Beau-laid

30 October – 9 November 2019

Taste Contemporary was proud to participate in a new series of specially curated exhibitions presented in 2019 by Brian Kennedy under the title Rear Window. Exploring attitudes to contemporary creativity, this series began with the Taste Contemporary exhibition, Beau-laid, the gallery’s first show in the UK.

Beau-laid is a wonderful French word that introduces us to the notion of beauty within a piece that might, on the surface, be perceived as ugly; the idea that seemingly contradictory values can co-exist in the same work. Primarily featuring works in clay and glass, Beau-laid considers the dichotomy of ugly beauty through the lens of artists whose work has shifted from the functional to the sculptural as they investigate both the physical and emotional limits of their material while at the same time eliminating all pre-existing notions these are simply pretty, decorative objects.

Participating Artists

Heidi Bjørgan
Anne Marie Laureys
Fredrik Nielsen
Virginia Leonard
Susan Nemeth

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