Tony Benn, Zavier Ellis, Sally Lewis, Rebecca Scott, Myra Stimson,
Peter Suchin, Susan Trangmar, Laura White and Mark Wright.
Curated by Tony Benn
In classical painting hands form one of the most significant roles in the design of the painting. One only has to think of the extraordinary Raphael painting, The Transfiguration 1516-20, in what has become more than just a play of the hands as more like the dance of the hands. Yet in Noli me Tangere Christ reaches out to prevent further touches. Do not touch me I am touching you to keep you at a distance. It is often said that all artists possess some form of distance in their work, and it is there manifestly in the work by the strictures to never touch the work of art. Despite the invocation of touch by the artist especially the ones chosen for this exhibition. A touch that is unattainable that therefore seizes us and provokes a gut reaction. The nervous system of the gut being more sensitive to kinaesthetic sensation than the cerebral cortex. What the work of art draws us near to is their distance instilled in the artwork by the artist. The works make us sense this distance. It is the sense of a touch that commands you may not touch. You will never touch the artwork you will hold nothing in your hands and that is what you sense and love about the artwork.
Duration | 18 January 2025 - 01 March 2025 |
Times | Thursday-Saturday 12-5pm |
Cost | Free |
Venue | Cross Lane Projects |
Address | Floor 1, 6-8 Vestry Street, , London, N1 7RE |
Contact | 447765830386 / gallery@crosslaneprojects.com / www.crosslaneprojects.com/ |