David Blandy : Fortress of Solitude

1 Jan 2000-13 Jun 2010

Overview

Blandy’s work reveals a personal quest for truth and authentic experience via the cultures that have shaped him. The music and legends of blues, soul, funk and hip-hop, haunt and guide his endeavours. Fortress of Solitude – Soul Archive (2007) is at once a library of Blandy’s references and a playroom pastiche of a gallery education space or waiting room. In Blandy’s Fortress, colourful mass-produced furniture and neatly ordered shelves appear like a one-stop self-help shop; there is even a supportive invigilator to guide you through a Guitar Hero session or the selection of a cult novel, album or DVD to ‘get in to’. Everything you need to unpack the various meanings of Blandy’s work is offered to you to read, play, listen and experience. This seminal work was acquired by the Zabludowicz Collection in 2007.