PHILIPPE BRADSHAW Chains and Videos

Arizona State University Art Museum
Nelson Fine Arts Center
May 31 — September 13, 2003

image credit: Three Blind Mice in a Superstore hanging sublime unique work, 2001. Anodised aluminum chains and video projection, 184 x 122 x 8 inches. Courtesy of the collection of Claudio Cesar and the Cesar Foundation for the Preservation of Digital Art Media. Image courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris.

CLOSING RECEPTION
Saturday, September 13, 2003
7- 9 p.m.

PHILIPPE BRADSHAW: Chains and Videos

Made from anodised aluminum chains, Philippe Bradshaw’s rendition of Mona Lisa hangs from the gallery ceiling like colorful beaded curtains or macramé from the early 70s. Video projections onto the chain surface create unlikely pairings. From video art and the Mona Lisa, to driving dance club music and a museum setting, Bradshaw re-examines traditional perception and environmental settings.

About the Artist
Philippe Bradshaw was born in Lincolnshire, UK, in 1965. He studied at Leicester Polytechnic from 1984-85, and at Goldsmith’s College from 1985-88. From 1993-98 he worked with Andrea Mason as the collaborative partnership Andrea + Philippe. Their work involved numerous site-specific non-gallery projects, most famously glazing the apertures of wartime bunkers around the countryside, culminating in the solo show Landfill at the Independent Art Space, London, 1997, where they created a faux estate agent to sell the concept. Bradshaw has been working independently since 1998. In 2000 he was named one of the recipients of the prestigious Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award. Solo shows have included: The Waiting Room, Wolverhampton, 1998; The Showroom, London, 1999; and Deitch Projects, New York, 2001. Philippe Bradshaw lives and works in London and is represented by Galeria Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris.

This will be Philippe Bradshaw’s first solo exhibition in a U.S. Museum.

Curator's Essay

ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by John Spiak, PHILIPPE BRADSHAW: Chains and Videos will be installed in the ASU Art Museum's Nelson Fine Arts Center location.

Duration
PHILIPPE BRADSHAW: Chains and Videos (May 31 - September 13, 2003) is open at the Nelson Fine Arts Center: Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Support
The exhibition and related programs are supported in part by Claudio Cesar, the Cesar Foundation for the Preservation of Digital Art Media and Friends of the ASU Art Museum.