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25
St. James's Street 1
October -
23 November
2003 Bob & Roberta Smith Throw Art Away
For
the autumn exhibition in the outdoor space of The Economist Plaza at
25 St James Street, Bob & Roberta Smith will present Throw
Art Away, a skip positioned in the centre of the Plaza.
Nearby an 8’ x 8’ banner encourages visitors to “Throw
Art Away” and participate in not only the production of their own
art event but in Bob & Roberta Smith’s art as well. Bob and Roberta Smith is a fictitious double act, alter ego of
Patrick Brill. He says his intention with his art is, “...to communicate the idea that people can make their own art, that they
do not have to have me do it. I
think that art is changing and the business of viewing is
changing.’ Patrick
Brill studied at the University of Reading (BA) and Goldsmiths
College (MA). Previous
exhibitions include, The Art Amnesty,
Pierogi, New York; Stupid Men
& Useless Women,
Anthony Wilkinson Gallery, London; Create
Your Own Reality,
Galerie Carbone,Turin Italy; Intelligence:
New British Art 2000, Tate
Britain, London; Stop
It
Write
Now,
Museum of Modern Art, Oslo. David Mabb The Hall Of The Modern
Within
the foyer at Economist Tower David Mabb will present The
Hall of the Modern, a video
work and installation. Using
pieces of William Morris fabrics, Mabb will cover selected panels of
the marble central column of The Economist Building which was
designed in the early 1960s by Peter and Alison Smithson.
William Morris, although these days considered somewhat
old-fashioned, was in his time unorthodox and radical.
The Smithsons’ approach to design and architecture have
earned them a similar reputation.
Mabb’s installation draws on this twin contrast between
tradition and radicalism. David
Mabb studied at Goldsmiths College (BA) and Chelsea School of Art
(MA). Previous solo
exhibitions include October after
Eisenstein, Wapping the
Movie, Watershed, Bristol
(1999); Canada is for idiots,
you need class war
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