I have been invited to contribute to the public programme of the exhibition, Accidentally on Purpose (QUAD, Derby,
July 27 - October 7 2012) curated by Candice Jacobs and Fay Nicolson.
An exhibition, online publication, audio project and symposium
exploring the occurrence of repeating problems and strategies for
(re)approaching them.
The exhibition takes its title from an American Sitcom
situated in the banality of the everyday. Its characters strive to make the
best of an unfortunate situation; repetitively re-negotiating the uncertainty
of their lives. The desire for escapism through the consumption of mass
broadcasts and episodic formulae offers an interesting context for this
exhibition; which connects the quotidian sitcom to an exploration into the
relationship between success and failure, looking at common place materials,
familiar situations and repetitious processes as a point of departure. Artists include: Becky
Beasley, Karen Cunningham, Michael Dean, Cyprien Gaillard, Ryan Gander, Paul
Graham, Jonathan Monk, Rose O’Gallivan, Edit Olderbolz, Clunie Reid, Dan Rees,
George Shaw and Ryszard Wasko.
More to follow soon.