19th March 2011
British Art Show 7 - is widely recognised as the most ambitious and influential exhibition of contemporary British art. We go to see what all the fuss is about...
BAS7 is curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton and includes work by 39 artists from the last five years, three quarters of which is seen here for the first time.
Our favorite installations included:
The Clock by Christian Marclay, this clever piece features thousands of found film fragments of clocks, watches, and characters reacting to a particular time of day. These are edited together to create a 24 hour-long, single-channel video that is synchronised with local time - These clips from several thousand films, are structured so that the resulting artwork always conveys the correct time, minute by minute. Ourhouse - episode 2 by Nathaniel Mellors - set in a Manor House in the English countryside, this bonkers trip through the mind of a very talented creative will bring tears to your eyes! - as will the disturbing little mess in the corner of the room, The object is just wrong! - but very clever at the same time....
This has been a very stimulating and rewarding visit. Great art, challenging art and very now!
10 out of 10
