For My Part

03 Oct 2008 - 11 Oct 2008

4 - 11 October, Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm - 6pm, or by appointment only.

Private View 3 October, 6.30pm - 9.30pm

For My Part is the inaugural exhibition at The James Taylor Gallery, a sprawling, multi-roomed space in Hackney, East London.

Formerly a Victorian factory, squat, china warehouse and film location, the shifting identities of this extensive space are highly evident. Fourteen artists were asked to produce work to contend with the building 'as is', rather than to see these distinctive features, and its grand scale, as obstacles.

Artists working in video, photography, sculpture, installation and painting were given a limited proposal-to-show timeframe to install the exhibition in 10,000 square feet of space. This particular constraint is a necessity rather than a choice - the building is subject to several demolition orders, making clear the need to put it to use before it is too late.

These limitations are by no means negatives, just indicative of a shift in the manner to which non-commercial shows must be produced. As the artists navigate one another and the challenges inherent to the space, unexpected outcomes arise.

Jamie Bowler, Alan Charlton, Sarah Cooper, Julia Crabtree & William Evans, Amanda Dennis, Grant Foster, Jon Garlick, Damian Griffiths, Paul Gwilliam, Garbor Gyory, Felix Handley, Caroline Mackenzie, Alistair Wildblood.

Curated by Julia Crabtree and William Evans

The James Taylor Gallery, Collent Street (off Well Street), London E9 6SQ

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