Cubitt Artists
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Cubitt Artists is an artist-run
art gallery
(Cubitt Gallery), artist studios (Cubitt Studios) and art educator (Cubitt Education), founded in 1991. Cubitt was first located in Goodsway in London's Kings Cross
area, moved to Cubitt Street (hence the name), later to Caledonia Street, and is now located at Islington, Angel
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allowing it to offer an on-going 18 month curator's bursary. Past Cubitt curators are:
The current curator is Michelle Cotton (April 2009 to present). The Cubitt Gallery has displayed work from a wide range of notable artists, including Adam Chodzko
, Aleksandra Mir
, Allen Ruppersberg
, Angela Bulloch
, Billy Childish
,
Boris Groys (Thinking in Loop, 2008 ),
Carol Bove
, Cathy Wilkes
, David Robbins, Florian Hecker, Gunter Förg,
Gustav Metzger
(Eichmann and the Angel, 2005),
Harun Farocki
, Henri Chopin
, Ida Applebroog
, Jack Goldstein
,
Jimmy Robert (Figure de Style, 2008),
Kenneth Anger
, Marjetica Potrč
, Matthew Day Jackson
, Paul Noble
, Tacita Dean
, Willem de Rooij
("Birds", 2009) and
Tris Vonna Michell (Tall Tales and Short Stories, 2007).
To support the ongoing artistic programme of the Gallery, a limited edition set titled the Cubitt Print Box was offered for sale in 2000. This is a set of twenty works produced by contemporary artists
Alex Katz (Dark Eyes, 2000),
Ceal Floyer (Etching (at 45 rpm), 2000),
Chris Ofili (no title, 2000),
Elizabeth Wright (Snowball, 2000)),
Gareth Jones (Diamond, 2000)),
Giorgio Sadotti
(Don't Look, 2000)),
Hilary Lloyd (Shopfront, 2000)),
James Pyman (On the Sound, 2000)),
Jane Simpson (Sunset Still Life, 2000)),
Jochen Klein (Untitled, 2000)),
Martin Creed (Work No. 233, 2000),
Matthew Higgs (Despair, 2000)),
Paul McCarthy (Dog, 2000)),
Paul Noble (Playframe, 2000)),
Peter Doig (Echo Lake, 2000),
Peter Pommerer (Giraffe with Blue Coloured Eyes, 2000)),
Piotr Uklanski (no title, 2000)),
Scott King (Joy Division, The Moonlight Club, 4 April 1980, West Hampstead, London, England, 2000)),
Tacita Dean (Aerial View of Teignmouth Electron, Cayman Brac 16th of September 1998, 2000)) and
Wolfgang Tillmans (Faltenwurf (Cubitt Edition), 2000)).
, Dinos and Jake Chapman
, Matthew Higgs
and Peter Doig
.
Artist-run space
An artist-run space is a gallery space run by artists, thus circumventing the structures of public and private galleries.Artist-run spaces have become realised as an important factor in urban regeneration...
art gallery
Art gallery
An art gallery or art museum is a building or space for the exhibition of art, usually visual art.Museums can be public or private, but what distinguishes a museum is the ownership of a collection...
(Cubitt Gallery), artist studios (Cubitt Studios) and art educator (Cubitt Education), founded in 1991. Cubitt was first located in Goodsway in London's Kings Cross
Kings Cross, London
King's Cross is an area of London partly in the London Borough of Camden and partly in the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district located 2.5 miles north of Charing Cross. The area formerly had a reputation for being a red light district and run-down. However, rapid regeneration...
area, moved to Cubitt Street (hence the name), later to Caledonia Street, and is now located at Islington, Angel
The Angel, Islington
Angel is a district of London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
.
Cubitt Gallery
The Cubitt Gallery is funded by Arts Council EnglandArts Council England
Arts Council England was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate bodies for England, Scotland and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
allowing it to offer an on-going 18 month curator's bursary. Past Cubitt curators are:
- Polly Staple (July 2001 - January 2003)
- Emily Pethick (March 2003 - August 2004)
- David Bussel (September 2004 - February 2006)
- Tom Morton (April 2006 - August 2007)
- Bart van der Heide (October 2007 - March 2009)
The current curator is Michelle Cotton (April 2009 to present). The Cubitt Gallery has displayed work from a wide range of notable artists, including Adam Chodzko
Adam Chodzko
Adam Chodzko is a contemporary British multi-media artist, exhibiting internationally.-Work:Adam Chodzko was born in London, England...
, Aleksandra Mir
Aleksandra Mir
-Life and work:She studied Communications at Schillerska/Gothenburg University in Gothenburg , Media Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York , and Cultural Anthropology at The Graduate Faculty, The New School for Social Research in New York...
, Allen Ruppersberg
Allen Ruppersberg
Born in 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio. Allen Ruppersberg is one of the first generation of American Conceptual artists that changed the way art was thought about and made. His work includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations, and books.- Biography :...
, Angela Bulloch
Angela Bulloch
Angela Bulloch , is an artist who often works with sound and installation; she is recognised as one of the Young British Artists.-Life and career:...
, Billy Childish
Billy Childish
Billy Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...
,
Boris Groys (Thinking in Loop, 2008 ),
Carol Bove
Carol Bove
Carol Bove is a New York City based artist and collector.Her work includes drawings and installations which concern the social, political, and artistic movements of the 1960s and 1970s...
, Cathy Wilkes
Cathy Wilkes
Cathy Wilkes is an artist from Northern Ireland, who creates video installations. She is a 2008 Turner Prize nominee.-Life and work:...
, David Robbins, Florian Hecker, Gunter Förg,
Gustav Metzger
Gustav Metzger
Gustav Metzger is an artist and political activist who developed the concept of Auto-Destructive Art and the Art Strike. Together with John Sharkey, he initiated the Destruction in Art Symposium in 1966...
(Eichmann and the Angel, 2005),
Harun Farocki
Harun Farocki
Harun Farocki is a German filmmaker.He has made over 90 films, the vast majority of them short experimental documentaries...
, Henri Chopin
Henri Chopin
Henri Chopin was an avant-garde poet and musician.-Life:Henri Chopin was a French practitioner of concrete and sound poet, well-known throughout the second half of the 20th century...
, Ida Applebroog
Ida Applebroog
Ida Applebroog is a notable American painter. Her work is included in many public collections in the United States. During the decade of the 1990s, she received multiple honors including the College Art Association Distinguished Art Award for Lifetime Achievement, an Honorary Doctorate of Fine...
, Jack Goldstein
Jack Goldstein
Jack Goldstein was a Canadian born, California-based performance and conceptual artist turned painter in the 1980s art boom.-Early life and education:...
,
Jimmy Robert (Figure de Style, 2008),
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger is an American underground experimental filmmaker, occasional actor and author...
, Marjetica Potrč
Marjetica Potrc
Marjetica Potrč is an artist and architect based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her interdisciplinary practice includes on-site projects, research, architectural case studies, and series of drawings...
, Matthew Day Jackson
Matthew Day Jackson
Matthew Day Jackson is an American artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses sculpture, painter, collage, photographer, drawing, video, performance and installation...
, Paul Noble
Paul Noble
Paul Noble is a British artist, born in 1963 in the village of Dilston, Northumberland. He studied at Humberside College of Higher Education and Sunderland Polytechnic , before moving to London in 1987. He was one of the five founder members of the co-operative who formed the City Racing gallery...
, Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean
Tacita Dean is an English visual artist who works primarily in film. She is one of the Young British Artists, and was a nominee for the Turner Prize in 1998.-Life and work:...
, Willem de Rooij
Willem de Rooij
Willem de Rooij is an artist working in a variety of media, including film and installation.-Biography:Willem de Rooij studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam from 1990–95 and at the Rijksakademie there from 1997-98...
("Birds", 2009) and
Tris Vonna Michell (Tall Tales and Short Stories, 2007).
To support the ongoing artistic programme of the Gallery, a limited edition set titled the Cubitt Print Box was offered for sale in 2000. This is a set of twenty works produced by contemporary artists
Alex Katz (Dark Eyes, 2000),
Ceal Floyer (Etching (at 45 rpm), 2000),
Chris Ofili (no title, 2000),
Elizabeth Wright (Snowball, 2000)),
Gareth Jones (Diamond, 2000)),
Giorgio Sadotti
Giorgio Sadotti
Giorgio Sadotti UK is a conceptual artist based in London.In the 1993 he exhibited at City Racing with Gavin Brown, and in 1996 participated in a group show in Vienna curated by Muntean and Rosenblum on behalf of City Racing...
(Don't Look, 2000)),
Hilary Lloyd (Shopfront, 2000)),
James Pyman (On the Sound, 2000)),
Jane Simpson (Sunset Still Life, 2000)),
Jochen Klein (Untitled, 2000)),
Martin Creed (Work No. 233, 2000),
Matthew Higgs (Despair, 2000)),
Paul McCarthy (Dog, 2000)),
Paul Noble (Playframe, 2000)),
Peter Doig (Echo Lake, 2000),
Peter Pommerer (Giraffe with Blue Coloured Eyes, 2000)),
Piotr Uklanski (no title, 2000)),
Scott King (Joy Division, The Moonlight Club, 4 April 1980, West Hampstead, London, England, 2000)),
Tacita Dean (Aerial View of Teignmouth Electron, Cayman Brac 16th of September 1998, 2000)) and
Wolfgang Tillmans (Faltenwurf (Cubitt Edition), 2000)).
Cubitt Studios
Cubitt Studios provides central London studio space for up to 30 artists at any given time. Former notable members of Cubitt include Chris OfiliChris Ofili
Chris Ofili is a Turner Prize winning British painter best known for artworks referencing aspects of his Nigerian heritage, particularly his incorporation of elephant dung. He was one of the Young British Artists, and is now based in Trinidad.-Early life:Ofilli was born in Manchester. He had a...
, Dinos and Jake Chapman
Jake and Dinos Chapman
Iakovos "Jake" Chapman and Konstantinos "Dinos" Chapman are English visual artists, often known as the Chapman Brothers, who work together as a collaborative sibling duo...
, Matthew Higgs
Matthew Higgs
Matthew Higgs is a British artist, curator, writer and publisher. His contribution to UK contemporary art has included the creation of Imprint 93, a series of artists’ editions featuring the work of artists such as Martin Creed and Jeremy Deller...
and Peter Doig
Peter Doig
Peter Doig is a contemporary artist born in Scotland. In 2007, a painting of Doig's, entitled White Canoe, sold at Sotheby's for $11.3 million, then an auction record for a living European artist.-Early life:...
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