BLOB

30 Mar-16 Apr 2022

PV 30 Mar 2022, 6-8pm

Overview

BLOB is a book and exhibition project by Eddy Frankel. It's a vile, miserable little short story about a man whose bones disintegrate, published alongside newly commissioned artwork by Rachel Howard, Olivia Sterling, Mary Ramsden, Shadi Al-Atallah, Glen Pudvine, France-Lise McGurn, Emma Cousin, Gareth Cadwallader and Luke Burton. 

Those paintings and drawings will be the core of an accompanying exhibition at TJ Boulting. 

Eddy, Time Out's art and culture editor, approached a bunch of artists he loves and asked them if they'd be up for making work in reaction to this story he'd written. Was he nervous about sending all these amazing painters what is essentially an incredibly depressing wank joke? Yes. But somehow, they all said yes, and produced stunning images to go along with the story.

BLOB is part fiction, part art catalogue, part curatorial project. It's about depression, ageing, anxiety, body dysmorphia and erections, but, you know, in a kinda funny way? 

‘BLOB’ the book is published on March 30 2022 by Trolley, and available to buy online HERE. ‘BLOB’ the exhibition opens on March 30 2022 at TJ Boulting.

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