There was an opening, the carpet was squishy is an exhibition of works by Paulien Barbas, Russell Hill, Vesta Kroese and Ryan Rivadeneyra at Flat Time House. These distinctive international artists will work in video, performance and installation to reimagine the possibilities of experimental practice.
Their work will be informed by archival material relating to Gallery House; the independent, avant-garde gallery that provided a space in London from 1972 to 1973 for artists to work uncensored and without commercial considerations.
Flat Time House will become an intensive workshop linking art made on site and discussions with Gallery House participants, such as the curator Sigi Krauss. The project is based on open research and live art practice.
PROGRAMME
Friday 28 November 2014
Private View 6–9pm
Performance by Ryan Rivadeneyra 7pm
Performance by Vesta Kroese throughout the opening
Saturday 29 November 2014
Lunch and conversation with artists 1pm
Skype conversation with Gallery House director Sigi Krauss 5pm
Performance Ryan Rivadeneyra 6pm
The exhibition will run until 11 December
Opening hours
Fri 28 Nov 6–9pm
Sat 29 Nov 12–7pm
Thurs 4 Dec 12–6pm
Fri 5 Dec 12–6pm
Thu 11 Dec 12–6pm
This project has been supported by University of the Arts and Flat Time House. The accompanying publication has been supported by Lisson Gallery. (sold out)
The exhibition included Vesta Kroese’s Survival of the Fittest and Camouflaged Nap, and Marion, an intervention throughout the space by Russel Hill as well as his piece Cocktails. The living room showed Paulien Barba’s video This and That and Ryan Rivadeneyra’s performances included Think Globally Act Locally and Considering Happenings Concerning Photography.
The opening night ran from 6pm to 9pm on Friday the 28th with a screening by Vesta Kroese, Survival of the Fittest and Rivadeneyra’s first performance, alongside Hill and Barbas’ installations. On the following day, a series of events were held at Flat Time House which included a lunch with the artist Ryan Rivadeneyra at 1.30 pm, a skype interview with Gallery House director and curator Sigi Krauss and his partner Lisa Renee at 5pm and lastly a performance by Ryan Rivadeneyra at 6pm.
There was an opening, the carpet was squishy was curated by Fausta Bolettieri, Oscar Holloway, Lisa Kim, Marisol Rodríguez, Bárbara Sanchez Silva, Eva Tyler and Gili Yuval.
