Artists: David Alker, Louise Adkins, Lucy Bevin, BrassArt, Pat Flynn, Nick Jordan & Andrew McDonald.
An artist’s relationship with their work is often a profound and passionate affair, marked by an intense love-indifference dynamic. In the throes of creation, they may experience moments of euphoria and inspiration, where their vision comes to life with startling clarity and beauty. Yet, this journey is frequently punctuated by periods of frustration and self-doubt, as the pursuit of perfection reveals the flaws and limitations in their work. It is this turbulent process that “objects of indifference and love” explores. mythologies around the production of art are both exposed and added to in the work of these artists.
salad
Salad is a curatorial project set up by Andrew McDonald and Pat Flynn. The primary reason for setting salad up was for an umbrella title for us too curate a stand at The Manchester contemporary. Salad has continued to have a presence at the fair attending since 2001. Building on the experience and sales have improved each year. salad is also a curatorial vehicle, in 2021 curated an exhibition at PS Mirabelle Gallery in Manchester A handbag, a bus in the desert, a glass of milk, the wings of a windmill, a hairbrush. This exhibition included artists we had worked with at the Manchester contemporary but also allowed us to expand our network and include other artists. For example, Emily Speed. In 2022 salad curated Camp Bread, which was a series of NFTs commissions and displayed as part of an exhibition. This exhibition was supported by a Modest show which is itself was part of the British Art Show 9.
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David Akler David Alker | Rogue Artists’ Studios CIC