I think an image that'll stay with me for life is Ed Young, getting shouted by the curator's mother. The poor guy couldn't get a word in edgeways. But the fucker probably did deserve the berating.
So here's the story: Carrie Timlin and Lily Luz are planning a series of one-night events at Blank. They are undergraduate students, and I think this is amazing initiative.
Carrie Timlin and Lily Luz didn't do many of the things expected from a curator. Like organise press, design an appealing flyer and buy booze. And didn't communicate fully with either the artist or gallerist. Not as amazing. Especially if you are using an artist's name such as Ed Young to bring attention to your project.

10:30 am. Ed Young gets irritated, and decides to not pitch up to the show. He turns off his phone.

5:25 pm. Robert Sloon gets a call from Jonathan Garnham (the gallerist), asking if he had seen Ed. Robert tells Jonathan he just left him at the Kimberly Hotel.

6:00 pm. Jonathan arrives at the bar, with rope. They drink beer. Ed Young is tied up. Ed is physically removed, and dragged into a car.

7:30 pm. Robert Sloon arrives to the exhibition to see general chaos. Carrie's mum is yelling at Ed. A surprising amount of people are milling around drinking beer and wine. Jonathan has stuck up the bill from the bar on the wall, so there is at least something to look at.

8:00 pm. The surrogate art work is burned.

8:30 pm. The thinning, but rowdy crowd trashes the gallery. Broken glass litters the floor. Wine stains the walls. Robert Sloon goes home to play with cat.

What more can be said?
Crap Show. Funny Story.

Labels: Blank, Carrie Timlin, Ed Young, Lily Luz, review