I TAKE IT ALL BACK curated by Maaike Bakker & Jayne Crawhay-Hall

I TAKE IT ALL BACK curated by Maaike Bakker & Jayne Crawhay-Hall

8 JUNE - 8 JULY | 2014

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

The group exhibition I take it all back, aims to expose the instances between vulnerability and security, so often presented as an underlying dialogue within the works of the exhibiting artists. Curated by Maaike Bakker and Jayne Crawshay-Hall, I take it all back attempts to mediate the madness, yet also provide a space for it to exist.

The exhibition explores a gallery space that embodies the norms and boundaries, and the liminal space in between. This threshold becomes the breathing space, the contemplation of the dialogue that has been exposed within the constructed space. I take it all back filters the rela-tionship between the chaos and the more considered version thereof. The show explores aspects of shame, vulnerability, excess and embar-rassment. It justifies the freedom and honesty that comes with not holding anything back – negotiating a sense of transparency. The exhibition alludes therefore, to the ambiguous and the risky, and plots a relationship between the space and the viewer.

FEATURED ARTISTS

Adele Adendorff Colleen AlboroughMaaike BakkerTegan Bristow Vincent BezuidenhoutLien BothaJayne Crawshay-HallJean de WetStephan ErasmusFrancois JonkerMarlise KeithIsabella KnemeyerDale LawrenceGivan LotzAmita MakanMaja MaljevicIsabel MertzDalene Victor Meyer Elsabe MilandriDaniella Mooney John MurrayMarcus NeustetterSkullboy Lyndi Sales Nina Torr MJ Turpin

* all photographic documentation by Anne-Lise van Niekerk

INSTALLATION VIEWS OF THE EXHIBITION

FEATURED ARTWORKS

LIEN BOTHA -HOTEL PANARI II, 1° 19’ 43” S, 36° 51’21” E, NOVEMBER 2011 (2014)Archival inkjet on cotton rag paper, EDITION 1/5, 375 x270mmcourtesy of Barnard Gallery

DALE LAWRENCE- PIECE WITH LACK OF DIRECTION (2014)Linocut on Paper (Zerkall Litho VI 401), 55cm x 76cm, Edition of 5

artwork at top: NINA TORR- TYGER EATING THE SUN (2014)Gouache and ink on Rosapina Fabriano

artwork at bottom: NINA TORR- WHAT HAVE I DONE WHALE (2014)Gouache and ink on Rosapina Fabriano

ISABELLA KNEMEYER -A FEW QUOTES FROM TOWN TO TOWN (2014)Wood, concrete, steel, glass, mesh, brick, tile accompanying print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching, 800 x 100 x 400mm

artwork topELSABE MILANDRI-THE CHEETAH YOU FEED (2014)Ink, graphite and gesso on board, 215 x 250 mm

artwork bottom rightELSABE MILANDRI-SPOOR (quote from magazine) (2014)Ink, graphite and gesso on board, 430 x 250 mm

artwork bottom leftELSABE MILANDRI-GIVE/GIVE (2014)Ink, graphite and gesso on board, 490 x 250 mm

ISABELLA KNEMEYER-SNEAKING INTO CONSTRUCTION SITES AND RE-ARRANGING THINGS, BRICK STUDY II (2013)Digital print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350gsm, 550 x 710 mmEDITION 2/5

DALE LAWRENCE- PIECE IN PARTIAL TRANSLATION (2014)Linocut on Paper (Zerkall Litho VI 401), 55cm x 76cm, Edition of 5

JOHN MURRAY - FAULT LINE (2013)Acrylic and oil on canvas, 130 x 151cmcourtesy of WHATIFTHEWORLD

artwork on leftCOLLEEN ALBOROUGH - SIGN: THERE, NOT THERE I (2014)Lithographic monoprint, 594 x 841mm,EDITION 1/1

artwork on rightCOLLEEN ALBOROUGH - SIGN: THERE, NOT THERE II (2014)Lithographic monoprint, 594 x 841mm,EDITION 1/1

artwork on leftJAYNE CRAWSHAY-HALL - EXCESS (2014)Gouache and gold ink on Fabriano

artwork on rightJAYNE CRAWSHAY-HALL - EXCESSIVE INERTIA (2014)Gouache and gold ink on Fabriano

GIVAN LÖTZ- EXHIBIT B - Seven Mutually Touching Infinite Cylinders (Modal) (2014)installation, 700mm x 1100mm x 400mmWood; Black Glass; Mild Steel

GIVAN LÖTZ- EXHIBIT B - Seven Mutually Touching Infinite Cylinders (Modal) (2014)installation, 700mm x 1100mm x 400mmWood; Black Glass; Mild Steel

SKULLBOY -ONE LAST TIME (2014)Acrylic, spray paint and gold leaf on canvas, 1000mm x 760mm

SKULLBOY -LUST FOR LYFE (2014)Acrylic, spray paint and gold leaf on canvas, 1000mm x 760mm

MAAIKE BAKKER - 30 DEGREES (2014)Archival ink on Fabriano

MAAIKE BAKKER - 30 DEGREES (2014)Archival ink on Fabriano

JEAN DE WET-COMING OR GOING I &II (2014)Mixed Media on Ceramic, 120mm x 240mm (each)

GIVAN LÖTZ-OBSOLETE OBJECT #II: Exhibit A — Seven Mutually Touching Infinite Cylinders (Plan) (2014)India Ink on Cotton Rag, 250mm x 350mm

LYNDI SALES -COMET PATHS-VESICA PISCIS (2014)1/5 Watercolour on Fabriano paper, 107 x 158 x 6cm

FRANCOIS JONKER- ONCE ONEMENT (2014)Pigment powder on Paper, 560mm x 760mm

FRANCOIS JONKER- ON BLACK (2014)Charcoal dust on Paper, 560mm x 760mm

MAJA MALJEVIC - COSMONAUT AND COSMOS diptych (2014)Oil paint on canvas, 200 x 150 cm

artwork on leftTEGAN BRISTOW - THE BIOMETRICS (2012)Etching, screen-print, electronic circuits, batteries and speakers, 24 x 40cm, Edition: 10 BFK White, 300gsmcourtesy of David Krut

artwork on rightTEGAN BRISTOW - THE VOICE (2012)Etching, screen-print, electronic circuits, batteries and speakers, 24 x 40cm, Edition: 10 BFK White, 300gsmcourtesy of David Krut

STEPHAN ERASMUS - SHREDDED (2014)Archival digital prints on archival paper, 5 panels each panel is 72 cm height x 34.5 cm width(total size would vary)

artwork on leftMARLISE KEITH- THINGS AS THEY ARE (2014)Acrylic Ink, Polychromos pencil, Gesso on Zerkall Intaglio 250 gsm, 78 x 110

artwork on rightMARLISE KEITH- AS THINGS OUGHT TO BE (2014)Acrylic Ink, Polychromos pencil, Gesso on Zerkall Intaglio 250 gsm, 78 x 110

ISABEL MERTZ - SUCK ME SLOWLY UNTIL I DISAPPEAR (RED ROCKET FLAVOUR) (2014)Hard candy, dimensions variable

ADELE ADENDORFF - SWALLOWED diptych (2014)Gouache on Fabriano

MJ TURPIN -YOU’RE SO FUKKIN MATERIAL (2014)Sculpture (granite,rubber,wood,steel,light,spray paint), dimensions variable, Edition of 3

DANIELLA MOONEY - SEVEN SERMONS TO THE DEAD diptych (2014)Light Jet prints on Fuji Crystal matt paper, 40 x 26 cm , EDITION OF 5courtesy of WHATIFTHEWORLD

LYNDI SALES -ONTOLOGY-VESICA PISCIS (2014)1/5 Watercolour on Fabriano paper, 107 x 158 x 6cmcourtesy of Circa gallery

AMITA MAKAN - LOOSE ENDS II (2014)Silk and organza ribbons, metallic threads, beads, and silver encased in perspex, 150 x 122 x 2.5 cm

artwork on leftDALENE VICTOR MEYER - WAITING (2014)Embossing and charcoal on Rosapina Fabriano

artwork on rightDALENE VICTOR MEYER - WEIGHTING (2014)Embossing and charcoal on Rosapina Fabriano

artwork on leftVINCENT BEZUIDENHOUT- SHAREWORLD RESORT AT CROWN MINES, SOWETO (2014)Archival Pigment Print on cotton paper, EDITION 1/10+2AP 16x 20 inches

artwork on rightVINCENT BEZUIDENHOUT- COOLING TOWERS AT THE BLACK RIVER, PINELANDS (2014)Archival Pigment Print on cotton paper, EDITION 1/10+2AP 16x 20 inches

1. LIEN BOTHA -HOTEL PANARI II, 1° 19’ 43” S, 36° 51’21” E, NOVEMBER 2011

2. DALE LAWRENCE - PIECE WITH LACK OF DIRECTION (2014)

3. NINA TORR - LION SWALLOWING THE SUN (2014)

4. ISABELLA KNEMEYER- A FEW QUOTES FROM TOWN TO TOWN (2014)

5. ELSABE MILANDRI -THE CHEETAH YOU FEED (2014), ELSABE MILANDRI -SPOOR (quote from magazine) (2014), ELSABE MILANDRI -GIVE/GIVE (2014)

6. ISABELLA KNEMEYER -SNEAKING INTO CONSTRUCTION SITES AND RE-ARRANGING THINGS, BRICK STUDY II (2013)

7. DALE LAWRENCE - PIECE IN PARTIAL TRANSLATION (2014)

8. JOHN MURRAY - FAULT LINE (2013)

9. COLLEEN ALBOROUGH - SIGN: THERE, NOT THERE I (2014), COLLEEN ALBOROUGH - SIGN: THERE, NOT THERE II (2014)

10. JAYNE CRAWSHAY-HALL - EXCESS (2014), JAYNE CRAWSHAY-HALL - EXCESSIVE INERTIA (2014)

11. SKULLBOY -ONE LAST TIME (2014)

12. SKULLBOY -LUST FOR LYFE (2014)

13. MAAIKE BAKKER - 30 DEGREES (2014)

14. JEAN DE WET -COMING OR GOING I &II (2014)

15. GIVAN LÖTZ -OBSOLETE OBJECT #II: Exhibit A — Seven Mutually Touching Infinite Cylinders (Plan) (2014)

16. LYNDI SALES -VESICA PISCIS -COMET PATHS

17. FRANCOIS JONKER- ONCE ONEMENT (2014)

18. MAJA MALJEVIC - COSMONAUT AND COSMOS (diptych) (2014)

19. TEGAN BRISTOW - THE BIOMETRICS (2012)

20. TEGAN BRISTOW - THE VOICE (2012)

21. STEPHAN ERASMUS - SHREDDED (2014)

22. MARLISE KEITH - THINGS ARE AS THEY ARE (2014)

23. MARLISE KEITH - AS THINGS OUGHT TO BE (2014)

24. ADELE ADENDORFF - SWALLOWED (diptych) (2014)

25. LYNDI SALES -VESICA PISCIS -COMET PATHS (2014)

26. DANIELLA MOONEY - SEVEN SERMONS TO THE DEAD (diptych) (2014)

27. MARCUS NEUSTETTER- CHASING LIGHT, CAPTURED II (2013)

28. MJ TURPIN -YOU’RE SO FUKKIN MATERIAL (2014)

29. AMITA MAKAN - LOOSE ENDS II (2014)

30. DALENE VICTOR MEYER - WAITING (2014), DALENE VICTOR MEYER - WEIGHTING (2014)

31. FRANCOIS JONKER- ON BLACK (2014)

32. VINCENT BEZUIDENHOUT -SHAREWORLD RESORT AT CROWN MINES, SOWETO (2014)

33. VINCENT BEZUIDENHOUT -COOLING TOWERS AT THE BLACK RIVER, PINELANDS (2014)

34. ISABEL MERTZ - SUCK ME SLOWLY UNTIL I DISAPPEAR (RED ROCKET FLAVOUR) (2014)

35. GIVAN LÖTZ - EXHIBIT C, Seven Mutually Touching Infinite Cylinders (Truncated) (2014)

36. GIVAN LÖTZ - EXHIBIT B, Seven Mutually Touching Infinite Cylinders (Modal) (2014)

37. MAAIKE BAKKER - EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS (2014)