works will be created by artists known to me in the
wider contemporary art world”, says Tarkawian. “I want to be quicker
than them and maybe steal their ideas for art. Will the art of the artists
change? Will their media and style
change?” Tarkawian also draws works which he
may create himself 20 years from now as well as works of artists who either do
not exist or who are yet to become artists, such as his own brother.
Anticipation of Art’ drawings interrogate the future of contemporary art. They
ask the viewer to consider whether the progression of art practice is always
logical and where is the space for new artists? “I predict which works will be created by artists known to me in the
wider contemporary art world”, says Tarkawian. “I want to be quicker
than them and maybe steal their ideas for art. Will the art of the artists
change? Will their media and style
change?” Tarkawian also draws works which he
may create himself 20 years from now as well as works of artists who either do
not exist or who are yet to become artists, such as his own brother.
The
‘Anticipation of Art’ series
includes ‘Anticipating Martin Creed 2013’. Tarkawian will also make a wall
drawing in the Mackintosh Museum as part of the exhibition.
‘Anticipation of Art’ series
includes ‘Anticipating Martin Creed 2013’. Tarkawian will also make a wall
drawing in the Mackintosh Museum as part of the exhibition.
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12
Jan – 23 Feb 2013
Open daily 11am-5pm
Mackintosh
Museum The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ
Anticipating the Future
The
first solo UK exhibition by Polish artist, Mariusz Tarkawian features drawings
from his Anticipation of Drawing series,
which anticipate
what kind of work well known contemporary artists may be making in the future.
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Notes to Editors
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‘Anticipating The Future’ runs 12 Jan-23 Feb
2013 in the Mackintosh Museum. The Glasgow School of Art.
‘Anticipating The Future’ runs 12 Jan-23 Feb
2013 in the Mackintosh Museum. The Glasgow School of Art.
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Since
2007 the artist has been represented by Program Gallery (Warsaw).
Since
2007 the artist has been represented by Program Gallery (Warsaw).
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Previous exhibitions include The Vistula
river cruise, action, In situ
Fundation, Warsaw, Poland (2012); group exhibitions Ceremonials, Kulture Center
Krasnoye Znamia, Sankt Petersburg, Russia (2012); The kids All Right, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Holland (2012); Supermarket,
the international artist-run art fair, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (2011); Manifesta 8, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Murcia
& Cartagena, Spain (2010); The more I
Draw, Museum für Gegenwartskunst,
Siegen, Germany (2010); My
secret drawings, Ursula Warbroel Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany, Poland
(solo, 2009); Time and Art,
Monchehaus Museum Goslar, Germany (solo, 2009); Five day tour, Okna Gallery, Centre for Contemporary Art
Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland (solo, 2007); Individual action during Vienna Fair, Messe Vien, Vienna, Austria
(solo, 2007)
Previous exhibitions include The Vistula
river cruise, action, In situ
Fundation, Warsaw, Poland (2012); group exhibitions Ceremonials, Kulture Center
Krasnoye Znamia, Sankt Petersburg, Russia (2012); The kids All Right, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Holland (2012); Supermarket,
the international artist-run art fair, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden (2011); Manifesta 8, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Murcia
& Cartagena, Spain (2010); The more I
Draw, Museum für Gegenwartskunst,
Siegen, Germany (2010); My
secret drawings, Ursula Warbroel Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany, Poland
(solo, 2009); Time and Art,
Monchehaus Museum Goslar, Germany (solo, 2009); Five day tour, Okna Gallery, Centre for Contemporary Art
Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland (solo, 2007); Individual action during Vienna Fair, Messe Vien, Vienna, Austria
(solo, 2007)
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