Since the mid1990s, upritchard has exhibited in a number of group and solo shows around the world and represented new zealand at the 2009 venice biennale with save yourself. That led to artists acquiring dealers overseas and international careers, like judy millar, who was one of our artists at venice in 2009, or francis upritchard. Francis upritchard born 1976 is a new zealand artist who is representing new zealand at the 2009 venice biennale life and career. There will be an illustrated new book to accompany the exhibition published by mousse publishing koenig books. Curator heather galbraith talks about save yourself the body of work francis upritchard made for the 2009 venice biennale, on display at the. The installation save yourself by francis upritchard will include clusters of figures and structures spread through the faded elegance of three chambers within the fondazione claudio. Francis upritchard s artistic lexicon is perhaps best known for her curious, and at times disconcerting, smallscale figurative sculptures which in their fantastical forms also. Upritchard was born in new zealand and studied at the university of. Francis upritchard in the attic the attic occupies a. A long view of the three works that make up save yourself. Francis upritchard takes over the curve at barbican, playing with scale. Francis upritchard installation view of save yourself, 2009, 53rd venice biennale francis upritchard. New commissioner announced for biennale arte 2017 in venice.
New zealands participation at the biennale arte 2009 was titled the collision and comprised two exhibitions. Wetwang slack the curve, barbican centre 27 september 2018 6 january 2019. Secret power simon denny nz pavilion venice biennale. Printed to coincide with a solo exhibition at kate macgarry 14 september 20 october 2018.
Francis upritchard explains the subjectmatter of her work herself. Francis upritchard s save yourself plays on all the worst bmovie gags unearthed beneath the gallery is an ancient tomb devised by a pharaoh with a very ed wood. Beginning to make figurative work the installation save yourself for the becks futures exhibition in 2003. Upritchard had repurposed an old threetier work table as a sarcophaguscumcurio. When upritchard represented new zealand at the 53 rd venice biennale, in 2009, she named her installation save yourself. Francis upritchard on her exhibition a hand of cards youtube. Francis upritchard takes over the curve at barbican, playing with scale, colour and texture.
A constellation of figurative sculptures in rainwob colours occupied three canalside rooms at the palazzo mangilli valmarana. Hay you can heal your life is 1984 selfhelp and new thought book by louise l. Menu francis upritchard 2004 17 december 2008 on art and music, art, mysticism, francis upritchard, magic, uncanny. An interview with dame jenny gibbs contemporaryhum. Some pieces are comic such as a corpse buried under a pile of plaster books. Francis upritchard takes over the curve at barbican, playing with. Francis upritchard s save yourself and judy millars giraffebottlegun. Published by koenig books, london edited by marcus coates, anthony spira and rosalind horne. Francis upritchard talks to us about the inspiration behind her exhibition at nottingham contemporary, including the use of some well known local motifs. That same year she moved to the uk where she lives and works.
Another famous work is an installation titled save yourself, featured at the 2009 venice biennale a small mummy surrounded by funerary urns vibrating and moaning on the floor. Artist francis upritchard s work titled save yourself seems to be a constructed reference to bgrade movies, in which the artist has unearthed an ancient tomb below the gallery that. Aspects of upritchard s art practice that resonate with me as discussed in the article psychic pushing by heather galbraith in upritchards book save yourself. Playing with scale, colour and texture, upritchard has populated the gallery.
Francis upritchard artists profile the saatchi gallery. When artist francis upritchard was invited to represent new zealand at the 2009 venice biennale. Giraffebottlegun, curated by leonhard emmerling and francis upritchard s installation, save yourself. In 2009 she represented new zealand at the venice biennale education. This autumn, marking the 30th curve commission at the barbican, new zealand born and londonbased artist francis upritchard has created a new, sitespecific installation. Francis upritchards save yourself plays on all the worst bmovie gags unearthed beneath the gallery is an ancient tomb devised by a pharaoh with a very ed. Francis upritchard is a londonbased contemporary artist. Richard from francis upritchard s installation save yourself. Francis upritchard s work is rooted in cultural history, rituals, and storytelling from the 1960s hippie movement and psychedelia to gothic folklore and beyond. Francis upritchard s installation save yourself played with the. Its in this little corner of london where upritchard first lived in squats, met some of her earliest collaborators and friends, and set up her own artistrun space. Upritchard has commented that she thought long and hard about how to work with the opulent space and her use of the mirrors adds to the. Artist francis upritchard s london life has centred around east london since she arrived fresh out of art school in 1998. A novel experience this article is more than 14 years old next weekend, the literati will head for peregrine st germans stately home in cornwall for the countrys most exclusive book group.
These models seem lost in thoughts, looking for spirituality. Anytime is a power ballad by the multinational rock band the mcauley schenker group from their second studio album, save yourself 1989. Francis upritchard, the artist creating the barbican. Based in london since 1999, upritchard was shortlisted for last years becks futures prize, attracting attention for save yourself, her contribution to the exhibition. Francis upritchard was born in 1976 in new plymouth, new zealand. To coincide with the childrens commission she will make a new. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Francis upritchard first exhibited dancers as part of her pavilion, save yourself, at. Francis upritchard has taken a typically novel approach to tackling the. But then, at the dawn of a new century, one of our own, pakeha new zealander francis upritchard, entered the fray. A landmark show save yourself, created in a grand canal palazzo. The exhibition takes its title from investigative journalist and author nicky hagers 1996 book secret power. I saw her travellers collection there when it debuted at kate macgarry in 2003 and was bamboozled. She was cocurator of francis upritchard s save yourself. See more ideas about nottingham contemporary, sculpture and nz art. Francis upritchard artist bio and art for sale artspace. The figures populating this imaginary landscape are detailed with a.
Save yourself was installed in three rooms in the palazzo mangilli valmarana. Titled save yourself, the works showed dreamy or dancing figures displayed on handmade. Thats relatively new, and it really coincides with. Upritchard graduated from the ilam school of fine arts at the university of. Francis upritchard born 1976 in new plymouth, new zealand is a londonbased contemporary artist. Francis upritchard s save yourself plays on all the worst bmovie gags unearthed beneath the gallery is an ancient tomb devised by a pharaoh with a very ed wood sense of humour.
She graduated from canterbury university of fine arts in 1998. Francis upritchard takes over the curve at barbican. Francis upritchard s save yourself by museum of new zealand te papa tongarewa. Born in new plymouth, new zealand and based in london, francis upritchard creates sculptural installations featuring archetypal figuresthe psychic, the african, the. New commissioner announced for biennale arte 2017 in. Lives and works in london solo exhibitions 2020 big fish eat little fish, museum dhondtdhaenens, belgium 2019 centaurs and sea creatures, ivan anothony, auckland, new zealand 2018 wetwang slack, the curve, barbican centre, london, uk francis upritchard. Speculation, a book published by nz venice project and jrpringier.
It was the second book by the author, after heal your body which she wrote at age 60. The new zealandborn artist francis upritchard saw a quirky recreation of this preroman world in hull a couple of years ago. Its in this little corner of london where upritchard. Collaboration is an important element of francis upritchard s work and she often produces artist books to accompany her exhibitions. Francis upritchard s save yourself for venice biennale 2009 will be an imaginary landscape that exists in an indeterminate historical period. Save yourself, 53rd international venice biennale, 2009 francis upritchard, save yourself, 53rd international venice biennale, 2009 francis upritchard, save. Her mummyonthecheap a mass of rags, with a knowing glass eye, unearthed with all his burial treasures a bar of gold pack of fags, and earthly treasures kitschy teapots, comes replete with his. The big idea met her at her hackney central studio.
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