Sense & Nonsense

a dialogue between Belgian and British artists

 

 

12 September to 26 October 2003

 

 

 

 

Jean-Philippe Defaut  Las Vegas  2001
photograph

 

 

Orla Barry  David Bate  Marianne Berenhaut  Marcel Broodthaers

Glauce Cerveira  Gordon Cheung  Sandra Cross  Jean-Philippe

Defaut  Els Dietvorst  William English  Aldous Eveleigh  Oona Grimes

John Guest  Ian Hamilton Finlay  Nicky Hodge  Christian Israel

Hywel Wyn Jones  Barry Kemp  John Roger King  David Lamelas

Leo  Laura Malacart  Herman Martin  David McKeran  Andrea Merciar

Susan Morris  Perry Roberts  David Robilliard  Guy Rombouts

Rombouts & Droste  Kevin Rowe  Gerry Smith  Walter Swennen

Jack Vandermissen  Angel Vergara  Bernard Villers

 

Sense & Nonsense is an adventure in which Belgian art and artists provide the inspiration.  The exhibition hopes to explore the mischievous nature of Belgian art through the collision of different languages: primarily the language of the picture with the language of words.  British artists have been invited to appear alongside their Belgian neighbours to generate a dialogue of shared ideas and fortuitous encounters.

 

The exhibition is curated by Gerry Smith.

 

With thanks to the Arts Council Collection, Hayward Gallery, London; Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp; Michael Novy and Maria Gilissen, Brussels.

 

 

 

 

Orla Barry Waiting  1995 postcard and typed lettering

David Bate Homogeneity 1993 digitally processed photograph

Marianne Berenhaut House  1992 cut-out painted metal

Glauce Cerveira Small Comforts  1997 monoprint on filofax paper

Hywel Wyn Jones  The Flesh is more interesting than the bone  2003 mixed media

John Guest Hanging On 2001 oil on canvas

Barry Kemp Grosvenor House  2003 oil on linen

Leo Lucky Stars  2002 lettering and light bulbs

Laura Malacart Tribute to Valie  2003 photograph

Perry Roberts  Here and There  2002 steel and inlaid plywood courtesy: Galerie Annie Gentils

David McKeran sincerley  2003 wood and paint

Guy Rombouts  What I dream of is an art devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter, something like a good armchair  2003 paper and nail courtesy: Galerie Annie Gentils

Gerry Smith The Ark  1999 mdf, oil and ceramic