ALLEN JONES �
PLAYBILL
8 September to 8 October 2010
(Private view Tuesday 7
September 6-8 pm)
Following the successful show in 2008 of new
sculpture, the Directors of Marlborough Fine Art are delighted to announce a
forthcoming exhibition of new paintings by ALLEN JONES one of Britain’s
most distinguished artists.
The Theatre, and its
relationship to painting, fascinates Allen Jones. “Space in the theatre is
activated by actors, in painting it is activated by the viewer” this
opening statement in a text by the artist published in the exhibition catalogue
is informed by some 50 years of theatre going; from attending performances of
Stravinsky conducted by Stravinsky and the first staging of Under Milkwood to
witnessing Mohammed Ali regaining his title at Madison Square Garden.
“Like the depth of field in a camera, there is a zone of engagement
particular to every painting that will vary according to the size of the picture
and the eyesight of the viewer. Within this zone the image will always remain in
focus rather as a performance does in the theatre, even when we change our
seat”. The new paintings develop the concept of a viewer’s
“zone of engagement” as distinct from the experience at the cinema
or live performance.
An important large-scale triptych
will be shown and 4 other major canvasses. A series of smaller works and relief
paintings together with lithographic works inspired by the theatre will also be
exhibited.
Created a Royal Academician in 1986, Allen
Jones’s work is included in many private and public international
collections including Tate and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the
Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC; the Museum
of 20th Century Art, Vienna; the Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne; the Modern
Museet, Stockholm and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.
For further information on the
paintin
gs, please contact Geoffrey Parton or Kate Austin 0207 629 5161 or mfa@marlboroughfineart.com
For further information on the lithographs please contact Frankie Rossi
or Antonia Bilbé on 020 7629 5161 or info@marlboroughgraphics.com
