[Feral Things]

Jan 28, 2013 10:56:55 GMT 1 denada said:

Will the sick one ever get the wider recognition he deserves?

I think part of the reason that Sickboy hasn't got as much recognition as some of his peers is because of his DIY-ethos. Putting on his own shows meant that he could follow his own artistic direction but it also meant he didn't have a gallery hyping and promoting him. I grew up in the '90s punk scene, so I've got a huge amount of respect for the way he's done things and for putting in the hard yards himself.

I suspect a lot of artists' careers will be damaged in the long-term by being represented by galleries who are more interested in short-term gain. But there's also excellent galleries out there, like Galerie le Feuvre, who want to nurture and develop their artists. I think that by holding out until he got represented by Franck Le Leuvre was the right approach for Sickboy, even if he hasn't got as much recognition as others do far.

Apologies if this was a rhetorical question but there's my 2 cents worth anyway.

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Can't wait to get my commission back !
Looks superb!

[blobbydon]

Still waiting on mine...

[pcant]

I just came back from this (I'll try to get some pics from instagram onto here, but if you want to check out my feed, look for pcant on Instagram), it's not only a Sickboy install and work, but Word to Your Mother as well (baseball bats and foam fingers, pic of the finger below). Also Chad Hasegawa (bears) and Charmaine Olivia (portraits).

It was also the opening for White Walls/Shooting Gallery's new space, which is basically around the corner from the old space, in a giant, newly refurbished, vaulted-ceiling place. I like the new space, they left a lot of the old ceiling and structural stuff intact above, in contrast to the stark walls for display space.

I didn't shoot the Sickboy or WTM rooms, because the artists and crews were still working in them when I was there (the show opens tomorrow), I didn't want to intrude. I quite like the giant bears by Hasegawa, there are pics of those on the Instagram feed.

(Note to the mods: Obviously there's an expletive on the giant orange foam hand. Not sure if that's allowed, I'll certainly take it down if it isn't. Can't remember how that's been handled in the past, but not wishing to break rules if it does.)

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I'm going to the show tomorrow but how much was the foam fingers and bats by WTM? I really want to come out with a piece from the show.

[pcant]

I knew I'd seen that somewhere, apologies for the cross-pollination.

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The WTM bats are online now :

www.whitewallssf.com/shows/project-space-fuck-you-pay-m

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Talking of installations, I assume a few of you have spotted that you can buy the Sickboy confessional from the Heaven & Earth show for just 99p.



www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190793736125?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

If I lived in/near Cambridge I'd buy it...

[Dr Plip]

Feb 10, 2013 12:24:42 GMT 1 @speebe1 said:

Talking of installations, I assume a few of you have spotted that you can buy the Sickboy confessional from the Heaven & Earth show for just 99p.



www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190793736125?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

If I lived in/near Cambridge I'd buy it...

Cool. If you had the room, it'd make a great conversation piece.