Press Release
COMMA 11 Melissa Marks
Thursday 10 September – Saturday 26 September 2009
Bloomberg SPACE, 50 Finsbury Square, London EC2A
1HD
Open: Monday - Saturday, 11am - 6pm Late: First Thursday 10 September till 9pm
W www.bloombergspace.com E gallery@bloomberg.net
T + 44
20 7330 7959
Melissa Marks’ works take the form
of drawings, paintings, large-scale wall-drawing installations and animations. Often
executed on a grand scale her work reveals her fascination for epic narratives,
comic book illustration and the performative quality of painting and drawing.
Since 1993, she has continuously developed a body of work based on a central
character named ‘Volitia’ (as in volition). Part Superman, part Eve –
Volita is a narrative force that has been driving Marks’ oeuvre.
For her new commission at Bloomberg
SPACE, Marks will take over the rear gallery, investigating the spatial quality
of the balcony area to present the latest installment in her adventure cycle -
Adventures of Volitia: Expulsion from Paradise. Exploiting a unique opportunity for her circular, abstract
storytelling, Marks combines eleven large, full-color framed drawings with
extensive, double-height, black and white wall drawing to form a frieze around
the gallery. In a representation
of "The Fall" the lines of the drawing will run along the walls,
ascending and descending, floating and crashing, mimicking the speed and
movement of rushing water.
Press
contact
For further
press information and images please contact:
Sheena Etches - sheena.etches@talktalk.net/ +44 (0) 20 7700 2975 or
Anna
Mandlik - amandlik@bloomberg.net +44 (0) 20 7673 2447
COMMA
COMMA is a dynamic new series of commissions enabling artists to experiment and expand their practice in relation to Bloomberg SPACE and its communities. Twenty of today's most outstanding emerging and established international artists will be invited to create new work, installations and architectural interventions in a fast paced succession of monthly exhibitions.
Bloomberg SPACE
Bloomberg SPACE is a gallery based at Bloomberg’s European headquarters in London and is dedicated to commissioning and exhibiting contemporary art. It welcomes visitors six days a week and admission is free. COMMA at Bloomberg SPACE reflects the core principles of innovation, engagement, adventurous creativity and education central to Bloomberg's reputation for arts sponsorship