Exhibitions 2005
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19 November - 17 December 2005
Chantal Joffe
Known for her expressive studies of women and children, these new large panels represent a move away from the intimacy characteristic of Chantal Joffe's previous work, and into a realm where the play between physical reality and imagery becomes more... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
14 October - 12 November 2005
Isaac Julien
True North & Fantôme Afrique This October, Victoria Miro Gallery will present the UK premiere of True North and Fantôme Afrique, two audiovisual installations by celebrated artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, alongside associated photographic series. Developing Julien's preoccupation with notions and expressions of diaspora, the... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
6 September - 8 October 2005
Alex Hartley
Don't want to be part of your world Don't want to be part of your world is a series of large-format landscape photographs Alex Hartley has taken in remote locations around the world. To these idyllic, desolate vistas he has inserted detailed architectural models meticulously built in relief... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
7 July - 4 August 2005
Varda Caivano
'Painting for me is a way of questioning images, where visible objects with a secret depth appear to reveal a kind of irrational truth. The paintings operate as a bridge, a transitional space that evokes an inner world'. Varda Caivano... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
7 June - 2 July 2005
Thomas Demand
This exhibition features approximately five large-scale photographic works and the London premier of his most recent film Trick (2004). Thomas Demand's critically acclaimed solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, is the first one man show in... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
27 April - 28 May 2005
Inka Essenhigh
Victoria Miro Gallery presents new paintings and works on paper by New York-based Inka Essenhigh, all of which advance the artist's highly stylized investigation of narrative, universal experience and everyday life. Widely known for her fluid, dynamic imagery and inventive... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
23 March - 23 April 2005
Hernan Bas
In the Low Light 'Sometimes it is so light. That hurts my eyes. And it's too many lamps - little sparkles all over, up high, and large ones that are dreadful. They could fall on me, you know.' Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
23 March - 23 April 2005
David Harrison
Harrison is an artist attracted to the day-to-day oddities that are often overlooked by most people. His paintings are populated by fantastical characters and wildlife placed in eerie, otherworldly settings. Taking traditional subjects of landscape and myth the artist creates... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
23 March - 23 April 2005
Christian Holstad
Beautiful Lies You Could Live In In the project space, Victoria Miro Gallery presents a new installation by New York-based artist Christian Holstad, titled Beautiful Lies You Could Live In. This installation foregrounds a mode of art making Holstad developed and is continually engaged with: clipping... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
21 February - 19 March 2005
Suling Wang
Suling Wang's paintings address concerns relating to her identity and location as an artist in an attempt to move towards a new kind of abstraction. Fluid, calligraphic and cartoon-like forms are superimposed on others that are suggestive of trees, stems... Victoria Miro Gallery I -
18 January - 12 February 2005
Photography 2005
Group Exhibition Florian Maier-Aichen, Idris Khan, Brandon Lattu, Stephen Gill, Dan Holdsworth, Bettina von Zwehl Photography 2005 reveals a dynamic range of artistic practices. Some of the photographers are digital virtuosos working on the frontier of the medium in order to move... Victoria Miro Gallery I