Chan Hampe Galleries will present an entirely new installation work by Eric Chan titled Hitchcock's Love Affair with Abstract Expressionism as part of London First, the curated section of Art13 London. This surreal and macabre work, consisting of 40 taxidermy crows, will show concurrently with photographic works from four London-based, contemporary artists:
Rut Blees Luxemburg's works explore the public spaces of the city. She creates immersive compositions that challenge established urban perceptions and bring to light the overlooked, the dismissed, and the unforeseen. Her photographs are in public collections including the Tate Modern, Victoria & Albert Museum, and the Centre Pompidou. A retrospective of her work, titled Lustgarten, is currently at the Museum Simeonstift, Trier, Germany.
Stephen Danzig uses contemporary sources, particularly electronic mass media and games, to allude to the stories behind the information that we avidly consume each day. Although usually theatrical in nature, his work gives keen insight into some of the issues at the forefront of contemporary life, offering incisive reflections on the world today. He is included in the collection of the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York.
Sharon Green Danzig's narrative works can at once be considered attractive and repulsive. There is a thrilling sense of the forbidden in her imagery and enough mystery surrounding her photographs to lead the viewer to fantasise about what it is exactly they have stumbled upon. Her works are included in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia.
Born in Lithuania, Indre Serptyte is highly concerned with the impact of the war on European history and perception. Her photographs are a result of a thoughtful investigation into the political history of the Cold War and its catastrophic consequences. They stem from her own displacement and separation from her Eastern European origins. Although a recent graduate, she has won many awards including the National Media Museum Photography Award and is included in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum.
Image: © Sharon Green Danzig, Chan Hampe Galleries