A Shot in the Head
July 14 - September 9, 2000Press Release
Francis Alys, Martin Boyce, Pierre Bismuth, Christine Borland, Tobia Collier, Zeyad Daajani, Ceal Floyer, Douglas Gordon, Jonathan Hernandez and Fernando Ortega, Anya Gallacio, Denis Glaser, Graham Gussin and Jeremy Millar, Roger Hiorns, Mark Hosking, Emma Kay, Igor and Svetlana Kopystiansky, John Latham, Jason Martin, Laura Medler, Mejor, Vida Corporation, Jonathan Monk, Anna Mossman, John Murphy, Hayley Newman, Stefan Nikolaev, Matt O'dell, Jeroen Offerman, Simon Patterson, Orit Raff, Gary Rough, Lindsay Seers, Petroc SestiI, Efrat Shvily, Santiago Sierra, Ross Sinclair, Jemima Stehli, Koen Vanmechelen, Jane and Louise Wilson, Keith Wilson, Simon Wood and others to be confirmed.
Following the sensationalism of the YBA generation of artists and the prominence of British art internationally over the last decade, there is considerable interest in the next generation of artists.
'A Shot in the Head' combines the younger generation of Lisson Gallery artists with a selection of innovative emerging artists that are pointing towards new directions.
This exhibition aims to offer an insight into the world of some of the most diverse and esoteric young artists working today. From Koen Vanmechelen's 'Cosmopolitan Chicken', a breeding quest that aims to produce the definitive European chicken; to Graham Gussin and Jeremy Millar's 'Abandoned Airport', a work which offers an opportunity to undertake a clandestine mission to a hidden location in Norway.
'A Shot in the Head' follows in the tradition of other large group shows presented at the Lisson Gallery over the last decade, 'Real Allegories', 1989; 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind', 1993; 'Wonderful Life', 1994; 'Ideal Standard Summertime', 1996; and 'Then and Now' 1998;
Many artists included in these shows continue to develop interesting work. Six artists from 'Wonderful Life' are currently exhibiting in ' Intelligence, New British Art 2000' at Tate Britain.
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Christine BorlandCeal Floyer
Rodney Graham
Igor & Svetlana Kopystiansky
John Latham
Jason Martin
Jonathan Monk
Santiago Sierra
Exhibition Images
Mark Hosking Project for ECAL living, 2000 Carpet underlay, painted steel Dimensions variable
Pierre Bismuth Performance No.6, 2000 Vinyl text on Window Dimensions variable
John Murphy Making do with his beak, 1999 Parrot with stand and framed picture post card 85 x 73 cm
Jane & Louise Wilson Omnimax Cinema, Caesar's Palace. Las Vegas, 1999 C-type print mounted on aluminium 180 x 180 cm
Ceal Floyer Half Full, 1999 Colour photograph on aluminium 120 x 120 cm
Jemima Stehli Strip No 4. curator, 1999 12 C-Type photographs on aluminium Dimensions variable
Christine Borland The Aether Sea I, 2000 Cibachrome mounted on plexi with matt laminated 88 x 88 cm
Graham Gussin Abandoned Airport, 1999 Metal key on hook Dimensions variable
Jason Martin GPS, 1999 Oil on Velstone 150 x 150 x 7 cm
Rodney Graham Fishing on a Jetty, 2000 Two C-prints, framed 240 x 360 cm
Santiago Sierra 10 inch line shaved on the heads of two junkies who received a shot of heroin as payment, San Juan P.R, 2000.10, 2000 Black and white photographs 44 x 56 x 2.5 cm
John Latham They're learning fast, 1988 Fish tank, pages from "Surveyor's Report", piranha fish 47 x 91 x 30 cm