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SISYPHUS IN RETROGRADE
9 APRIL - 4 MAY 2019
LONDON CURATORIAL X AINDREA CONTEMPORARY
17-19 TRITON STREET, REGENTS PLACE, NW1 3BF

'Sisyphus in Retrograde’, curated by Aindrea Emelife and Gabriella Sonabend, presents the works of 5 contemporary artists whose practices reference ancient knowledge and incorporate the activation of sculpture through performance, kinetics and sound. Questioning the symbolism of materials and forms, these artists are linked by their fascination with the ritual object, the point of tension before collapse and the transfiguration of physical forms through the activation of sound, movement and touch. Together they pose questions about possible futures and sustainability within culture and environment.

Exploring the limits of their materials, these artists use sensorial elements to play with the audiences expectations and to challenge our relationship to symbolism and form. Each has research based practices which cross the boundaries between art and science.

Like Sisyphus eternally pushing his boulder uphill, these artists return repeatedly to their subject matter posing questions about how we can use ancient knowledge to develop sustainably in light of the imminent environmental crisis of the era of the anthrophocene. Perhaps posing another question, is human activity as the dominant force progressive, will we save ourselves, or are we in retrograde?

ARTISTS: SOL BAILEY-BARKER, EVY JOKHOVA, ADELINE DE MONSEIGNAT, NISSA NISHIKAWA & HARRISON PEARCE

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