Gavin Turk " Jazz"
Sean Kelly Gallery
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In the Main Gallery, a group of large-scale apparently abstract paintings, in the manner of Jackson Pollock, are in fact constructed from countless layers of paint representing Turk's repeated signature. The works quite literally question the artist's signature as a sign of uniqueness and value. Turk's characteristic appropriation of identity in these paintings is echoed and reinforced by a group of black and white photographs of the artist in his studio making the paintings. The photographs are reminiscent of the well-known series of photographs by Hans Namuth and Rudy Burckhardt that helped demystify Pollock's famous drip painting technique, revealing a deliberate process rather than a random splashing of paint. The paintings and photographs extend Turk's ongoing investigation into ideas of authorship and authenticity which have preoccupied him throughout his career.
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Schedule
from March 27, 2009 to May 02, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-03-26 from 18:00 to 20:00