Folk Devil
doll, with bones at the feet inspiring caution as well as empathy. The exaggerated proportions of Brian Griffiths’s bear head, sown from canvas and installed like a tent with ropes and poles, project isolation ... Rodolphe von Hofmannsthal.
Artists included in the show: Lynn Chadwick, Spartacus Chetwynd, Marlene Dumas, Nikolas Gambaroff, Brian Griffiths, Roger Hiorns, Ryan McGinley, Oscar Murillo, Mike Nelson, Eddie Peake, Jason Rhoades, Steven Shearer, Oscar Tuazon, Sophie ... Hellermann, Franz West, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
Brian Griffiths, The Body and Ground (Or Your Brittle Smile), 2010, Canvas, scenic acrylic paint, rope, webbing, fiberglass pole, metal poles, vintage travel souvenirs patches, net fabric, tarpaulin