art.wikisort.org - MuseumCity Racing was a squatted artist-run space in Oval Mansions, Kennington, South London which was active between 1988 and 1998. It was a cooperative by five artists Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry and Peter Owen. They set up the gallery in a former betting shop near The Oval cricket ground, hence the derivation[how?] of the gallery name.[1] City Racing became an important and renowned exhibition space; its openings provided a networking opportunity for many artists.
British artist-run space
City RacingEstablished | 1988 |
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Founders | Matt Halewww.matthaleart.com/, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry, Peter Owen |
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Dissolved | 1998 |
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Type | artist-run space |
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Focus | contemporary art, pop art, |
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Key people | Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry, Peter Owen, Sarah Lucas, Fiona Banner, Lucy Gunning, Ceal Floyer, Gillian Wearing |
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History
A show was organised by Keith Coventry and Peter Owen as a way to show their work without having to court commercial West End galleries, which could be difficult and intimidating to approach without a reputation. Matt Hale became involved in the second show, which was the squatted betting shop which Coventry was using as his studio. Matt Hale said "We tried to make it as white-cube like as possible, as gallery-like as possible."[2]
Artists who had early exhibitions at City Racing include Sarah Lucas and Gillian Wearing. The space received funding from the London Arts Board.[3]
Influence
In its later years, City Racing was accepted to some extent by the art establishment, and was viewed by some as a route for artists to other more commercial and established galleries. It was featured in Time Out and City Limits as part of a new alternative art scene happening in London. This led to a benefit for the gallery organised by Karsten Schubert.
David Burrows wrote that "in one sense, City Racing refused to be marginalised from the mainstream and had conventional career aspirations."[2]
A retrospective book was published by Black Dog, called City Racing, The Life and Times of an artist Run Gallery. In 2001 the Institute of Contemporary Arts presented a retrospective of work exhibited at City Racing, entitled City Racing 1988-98: a Partial Account.[4]
See also
- UK artist-run initiatives
- Artist-run space
- Art group
Further reading
- 2002 City Racing: The Life and Times of an Artist-Run Gallery John Burgess, Keith Coventry, Matt Hale, Paul Noble, Peter Owen Black Dog Publishing Ltd,
External links
References
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Shows |
- Brilliant!
- East Country Yard Show
- Freeze
- Modern Medicine
- Sensation
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Curators | |
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Galleries | |
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Collectors |
- Bernard Arnault
- Janet Wolfson de Botton
- Eli Broad
- Frank Cohen
- Steven A. Cohen
- Dakis Joannou
- Pauline Karpidas
- George Michael
- Jose Mugrabi
- François Pinault
- Miuccia Prada
- Charles Saatchi
- Jack Wendler
- Poju and Anita Zabludowicz
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See also |
- Conceptual art
- Frieze Art Fair
- Momart
- Post-YBAs
- Turner Prize
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Squatting in England and Wales |
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Influences |
- Diggers
- Right to housing
- Tŷ unnos
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Squatter groups |
- Advisory Service for Squatters
- Da! collective
- Exodus Collective
- Focus E15
- Grow Heathrow
- Justice?
- Justice Not Crisis
- London Street Commune
- Occupy London
- Really Free School
- Spiral Tribe
- SQUASH
- The Land is Ours
- WOMBLES
- !Wowow!
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Legalized squats |
- BASE
- Bonnington Square
- Frestonia
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Former squats |
- 12 Bar Club
- 102 Eaton Square
- 121 Centre
- 491 Gallery
- Argyle Street
- Bank of Ideas
- Bloomsbury Social Centre
- Cardboard City
- Centro Iberico
- City Racing
- Hounslow Community Land Project
- Kew Bridge Ecovillage
- Lyndhurst Way
- M11 link road protest
- Matilda Centre
- Medina House
- Oval Mansions
- rampART
- Spike Surplus Scheme
- St Agnes Place
- Sutton House
- Titnore Wood
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Notable squatters |
- The 101ers
- Baron Bassam
- Chumbawamba
- Piers Corbyn
- Ian Dury
- Harry Hallowes
- Olive Morris
- Jim Radford
- Sid Rawle
- Heathcote Williams
- Christian Wolmar
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Legal framework |
- Adverse possession
- Erection of Cottages Act 1588
- Criminal Law Act 1977
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Land Registration Act 2002
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
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Linked topics |
- Homelessness in the United Kingdom
- New Age Travellers
- Occupation (protest)
- Principality of Sealand
- Reclaim the Streets
- Romanichal
- Self-managed social centres in the United Kingdom
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