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preview: Friday 1 March 2013
preview: Friday 1 March 2013
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| Hyojun Hyun, Disappeared Junkie’s Place oil on canvas, 2012 |
The
Glasgow School of Art will show The
Marmite Prize For Painting IV exhibition
from 2 March – 6 April 2013. An
artist run, open submission painting prize and touring exhibition, the Marmite
Prize is named after the old English word for a cooking pot and alludes to the mixing of diverse
practices encouraged. It also relates to the prize itself – a specially made
interpretation of a ‘marmite’, which each year is donated by a different
artist. This year the
renowned artist Richard Wentworth has made the ‘marmite sculpture’ for the
award and the winner will be announced in the summer.
Glasgow School of Art will show The
Marmite Prize For Painting IV exhibition
from 2 March – 6 April 2013. An
artist run, open submission painting prize and touring exhibition, the Marmite
Prize is named after the old English word for a cooking pot and alludes to the mixing of diverse
practices encouraged. It also relates to the prize itself – a specially made
interpretation of a ‘marmite’, which each year is donated by a different
artist. This year the
renowned artist Richard Wentworth has made the ‘marmite sculpture’ for the
award and the winner will be announced in the summer.
The Marmite
Prize for Painting IV features work by 32 international artists, including GSA MFA
graduate Hyojun Hyun, who were selected from almost 850 entries. Every Marmite
Prize exhibition is also dedicated to an artist, which influences how it is
hung in each venue. This year the exhibition is dedicated to the former London
artist collective BANK and their iconic and notorious 1995 exhibition ‘Zombie
Golf’. In an associated talk John Beagles, who with Graham Ramsay participated in
several BANK projects, will give an overview of the group’s aims and activity
(6 March). Marmite Prize for Painting curators Stephanie Moran and Marcus Cope
will also give a gallery talk discussing the exhibited paintings and their
curatorial approach (2 March). Both events are free.
Prize for Painting IV features work by 32 international artists, including GSA MFA
graduate Hyojun Hyun, who were selected from almost 850 entries. Every Marmite
Prize exhibition is also dedicated to an artist, which influences how it is
hung in each venue. This year the exhibition is dedicated to the former London
artist collective BANK and their iconic and notorious 1995 exhibition ‘Zombie
Golf’. In an associated talk John Beagles, who with Graham Ramsay participated in
several BANK projects, will give an overview of the group’s aims and activity
(6 March). Marmite Prize for Painting curators Stephanie Moran and Marcus Cope
will also give a gallery talk discussing the exhibited paintings and their
curatorial approach (2 March). Both events are free.
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| Alex Hanna, Bubble, oil on canvas, 2012 |
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| Marie d’Elbée, Dog Watching Sunset, Egg tempera on aluminium, 2011 |
The Marmite Prize for
Painting is a non-profit independent project established in 2006, run by
painters, for painters. The project questions the validity of art prizes that
evaluate creative activity purely by assigning a monetary value to the
‘winning’ artwork, and as an alternative to a cash prize, the winning painter
takes away the marmite, an artist-made vessel.
Painting is a non-profit independent project established in 2006, run by
painters, for painters. The project questions the validity of art prizes that
evaluate creative activity purely by assigning a monetary value to the
‘winning’ artwork, and as an alternative to a cash prize, the winning painter
takes away the marmite, an artist-made vessel.
The
works featured in The Marmite Prize for Painting IV were shortlisted by a
representative from each of the tour galleries (Central Art Gallery in Tameside,
The Glasgow School of Art, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, The Gallery at Plymouth
College and Tannery Arts, London) along with the Marmite Prize curators, Marcus
Cope and Stephanie Moran. The selection process was made entirely anonymously
from jpegs submitted by the artists. The judges, who will select a winner and
two runners up from the shortlist are painters Marta Marce, Dawn Mellor, Tim
Stoner and 2010 Marmite Prize winner Iain Andrews.
works featured in The Marmite Prize for Painting IV were shortlisted by a
representative from each of the tour galleries (Central Art Gallery in Tameside,
The Glasgow School of Art, Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, The Gallery at Plymouth
College and Tannery Arts, London) along with the Marmite Prize curators, Marcus
Cope and Stephanie Moran. The selection process was made entirely anonymously
from jpegs submitted by the artists. The judges, who will select a winner and
two runners up from the shortlist are painters Marta Marce, Dawn Mellor, Tim
Stoner and 2010 Marmite Prize winner Iain Andrews.
Ends
Listing
2 March
– 6 April 2013
– 6 April 2013
Open daily
11am-5pm
11am-5pm
Mackintosh
Museum The Glasgow School of Art
Museum The Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street Glasgow G3 6RQ
The Marmite Prize for Painting IV
The Marmite Prize For Painting features work
by 32 international artists, including GSA MFA graduate Hyojun Hyun,
shortlisted for this open submission painting prize.
by 32 international artists, including GSA MFA graduate Hyojun Hyun,
shortlisted for this open submission painting prize.
Entry Free
Notes to Editors
· The exhibition opened at Central Art Gallery in Tameside and
the tour takes in Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, 2nd March – 6th
April 2013; the Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, 11th April – 10th May
2013; and The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art, 20th May – 14th
June 2013; before coming to London’s Tannery Arts, June/July 2013, where the
winners will be announced.
the tour takes in Mackintosh Museum, The Glasgow School of Art, 2nd March – 6th
April 2013; the Ruskin Gallery, Cambridge, 11th April – 10th May
2013; and The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art, 20th May – 14th
June 2013; before coming to London’s Tannery Arts, June/July 2013, where the
winners will be announced.
· There are two free events as part of the programme: Anecdotal Curators’ Gallery
Tour
Sat 2 March, 2pm, Mackintosh Museum, the Glasgow School of Art
Tour
Sat 2 March, 2pm, Mackintosh Museum, the Glasgow School of Art
Join Marmite Prize
for Painting curators Stephanie Moran and Marcus Cope for a free gallery talk
discussing exhibited paintings, their curatorial approach and aspects of the
process of such an enterprise, including gathering works from 32 artists at
locations across the UK.
for Painting curators Stephanie Moran and Marcus Cope for a free gallery talk
discussing exhibited paintings, their curatorial approach and aspects of the
process of such an enterprise, including gathering works from 32 artists at
locations across the UK.
John Beagles on BANK
Wed 6 March, 6-7pm,
Mackintosh lecture theatre, The Glasgow School of Art
This year’s Marmite Prize for Painting is dedicated in its curatorial hang to
BANK, an artist collective active in London between 1991-2003. John Beagles,
with Graham Ramsay, participated in several BANK projects and will give an
overview of BANK’s aims and activity in this talk.
Mackintosh lecture theatre, The Glasgow School of Art
This year’s Marmite Prize for Painting is dedicated in its curatorial hang to
BANK, an artist collective active in London between 1991-2003. John Beagles,
with Graham Ramsay, participated in several BANK projects and will give an
overview of BANK’s aims and activity in this talk.
· Selected
artists: Amelia
Barratt, Julian Brown, Simon Carter, Brian Cheeswright, Jules Clark, Ben
Deakin, Marie d’Elbee, Damien Flood, Yifat Gat, Alex Hanna, Hyojun Hyun, Phil
Illingworth, Silvie Jacobi, Christopher Jones, Matthew Krishanu, Jana van
Meerveld, James Metsoja, Paul Newman, Tom Palin, Alison Pilkington, Playpaint,
Clare Price, Dan Roach, Greg Rook, Andrew Seto, Sabrina Shah, Blake Shirley,
John Stark, Mathew Tom, Virginia Verran, Charles Williams, Eleni Zagkali
artists: Amelia
Barratt, Julian Brown, Simon Carter, Brian Cheeswright, Jules Clark, Ben
Deakin, Marie d’Elbee, Damien Flood, Yifat Gat, Alex Hanna, Hyojun Hyun, Phil
Illingworth, Silvie Jacobi, Christopher Jones, Matthew Krishanu, Jana van
Meerveld, James Metsoja, Paul Newman, Tom Palin, Alison Pilkington, Playpaint,
Clare Price, Dan Roach, Greg Rook, Andrew Seto, Sabrina Shah, Blake Shirley,
John Stark, Mathew Tom, Virginia Verran, Charles Williams, Eleni Zagkali
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