Specially
commissioned furniture, sound installations and video work responding to the
GSA’s new Reid Building to be showcased in the Reid Gallery’s inaugural exhibition.
commissioned furniture, sound installations and video work responding to the
GSA’s new Reid Building to be showcased in the Reid Gallery’s inaugural exhibition.
Press View:
Friday 21 March from 11am
Friday 21 March from 11am
For the opening public exhibition in The Glasgow
School of Art’s Reid Gallery, a purpose built exhibition space on the ground
floor of the new Reid Building, Exhibitions Director, Jenny Brownrigg, has invited
four of the GSA’s alumni – Briggs &
Cole, Raydale Dower and Heaven Baek
– to respond to the architecture of the space and this point in the GSA’s 170
year history. Incorporating both physical and
digital works, the exhibition exploits the full potential of the new gallery
space. The exhibition runs from 22 March
– 4 May 2014 and is part of the included programme for the 2014 Glasgow
International Festival of Visual Art.
School of Art’s Reid Gallery, a purpose built exhibition space on the ground
floor of the new Reid Building, Exhibitions Director, Jenny Brownrigg, has invited
four of the GSA’s alumni – Briggs &
Cole, Raydale Dower and Heaven Baek
– to respond to the architecture of the space and this point in the GSA’s 170
year history. Incorporating both physical and
digital works, the exhibition exploits the full potential of the new gallery
space. The exhibition runs from 22 March
– 4 May 2014 and is part of the included programme for the 2014 Glasgow
International Festival of Visual Art.
“Steven Holl Architects’ buildings have often been
inspired by the connection between architecture, music and poetry,”
says Brownrigg. “A ‘caesura’ denotes a
brief, silent pause in poetry or music, during which metrical time is not
counted. As the new Reid Building welcomes people and springs into life,
occupied by its community, visited by the public, this inaugural exhibition is
intended to act as a ‘caesura’. It is a pause in time, the beginning of a new
chapter for the art school.”
inspired by the connection between architecture, music and poetry,”
says Brownrigg. “A ‘caesura’ denotes a
brief, silent pause in poetry or music, during which metrical time is not
counted. As the new Reid Building welcomes people and springs into life,
occupied by its community, visited by the public, this inaugural exhibition is
intended to act as a ‘caesura’. It is a pause in time, the beginning of a new
chapter for the art school.”
Images:
Briggs & Cole, Losango Table (detail) and Wall Mural
Briggs & Cole, Losango Table (detail) and Wall Mural
GSA Product Design graduate, Jane Briggs
and partner Christy Cole, a GSA Fine
Art graduate, established their eponymous Design Studio in 2012. They create limited edition and specially commissioned
interior items including furniture, lighting, objets d’art, large-scale
artworks, fabric and wallpaper prints. For Caesura
Briggs & Cole have responded to the
relationship between the Mackintosh Building and Reid Building with a number of
pieces including a jesmonite Board Room table that brings together imagery from
the architecture of both buildings and looks at the power dynamic between the two.
The details within the table combine the past and the present with the tabletop
created using a unique etching process developed by Scott Associates and Briggs
& Cole, especially for this commission.
and partner Christy Cole, a GSA Fine
Art graduate, established their eponymous Design Studio in 2012. They create limited edition and specially commissioned
interior items including furniture, lighting, objets d’art, large-scale
artworks, fabric and wallpaper prints. For Caesura
Briggs & Cole have responded to the
relationship between the Mackintosh Building and Reid Building with a number of
pieces including a jesmonite Board Room table that brings together imagery from
the architecture of both buildings and looks at the power dynamic between the two.
The details within the table combine the past and the present with the tabletop
created using a unique etching process developed by Scott Associates and Briggs
& Cole, especially for this commission.
Le Corbusier, Philips Pavilion and Naum Gabo: Linear Construction No. 1 (1942-43)
GSA
Sound and Moving Image graduate, Raydale
Dower, whose previous collaborations have included Piano Drop,
(Tramway 2011) Beethoven’s 5th(X8) (a
Tramway commission for Art Basel Miami Beach, 2010) and Le Drapeau Noir -a temporary ‘artist café’ and performance
programme for the 2010 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, is making
a sound installation that will be triggered at various points in the gallery.
The installation explores the links between
sculptural and sonic form, with Dowers’ research drawing on three examples: the work of the Russian sculptor, Naum Gabo
(1890-1977); the oscilloscope patterns of Ben Laposky (1914-2000, USA
mathematician and artist) and Le Corbusier’s Philips Pavilion (designed for the
1958 World’s Fair). Gabo’s Linear
Construction No. 1 (1942-43) will be on loan for Caesura from The Pier Arts Centre Collection, Orkney.
Sound and Moving Image graduate, Raydale
Dower, whose previous collaborations have included Piano Drop,
(Tramway 2011) Beethoven’s 5th(X8) (a
Tramway commission for Art Basel Miami Beach, 2010) and Le Drapeau Noir -a temporary ‘artist café’ and performance
programme for the 2010 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, is making
a sound installation that will be triggered at various points in the gallery.
The installation explores the links between
sculptural and sonic form, with Dowers’ research drawing on three examples: the work of the Russian sculptor, Naum Gabo
(1890-1977); the oscilloscope patterns of Ben Laposky (1914-2000, USA
mathematician and artist) and Le Corbusier’s Philips Pavilion (designed for the
1958 World’s Fair). Gabo’s Linear
Construction No. 1 (1942-43) will be on loan for Caesura from The Pier Arts Centre Collection, Orkney.
Heaven
Baek: Our Lady Vengeance (2013) film
still
Baek: Our Lady Vengeance (2013) film
still
A
watercolour of the Daeyang Gallery and House, Seoul by Steven Holl
watercolour of the Daeyang Gallery and House, Seoul by Steven Holl
The
architects of the Reid Building describe its two unique design features in
musical terms: the “driven voids of light” creating the regular rhythm and the “circuit
of connection” being the freer melody. Another of their designs, the Daeyang Gallery and House in the
Sungbuk area of Seoul was inspired by a 1967
sketch for a music score by the composer Istvan Anhalt, “Symphony of
Modules,” which they discovered in John Cage’s book “Notations”.
With the support of Steven Holl Architects, Korean GSA MFA graduate, Heaven Baek, has been commissioned to make
a new video work using the Daeyang Gallery and House as the location. Baek’s
film at once offers an expanded reading of the Reid Building in Glasgow, by
referencing another Steven Holl Architects’ design, and signifies the reach of
the GSA whose graduates live and work all over the world. Baek’s new piece continues her fascination
with Korean soap opera. A filmic, atmospheric treatment of the interplay of
fiction and reality, the work features reflections of each of the Daeyang pavilions
in their surrounding water, alongside actors from a well-known Korean soap
opera who have previously been cast as Sungbuk residents in the series.
architects of the Reid Building describe its two unique design features in
musical terms: the “driven voids of light” creating the regular rhythm and the “circuit
of connection” being the freer melody. Another of their designs, the Daeyang Gallery and House in the
Sungbuk area of Seoul was inspired by a 1967
sketch for a music score by the composer Istvan Anhalt, “Symphony of
Modules,” which they discovered in John Cage’s book “Notations”.
With the support of Steven Holl Architects, Korean GSA MFA graduate, Heaven Baek, has been commissioned to make
a new video work using the Daeyang Gallery and House as the location. Baek’s
film at once offers an expanded reading of the Reid Building in Glasgow, by
referencing another Steven Holl Architects’ design, and signifies the reach of
the GSA whose graduates live and work all over the world. Baek’s new piece continues her fascination
with Korean soap opera. A filmic, atmospheric treatment of the interplay of
fiction and reality, the work features reflections of each of the Daeyang pavilions
in their surrounding water, alongside actors from a well-known Korean soap
opera who have previously been cast as Sungbuk residents in the series.
Ends
February
2014
2014
For further information, images and interviews
contact:
Lesley Booth, 0779 941 4474 / press@gsa.ac.uk
Listing
22 March – 4 May 2014
Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm;
Sunday 11am – 4pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm
Reid Gallery, The Glasgow School
of Art, 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3
of Art, 164 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3
Caesura
Inaugural exhibition in the Reid
Gallery featuring specially commissioned furniture, sound installations and
video work by GSA graduates Briggs & Cole, Raydale Dower and Heaven Baek.
Gallery featuring specially commissioned furniture, sound installations and
video work by GSA graduates Briggs & Cole, Raydale Dower and Heaven Baek.
Entry: Free
Further information: www.gsa.ac.uk/exhibitions
Notes for Editors
The Reid Building
is the new £28m development on the GSA’s Garnethill campus. Replacing the
Newbery Tower and Foulis Building, which were no longer fit for purpose, it was
designed by Steven Holl Architects of New York with Glasgow-based JM
Architects. The Reid Building houses a broad range of studios and teaching
facilities for the School of Design, as well as workshops, lecture facilities
and auditorium, communal student areas, administration and directorate offices,
exhibition spaces, and the GSA’s new visitor centre: Window on Mackintosh. A
key feature of the building, which is Phase 1 of the GSA’s Garnethill Campus
development, is a signature artwork by 2011 Turner Prize winner, Martin Boyce. A Thousand Future Skies takes the form
of a 4.3m x 8.9m hanging screen of painted steel and glass geometric vines
installed over the main entrance to the building. The Reid Building, which is
named after former GSA Director, Dame Seona Reid, has been funded by a grant
from the Scottish Funding Council.
is the new £28m development on the GSA’s Garnethill campus. Replacing the
Newbery Tower and Foulis Building, which were no longer fit for purpose, it was
designed by Steven Holl Architects of New York with Glasgow-based JM
Architects. The Reid Building houses a broad range of studios and teaching
facilities for the School of Design, as well as workshops, lecture facilities
and auditorium, communal student areas, administration and directorate offices,
exhibition spaces, and the GSA’s new visitor centre: Window on Mackintosh. A
key feature of the building, which is Phase 1 of the GSA’s Garnethill Campus
development, is a signature artwork by 2011 Turner Prize winner, Martin Boyce. A Thousand Future Skies takes the form
of a 4.3m x 8.9m hanging screen of painted steel and glass geometric vines
installed over the main entrance to the building. The Reid Building, which is
named after former GSA Director, Dame Seona Reid, has been funded by a grant
from the Scottish Funding Council.
The
Reid Gallery The Reid Gallery will predominantly show
Department-led exhibitions of students’ work, such as work in progress and year
end shows. It will also be utilised during key times in GSA’s calendar such as
the annual Degree Show and Graduate Degree Show. There will also be shows
involving staff. Each summer there will be a curated show linking up to the
Mackintosh Museum. The Mackintosh Museum will continue to have a curated
programme of contemporary art, design and architecture, as well as shows which
link to our unique heritage.
Reid Gallery The Reid Gallery will predominantly show
Department-led exhibitions of students’ work, such as work in progress and year
end shows. It will also be utilised during key times in GSA’s calendar such as
the annual Degree Show and Graduate Degree Show. There will also be shows
involving staff. Each summer there will be a curated show linking up to the
Mackintosh Museum. The Mackintosh Museum will continue to have a curated
programme of contemporary art, design and architecture, as well as shows which
link to our unique heritage.
Briggs & Cole
“Art + Design Works” is a Glasgow based Design Studio founded in 2012
by Glasgow School Of Art graduates Jane Briggs (b.1977 Product Design Graduate
1999) & Christy Cole (b.1977 MFA Graduate 2006). Briggs & Cole create
limited edition and unique commission based interior items which include
furniture, objects d’art, large scale artworks, fabric and wallpaper prints. Embedded within each product or project, there
is an exceptionally unique collage work which involves a high degree of complex
layering. Every design piece tells a story – made by hand in the studio using a
variety of processes which have been developed in direct response to working
with specific materials on projects which enliven and captivate the person(s) it’s
being made for and surrounding environment. Briggs & Cole have exhibited at
Design Junction, London Design Week (2013); and ‘Artisan’s Heirlooms’, The
Lighthouse, Glasgow (2012). One of their collage works is in the Kurt
Schwitters Archive, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany. Briggs & Cole were aided in the
establishment of their studio by Starter for 6, the creative industries
business development programme run by Cultural Enterprise Office.
“Art + Design Works” is a Glasgow based Design Studio founded in 2012
by Glasgow School Of Art graduates Jane Briggs (b.1977 Product Design Graduate
1999) & Christy Cole (b.1977 MFA Graduate 2006). Briggs & Cole create
limited edition and unique commission based interior items which include
furniture, objects d’art, large scale artworks, fabric and wallpaper prints. Embedded within each product or project, there
is an exceptionally unique collage work which involves a high degree of complex
layering. Every design piece tells a story – made by hand in the studio using a
variety of processes which have been developed in direct response to working
with specific materials on projects which enliven and captivate the person(s) it’s
being made for and surrounding environment. Briggs & Cole have exhibited at
Design Junction, London Design Week (2013); and ‘Artisan’s Heirlooms’, The
Lighthouse, Glasgow (2012). One of their collage works is in the Kurt
Schwitters Archive, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, Germany. Briggs & Cole were aided in the
establishment of their studio by Starter for 6, the creative industries
business development programme run by Cultural Enterprise Office.
http://www.briggsandcole.co.uk/
Raydale Dower (b.1973,
Aberdeen, Scotland) studied Sculpture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art,
Dundee (1993-97) and graduated with a M.Des in Sound for Moving Image from the
Glasgow School of Art in 2010. Dower often realises projects or aspects of
projects, through collaboration with other artists, musicians or professional
disciplines (eg programming). His work has been exhibited, presented and
performed across Scotland and the UK with recent international performances in
Miami, Berlin and Montreal. Selected exhibitions and projects include The Glasgow
Weekend, Volksbühne Theatre, Berlin (2013) supported by British Council; PRIM/CALQ Residency in partnership with
CCA, Montreal (2013). Piano Drop, Tramway (2011), commissioned with a
Vital Spark award from Creative Scotland; On Memory & Chance,
Changing Room, Stirling (2011); Art Basel, Miami Beach, Miami (2010); They
Do Things Differently There, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (2010); Le
Drapeau Noir for 2010 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (Open
Glasgow Award); The Associates, DCA, Dundee (2009); Dower co-founded
bands Uncle John & Whitelock (2001-2006) and Tut Vu Vu (2007 – present) and
is responsible for a number of self-published releases.
Aberdeen, Scotland) studied Sculpture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art,
Dundee (1993-97) and graduated with a M.Des in Sound for Moving Image from the
Glasgow School of Art in 2010. Dower often realises projects or aspects of
projects, through collaboration with other artists, musicians or professional
disciplines (eg programming). His work has been exhibited, presented and
performed across Scotland and the UK with recent international performances in
Miami, Berlin and Montreal. Selected exhibitions and projects include The Glasgow
Weekend, Volksbühne Theatre, Berlin (2013) supported by British Council; PRIM/CALQ Residency in partnership with
CCA, Montreal (2013). Piano Drop, Tramway (2011), commissioned with a
Vital Spark award from Creative Scotland; On Memory & Chance,
Changing Room, Stirling (2011); Art Basel, Miami Beach, Miami (2010); They
Do Things Differently There, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (2010); Le
Drapeau Noir for 2010 Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (Open
Glasgow Award); The Associates, DCA, Dundee (2009); Dower co-founded
bands Uncle John & Whitelock (2001-2006) and Tut Vu Vu (2007 – present) and
is responsible for a number of self-published releases.
Heaven Baek lives and
works in Seoul, South Korea. She is an MFA graduate of The Glasgow School of
Art, who graduated 2009. She recently completed an artist’s residency at SIM in
Reykjavik, and has had a solo show in 2013 ‘Our Lady of Vengeance’ at Insa Art
Space, Art Council of Korea, Seoul. Group exhibitions include 2012
Poongnyun Super Camp, Art and Community Network, Goyang; 2012 Distance,
Geumchun Seoul Art Space, Seoul; 2012 Global cities and Citystories, Casal
Solleric, Mallorca; 2011 Global cities and Citystories, CasaAsia, Barcelona;
2011 Our viewpoints, akibatamabi21 (3331 arts chiyoda), Tokyo; 2011 Familiar
city unfamiliar place, Shinsegae Gellery centum, Busan; 2011
DINGSDABUMSDA WHATCHAMACALLIT, Gwangju Kunsthalle, Gwangju; 2011 The
sociological Imagination of the city, Seoul Art Space_Geumchun, Seoul.
works in Seoul, South Korea. She is an MFA graduate of The Glasgow School of
Art, who graduated 2009. She recently completed an artist’s residency at SIM in
Reykjavik, and has had a solo show in 2013 ‘Our Lady of Vengeance’ at Insa Art
Space, Art Council of Korea, Seoul. Group exhibitions include 2012
Poongnyun Super Camp, Art and Community Network, Goyang; 2012 Distance,
Geumchun Seoul Art Space, Seoul; 2012 Global cities and Citystories, Casal
Solleric, Mallorca; 2011 Global cities and Citystories, CasaAsia, Barcelona;
2011 Our viewpoints, akibatamabi21 (3331 arts chiyoda), Tokyo; 2011 Familiar
city unfamiliar place, Shinsegae Gellery centum, Busan; 2011
DINGSDABUMSDA WHATCHAMACALLIT, Gwangju Kunsthalle, Gwangju; 2011 The
sociological Imagination of the city, Seoul Art Space_Geumchun, Seoul.