Ian McKeever – Against Architecture

British artist Ian McKeever has been working on the international stage for more than five decades. His latest publication, Against Architecture – an exhibition that had its first incarnation, curated by Robin Klassnik, at Matts Gallery, London (5 February to 19 March 2017) before being reconceived and presented as Against Architecture, Remodelled at The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth (3 November 2023 to 18 January 2024), curated by Violet M McClean as part of The Gallery's twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations. The exhibition was McKeevers first foray into installation art, seeking to explore the relationships between his photo/painted panels and the physical spaces in which they are presented. The publication features numerous other text contributions, an introduction by Professor Paul Gough, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, AUB; Sue Hubbard, poet, novelist, and art critic; Violet M McClean, Curator at The Gallery, AUB; photography graduate Eliza Naden; interior architecture and design graduate Milly Louise Harvey; Associate Professor Dominic Shepherd, AUB; and Ian McKeever himself. The publication, edited by Violet M McClean and Millie Lake, and designed by Warin Wareesangtip, has been produced in an edition of 1000 copies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 29 February 2024
Publisher: Anomie Publishing

British artist Ian McKeever has been captivating audiences on the global stage for over five decades. His latest publication, Against Architecture, chronicles an exhibition that first took shape at Matts Gallery in London from February 5 to March 19, 2017, curated by Robin Klassnik. This exhibition then underwent a transformation and was reimagined as Against Architecture, Remodelled, at The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, from November 3, 2023, to January 18, 2024, curated by Violet M McClean as part of The Gallery's 25th anniversary celebrations. In 2002, McKeever was honored with an AUB Honorary Fellowship, and in 2004, he initiated The Gallery's text + work program. The exhibition marked McKeever's inaugural foray into the realm of installation art, where he aimed to delve into the interplay between his photo/painted panels and the physical spaces in which they were presented. To achieve this, he assembled a team of helpers and student volunteers, who together constructed a remarkable structure composed of 3 x 2-inch stud walling timbers and sheets of plasterboard. This intricate structure featured an array of walls, passageways, openings, ledges, and platforms, challenging the conventional white cube gallery space and engaging the viewers' bodies in a heightened dialogue with their surroundings and the artworks. The works themselves, a captivating blend of the acclaimed artist's abstract paintings and ostensibly abstract photographs, raise formal and theoretical questions about perception, visual languages, and modes of representation. These ideas are further explored in an essay by Berlin-based English arts writer Mark Prince. The publication also includes numerous other text contributions, including an introduction by Professor Paul Gough, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, AUB; Sue Hubbard, poet, novelist, and art critic; Violet M McClean, Curator at The Gallery, AUB; photography graduate Eliza Naden; and interior architecture and design graduate Milly Louise Harv.

Weight: 538g
Dimension: 256 x 177 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910221587