Vyner Street Gallery;

Location of the Gallery 23 Vyner Street, London.

I have chosen the Vyner Street Gallery because I think out of the list of galleries we were given to choose from this is more ideally suited to me as a contemporary artist. It’s situated in a ideal location which is London’s contemporary art district. The space which is available to me here at the gallery is perfect for the installation I wish to exhibit.

Which gallery do you want to use?

Vyner Street Gallery, London.

This gallery as accommodation for two exhibition spaces Gallery 1 & Gallery 2.

What does the gallery stand for?

The gallery stands for been one of the most popular galleries in the contemporary art district of the east end of London for contemporary artists to exhibit there work of all different media. Also this gallery is renown for it’s popularity with a wide range of like minded people who will be able to appreciate the work which is exhibited there.

What will the gallery let me do with the space?

The gallery is very open minded and accepts media of all types. As long the spaces is returned to it’s original features once the exhibition is over.

How could I use the space effectively?

From the space that is available to me at this gallery my plan would to use ‘Gallery 1’ because it is more suitable for what I would like to exhibit due to the large spacious walls and floor space available.

Gallery 1:

The centre of the room would be used for an installation piece. Both the 5.6 & 5.7m walls could possibly have a mirrored surface reflecting on the centre piece and to also create a sense of infinity within the space.

What potential does the space have?

The space has a lot of potential as it is very open and all 4 walls are useable with no windows so that the viewer will be completely engaged within exhibition. Clean cut lines and large spacial area providing more space for work to be exhibited. The white walls give a clear and vivid look to the space and also allow more light from the fluorescents and spots.

What exhibition do you want to do?

The title of this exhibition I have named ‘Cadence’. I hope to create a sense of infinite rhythm within the space using positive and negative rhythm. I am deeply interest in the design and formation of musical transcripts and this is where the idea of rhythm as come from. The art work itself will be a sculpturual centre peiece, the walls will be covered in reflective material which will add to the atmosphere of the space and create this infinite sense of rhythm throughout the space.

How can the space be changed for said exhibition?

The space would need fixtures in place to attach the the mirrored surfaces to the walls. Also the installation would need to be built within the gallery so a installation period would be needed.

The gallery space is not a neutral container, but a historical construct.

The white cube is conceived as a place of free context, where time and social space are thought to be excluded from the experience of the artworks.

Appearing outside of daily life, the politics of the spaces are contained within the white cube attaining timelessness.

Marcel Duchamp - ‘Boite-en-valise’ (1941)

The box was a compilation of his work which could be opened up to reveal different compartments revealing a compilation of his art works reproduced in photographs, prints and models, creating a portable gallery of his work.

Where this idea of the ‘white cube’ come from?

Early 70’s art scene began to create works of art that were made for space therefore nothing else was needed. This idea was then developed into museums and architects began designing exhibition spaces.

“The ideal gallery subtracts from the artwork all clues that interfere with the fact that is ‘art’. The work is isolated from everything that would detract from it’s own evaluation of itself. This gives the spaces a presence possessed by other spaces where conventions are preserved through the repetition of closed system values…” - Brian O’Doherty

Is the ‘White Cube’ simply an empty canvas for art?