went to the closing yesterday of the collaborative project 195 miles (we all have our limits) at PSL leeds. a show based on collaboration between leeds and london artists. the show had its name changed at the last minuet as the artist felt that they hadnt collaborated and so changed the sign as you walk in to the show in to a giant anogramme. The act of doing so was enough collaboration for them to have completed the breif though. the exhibition itself was really very good. the space itself was very well used, great space and atmosphere. i particually enjoyed the taste of fog machine and dust floor. really great amount of people buzzing around and the artists themselfs were very open and approchable. great work to go along with the vibe, i particually like the sculptual works and the way in which you can see the progress in some of the works.
http://www.projectspaceleeds.org.uk/195_miles_unid0fc3_page.aspx
I couldn't attend this show but went to the opening. I liked the idea of the collaboration and also that this was the first time Leeds artists had been invited to show at PSL. The difficulties of collaboration were apparent from the start. The artists had been paired by the gallery and some of the pairings simply didn't work. One of the participating artists is a friend and I spoke to her about the project yesterday and she was pleased that so many many people came to the closing,it demonstrates that people were interested in the show despite its problems (or maybe because of them?)
ReplyDeleteI think the name change was quite inspired!