David Batchelor : The Box

25 Jan-2 Mar 2013

Overview

Pippy Houldsworth Gallery is delighted to present a new commission for The Box by London based Scottish artist David Batchelor from 25 January to 2 March 2013. Batchelor is well known for his study and exploration of colour through his three-dimensional works, photographs, paintings, drawings and writings. Here, he presents a new sculpture, Anatomy Lesson 3, which relates to an occasional series of work that he makes using soft toys found in the street. A dilapidated teddy hangs from a thin metal wire, rotating eerily slowly via a mirror ball motor. Playing with the perpetual optimism of this device, this bear is obsessively peppered with coloured jewels. Anatomy Lesson 3, 2012, has been made especially for The Box, a micro project space consisting of a floating white cube set inside a black vertical opening. The Box is a unique architectural space through which the gallery facilitates new projects with important emerging and established artists. Other recent commissions include Ai Weiwei, Martha Rosler, Daniel Arsham and Olaf Breuning.