Blue Curry [pdf cv]
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| Visual Artist, b. Nassau, Bahamas, 1974. Works London/Nassau. |
Education
| 2009 | MFA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London. |
| 2004 | BA Photography & Multimedia, University of Westminster, London. |
Exhibitions [* solo ]
| 2011 | Emergency5, Aspex, Portsmouth. |
| * | Solo Presentation, Toomer Labzda, New York. read reviews here and here. |
| * | Stranger Than Paradise, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany. --> read review here |
| Vessel, Stonehouse, Plymouth. --> read review here |
| * | Trove, Deptford X, London. |
| So Here We Are, Kunstverein Speyer, Germany. |
| Modern Frustrations, Sumarria Lunn, London. |
| About Change in the Caribbean and Latin America, The World Bank, Washington DC. |
| * | Dragging Anchor, Low&High, Folkestone Triennial Fringe, Folkestone. |
| Duo Exhibition, Nextex, St.Gallen, Switzerland. w/Monica Ursina Jäger. --> read review here |
| Terms of Decision, Visual Arts Platform, Austrian Cultural Forum, London. w/Miriam Bajtala. |
| Caribes Globales, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Puerto Rico. |
| Wrestling with the Image, Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC. --> read review here |
| Assembly, Bearspace, London. |
| 2010 | City States, 6th Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool. |
| Anticipation, Selfridges Ultralounge, London. --> watch clip here |
| 1st Triennial of Caribbean Art, Museum of Modern Art, Dominican Republic. |
| Global Caraïbes, Musée International des Arts Modestes, Sète, France. |
| Fifth National Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Bahamas. |
| Prop, Departure Gallery, London. |
| Nowhere in Peculiar, Five Hundred Dollars Gallery, London. |
| Stardust Boogie Woogie, Monica Bobinska Gallery, London. |
| The Assistant, Bearspace, London. w/Gordon Cheung. |
| The Devil's Necktie, The Woodmill, London. |
| Treating Objects Like Women, 38b Peckham Rye, London. |
| 2009 | The Global Caribbean, Art Basel, Miami Beach. --> read review here |
| Rockstone and Bootheel, Real Art Ways, Connecticut. --> read review here |
| SoShow!, Shopat34, London. |
| R.I.P, Peacock Projects, London. |
| I Know a Friend That Knows a Friend, Het Poortgebouw, Rotterdam. |
| Group, Area 10, London. |
| Hackgold, Project Room, The Triangle, London. |
| Collections Within Collections, National Art Gallery, Bahamas. |
| 2008 | Setups Situations Solutions, Popopstudios, Bahamas. |
| Fourth National Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Bahamas. |
| National exhibitor, Carifesta, Caribbean Festival of the Arts, Guyana. |
| 2007 | Into Position, Bauernmarkt 9, Vienna. |
| The Next Level Guerrilla Show, The Photographers' Gallery, London. |
| Domesticalia, Standpoint Gallery, London. |
| Pre-Columbian to the Present, National Art Gallery, Bahamas. |
| 2006 | Funky Nassau: Recovering an Identity, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Germany and National Art Gallery, Bahamas. --> read review here |
| Third National Exhibition, National Art Gallery, Bahamas. |
| Exit, Popopstudios, Bahamas. |
| Debris, disused shop space, Nassau, Bahamas. w/Heino Schmid. --> exhibition catalogue pdf here |
Media
| 2011 | reviews: 'Neither Here Nor There' and 'Decoding Blue Curry', Claire Breukel, Hyperallergic, nov. |
| review: 'Hinter der Schlangenhaut', Marc Peschke, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 6 june. |
| review: 'Irritationen im Paradies', Kristin Schmidt, St. Galler, 18 may. |
| exhibition catalogue: Wrestling with the Image: Caribbean Interventions, Art Museum of the Americas. |
| review: 'Wrestling with the Image: Caribbean Interventions', Terri Weissmann, Art Nexus, june. |
| exhibition catalogue: Rockstone & Bootheel, Real Art Ways, Connecticut. |
| 2010 | television docmentary: 'Goldsmiths: But is it Art?', BBC 4, aired in two parts 12 & 19 apr. |
| publication: The Catlin Guide 2010: New Artists in the UK, compiled by Justin Hammond, Catlin Ltd, London. |
| critical text: 'Beyond the Tropical Veneer: Sun Cream and the Aesthetics of Leisure', Krista Thompson, NN [Working Title], Forum Stadtpark, Austria. |
| interview: 'Stranger than Paradise', Melanie Archer, Caribbean Review of Books, nov. |
| artist feature: Car Park magazine, issue 2, dec. |
| news feature: 'Art with Bite. Shark's Jaw Among Works Selected by Kay Saatchi', The Daily Telegraph, 9 oct. |
| review: 'Back in Business at the Liverpool Biennial', Adrian Searle, The Guardian, 20 sept. |
| publication: Art in The Caribbean: an Introduction, Anne Walmsley & Stanley Greaves, New Beacon Books, London. |
| review: 'World-Class Exhibit Focuses on the Art of The Caribbean', Carlos Suarez de Jesus, The New Times, Miami, 12 jan. |
| television news feature: 'Art: Anticipation Exhibition', Le Mag, Euronews, aired 22 oct. |
| 2009 | feature: '10 Best Artists Graduating from Colleges in 2009', Catriona Warren, Murmurart. |
| feature: 'Celebrating Future Art Stars', The Independent. |
| artist profile: 'International Recognition Grows for Bahamian Artist Blue Curry', Thea Rutherford, The Nassau Guardian, 18 dec. |
| review: 'Colorful, Witty, Noisy: A West Indies Mélange', Benjamin Genocchio, The New York Times, 6 dec. |
| review: 'New Caribbean Art Showcased During Art Basel Fair', Jennifer Kay, Associated Press, 4 dec. |
| artist profile: 'Blue Curry', Siofra Mcsherry, This is Tomorrow. |
| 2008 | artist contribution: 'Repairwork', Small Axe, vol 12 no. 2, june. |
| 2007 | review: 'Bahamian Art goes Beyond Tourist Trade', Elisa Turner, The Miami Herald, 19 aug. |
| critical text: 'No Abstact Art Here: The Problem of the Visual in Contemporary Anglo-Caribbean Art', Krista Thompson, Small Axe, vol 11, no. 2, june. |
| review: 'POP! Go the Easels', Carlos Suarez de Jesus, The New Times, Miami, 23 aug. |
| 2006 | critical text: 'Like Taking Sand to the Beach', Erica Moiah James, Next Level, may. |
| review: 'Blut, Sand, Wasser', Christoph Schutte, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 12 apr. |
| review: 'Relax? Just Do It', Verena Kuni, Spike Art Quarterly, summer edition. |
| exhibition catalogue: Debris, Susak Press, London. |
Residencies & Awards
| 2011 | Low&High Residency, Folkestone. |
| Deptford X main program commission. |
Collections
The Principal Art Group, The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, Kay Saatchi, and other private collections in America, Europe and the Caribbean. |
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current as of :
9-jan-12