Product placement

Selby, Mark and Smith, Will (2012) Product placement. [Curation, Exhibition/show, Installation, Site-specific work]

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Catalogue kiosks (William Smith)

Catalogue kiosks (William Smith)

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Catalogue kiosks (William Smith)

Catalogue kiosks (William Smith)

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Uniform allowance (Rachael Davies)

Uniform allowance (Rachael Davies)

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Pop-pop boats (Harry Meadows and Max Frommeld)

Pop-pop boats (Harry Meadows and Max Frommeld)

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Exhibition view

Exhibition view

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Sundial (Gordon Cheung and James Cadogan)

Sundial (Gordon Cheung and James Cadogan)

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Tenskwatawa, Osceola, Wovoka (Corinne Felgate)

Tenskwatawa, Osceola, Wovoka (Corinne Felgate)

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Exhibition view

Exhibition view

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Exhibition view

Exhibition view

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Exhibition publication

Exhibition publication

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Creators:
Selby, Mark and Smith, Will
Corporate or Group Creators:
Silo Studio
Description/Abstract:

The exhibition brought together a range of artists and product designers who share an interest in how objects are made, displayed / marketed and sold in contemporary culture. The exhibition questioned issues surrounding the production, technology and marketing of commodities, but on a wider scale, how (and by whom) participation in consumer activity is structured or framed.

Each artist and product designer was ‘paired’ in order to produce a new object, multiple or edition for exhibition. Via this cross-disciplinary collaboration, new working processes were to be found and explored, as well as allowing a re-appraisal of the conceptual elements of their practices. The resulting polymorphic objects (often neither product or artwork) were placed in an installation developed for the exhibition. Through an architectural re-working of the gallery, the space becomes a parody of 'catalogue' stores - mimicking their structure of experience with catalogue kiosks, service point (with uniformed assistant) and market hall/storage space. Merging this structure into the space intended to amplify the functional similarities and behavioral prompts of gallery, retail and warehouse spaces.

Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Date:
September 2012
Copyright Holders:
Mark Selby
Funders:
University for the Creative Arts, Arts Council England - Grants for the arts, Angus-Hughes Gallery, [ space ]
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
Angus-Hughes Gallery, London
8 September 2012
30 September 2012
Additional Information:

The project included an accompanying printed publication and website.

Participating artists and designers included:
Irene Alvarez + Rafel Oliva
Gordon Cheung + James Cadogan
Alex Chinneck + Kim Thome
Corinne Felgate & Ludovia Gioscia + Silo Studio
Harry Meadows + Max Frommeld
Richard Cramp + Luke Smith-Wightman

Plus William Smith, Laura Campbell and Rachael Davies

Curated by Mark Selby and William Smith

Uncontrolled Keywords or tags :
advertising, catalogue, consumerism, design, marketing, placement, product, shop, warehouse
Schools:
School of Further Education
Related URLs:
Depositing User:
Dr Mark Selby
Date Deposited:
25 Feb 2013 19:04
Last Modified:
13 Jul 2022 10:54
Art/Design Categories:
Curation, Exhibition/show, Installation, Site-specific work
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/1298

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