Spectrum London

Spectrum London is a London art gallery which shows contemporary figurative painting, photography and sculpture. It staged the first commercial West End show of the Stuckists, and a retrospective by Sebastian Horsley.

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Spectrum London is the first West End commercial gallery to show the Stuckists, in a show "Go West" in October 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5278900.stm "Stuckists art group in major show"] BBC online, August 23, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006] [ [http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=16953 "The Stuckists go west at Spectrum London"] artdaily.com. Retrieved October 9, 2006] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowContentFrameFragXL.jhtml;jsessionidJHUT2U3V35OEHQFIQMGSFF4AVCBQWIV0?xml=/arts/slideshows/gowest/pixgowest.xml&site= "Go West"] telegraph.co.uk online gallery. Retrieved October 9, 2006] This "major central London exhibition" elevated the hitherto artworld outsiders into "major players", and occasioned controversy because of a satirical painting of Sir Nicholas Serota and nude paintings of Stella Vine by her ex husband Charles Thomson."Morris, Jane (2006) [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1857054,00.html "Getting stuck in"] "The Guardian" online, August 24, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2006] Barnes, Anthony (2006) [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20060903/ai_n16710587 "Portrait of an ex-husband's revenge"] "The Independent on Sunday". Retrieved 9 October, 2006, from findarticles.com] Teodorczuk, Tom (2006) [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23364213-details/Modern+art+is+pants/article.do "Modern art is pants"] "Evening Standard", 22 August, 2006. Retrieved 9 October, 2006 from thisislondon.co.uk.] Ten leading Stuckist artists were exhibited. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowContentFrameFragXL.jhtml?xml=/arts/slideshows/gowest/pixgowest.xml&site= "Go West"] , "The Daily Telegraph". Retrieved 29 March 2008.] Thomson's and Joe Machine's paintings sold, before the show opened, to buyers from the UK, Japan and the US.Gleadell, Colin (2006) [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/10/03/bamkt03.xml "Market news: Roger Hilton's child-like drawings, 'stuckist' paintings and Edward Seago"] "Daily Telegraph" online, 3 October, 2006. Retrieved 9 October, 2006]

Royden Prior, the director of Spectrum London, said, "These artists are good and are part of history. Get past the art politics and look at the work." [http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/2006/08/the_first_west_end_show_for_th.php "The first West End show for the Stuckists"] saatchi-gallery.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October, 2006] Edward Lucie-Smith wrote an essay for the show. [Lucie-Smith, Edward (2006) [http://www.spectrumlondon.co.uk/new/stuckists.htm "Stuckism"] spectrumlondon.co.uk. Retrieved October 9, 2006]

The gallery also exhibited work by Michael Dickinson, [http://www.stuckism.com "Michael Dickinson, Stuckist artist jailed in Turkey for a collage, now free. See his work at Go West"] stuckism.com. Retrieved October 9, 2006] who was released from ten days in a Turkish jail without charge after exhibiting a collage of the Turkish prime minister, Tayyip Erdoğan, as a dog. [http://www.channel4.com/more4/news/news-opinion-feature.jsp?id=402 "Keeping Turkey out of the EU"] (Video interview with Michael Dickinson on More 4) channel4.com. Retrieved October 9, 2006]

In March 2006, in association with Sceptre publishing and the Italian Cultural Institute, Spectrum London presented author John Berendt in conversation with Venetian artist, Ludovico De Luigi, during the artist's first solo show in the UK. [ [http://www.iiclondra.esteri.it/IIC_Londra/webform/SchedaEvento.aspx?id=40&citta=Londra "Ludovico De Luigi in Conversation with John Berendt"] Italian Cultural Institute web site. Retrieved October 9, 2006]

In September 2007, it staged "Hookers, Dealers, Tailors", a retrospective by Sebastian Horsley. [Higgins, Ria. [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article2381795.ece "Relative Values: Sebastian Horsley and his mother, Valerie"] , "The Sunday Times", 9 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2007.] Horsley became known when he underwent a crucifixion in the Philippines; this show documented his diving in Australian shark-infested water and copiously ingesting deadly drugs. [Lack, Jessica. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/exhibitions/story/0,,2163479,00.html "Preview: Sebastian Horsley"] , "The Guardian", 8 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2007.]

Other artists previously shown at the gallery include Lennie Lee, [ [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/instInfo/inst/4858 "Spectrum London"] Artfacts.net. Retrieved October 9, 2006] , Rita Duffy, Peter Murphy, Cheryl Brooks, Peter Burke, Antonio Riello, Gerry Burns (winner of the "Daily Mail's" inaugural "Not The Turner Prize", Sir Peter Blake and Eduardo Paolozzi. [ [http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/whats-on.php?event=2446 "Laptop dinner by Pii at Spectrum London"] allinlondon.co.uk. Retrieved October 9, 2006]

Spectrum London exhibits at the London Art Fair and Art Madrid. [ [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/instInfo/inst/4858 "Spectrum London"] Artfacts.net. Retrieved October 9, 2006]

The gallery is at 77 Great Titchfield Street, London W1.

ee also

*Go West
*Stuckist demonstrations

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.spectrumlondon.co.uk Spectrum London official website]