Not for the living – Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing
Published in Umbigo Magazine
on March 8th 2022
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Mould is not a condition of art, but it can be. Dust is not a condition of art, but it can be. The false is not a condition of art, but it can be. Art is not a condition of art.
Several of these elements should not be integrated into art, but often are. The entire collection of the British Museum has approximately 8 million objects, about 1% on public display.[1]
Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing is Colombian artist Gala Porras-Kim’s first solo exhibition in London. In Gasworks, on the south side of the Thames, in two intimate rooms, lies a collection of faux artefacts.
Several of these elements should not be integrated into art, but often are. The entire collection of the British Museum has approximately 8 million objects, about 1% on public display.[1]
Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing is Colombian artist Gala Porras-Kim’s first solo exhibition in London. In Gasworks, on the south side of the Thames, in two intimate rooms, lies a collection of faux artefacts.
Gala Porras-Kim, Out of an instance of expiration comes a perennial showing, 2022. Installation view. Commissioned and produced by Gasworks. Courtesy of the artist. © Andy Keate.