CHRIS EVANS



<< GO BACK CURRENT / FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS 1 August until 30th August 2009 THE CONSPIRACY Group exhibition Kunsthalle Bern http://www.kunsthalle-bern.ch/en/agenda/exhibition.php?exhibition=88 25 April until 23 May 2009 TAKE A BUREAUCRATIC BOW CHRIS EVANS Solo exhibition (The Fashion Party is Over!!!! Part II) Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp, Belgium http://www.objectif-exhibitions.org 6th May - 31st May 2009 TALK SHOW Group exhibition Institute for Contemporary Art, London http://www.ica.org.uk/?lid=19466 http://www.ica.org.uk/20070.twl 16th April - 30th May 2009 MENTAL PUBERTY Group exhibition Store, London 13th April - 30th May 2009 http://www.storegallery.co.uk/ 3rd May - 6th June 2009 'A FANTASY FOR ALAN KAPROW Group exhibition CIC Cairo http://98.131.142.138/news/home.aspx 2nd May - 5th July 2009 LAPDOGS OF THE BOURGEOISIE Group exhibition Arnolfini, Bristol http://www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/details/262 7th May - 21st May 2009 THE LITTLE SHOP IN HOXTON Group exhibition Limoncello, London http://www.limoncellogallery.co.uk/pages/first.asp SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 COP TALK Event in Breda, Holland, March 2009 2008 POINT AT IT, LIKE A FARMER AT A PIG – Galerie Juliette Jongma, Amsterdam WHAT'S THE POINT OF REVOLUTION WITHOUT COPULATION, COPULATION, COPULATION? Luettgenmeijer, Berlin AS SIMPLE AS YOUR LIFE USED TO BE - Solo exhibition, The British School at Rome 2007 COP TALK Event at The Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 6th December 2007 WHAT'S THE POINT OF REVOLUTION WITHOUT COPULATION, COPULATION, COPULATION? Artpace Residency Exhibition, San Antonio, USA AS SIMPLE AS YOUR LIFE USED TO BE – STORE, London THE FREEDOM OF NEGATIVE EXPRESSION, ANONYMOUS SUBMISSION TO AN EXHIBITION CALLED 'TUTOR WITH AN IDEA', BENT AURA — Outpost, Norwich THE FREEDOM OF NEGATIVE EXPRESSION— Solo exhibition at Chapter, Cardiff MILITANT BOURGEOIS — Solo exhibitiong at International Project Space, Birmingham 2006 A SCULPTURE FOR THE AHMED FAMILY — REC, Berlin CHRIS EVANS – Studio Voltaire, London (touring UK) & booklaunch of Magnetic Promenade MILITANT BOURGEOIS: AN EXISTENTIALIST RETREAT – Solo exhibition at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam & public siting of work, & touring to International Project Space, Birmingham (Jan 2007) IS MY WORK TOO COMMERCIAL – STORE, London (event) COP TALK – Event at Manchester Metropolitan University (March) 2005 CHRIS EVANS – Store Gallery, London COP TALK – Event at Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (with Casco, Utrecht) THE ROCK & THE JUDGE – Juliette Jongma Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2004 RADICAL LOYALTY – Artconnexion, Lille, France 2003 RADICAL LOYALTY – Tramway Project Space, Glasgow 2000 GEMINI SCULPTURE PARK – The Henry Moore Institute / Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds (catalogue) GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2008 THE IMPOSSIBLE PRISON – Nottingham Contemporary WELCOME TO ELSEWHERE –Harlow Temple of Utopias LAPDOGS OF THE BOURGEOISIE – Townhouse Gallery, Cairo MES NUITS SONT PLUS BELLES QUE VOS JOURS – (BERLIN BIENNIAL 5) TERMS OF USE – Centro Cultural Montehermoso, Vitoria in Spain HEY HEY GLOSSOLALIA – Creative Time, New York. ERROR #9 : "Shadow Cabinet" (three rendezvous) Extra City, Antwerp. Guest curated by Vincent Meessen LAPDOGS OF THE BOURGEOISIE – Group show at Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm ORACLE OF THE CONSTITUTION – The Bidoun Artists Cinema, Art Dubai. Curated by Nav Haq. 2007 ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS – Group show at Buchmann Galerie, Berlin ELEGANCE – Group show at Kolnischer Kunstverein, Cologne ATHENS BIENNIAL – DESTROY ATHENS THE AFFIRMATION – Chelsea Space, London MEMORIAL TO THE IRAQ WAR, Institute for Contemporary Art, London ZES – Marc Foxx, Los Angeles; Harris Lieberman, New York REC.OLLECTION – REC, Berlin LEFT POP, Moscow Museum of Modern Art at Petrovka as part of 2nd Moscow Biennale Show, curated by Diana Baldon, Nicola Lees, Georgina Jackson ON THE FUTURE OF ART SCHOOL – STORE, London THE SUBJEKIVE OBJECT — Gallery Conrads, Dusseldorf 2006 LE NOUVEAU SIECLE — Museum Van Loon, Amsterdam, curated by Xander Karsken LAPDOGS OF THE BOURGOUISIE— Gasworks, London (travelling to Platform Garanti, Istanbul - Jan 2007) EAST INTERNATIONAL – Norwich Gallery , UK WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS – Pawel Althamer, Chris Evans and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, curated by Alex Farquharson – Cubitt Gallery, London UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Alex Bag, Chris Evans, Matthew Laurette at MoCA Belgrade SHIFTSCALE – KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia IF IT DIDN'T EXIST YOU'D HAVE TO INVENT IT – The Showroom Gallery, London GOOGLE EARTH – Academiegalerie Utrecht, The Netherlands 2005 I REALLY SHOULD... – The Lisson Gallery, London THE BRITISH ART SHOW 6 – (2005—2006) Curated by The Hayward Gallery, London. Venues: BALTIC, Gateshead touring Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, UK (2005—2006) PRISMS AND SHADOWS – Glasgow Print Studios, curated by Toby Paterson IN THIS COLONY – Fortvijfhuizen, Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands 2003 OTHER CRITERIA: SCULPTURE IN 20TH CENTURY BRITAIN - Henry Moore Institute, Leeds ILL COMMUNICATION – Group exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts 2002 RADICAL LOYALTY (ongoing) – Commissioned by City Projects, London 2001 HERE + NOW, SCOTTISH ART 1990-2001– Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen, organised by Dundee Contemporary Arts OCTOBER – St Vincent St, Glasgow 2000 THEN THERE IS NO MOUNTAIN, THEN THERE IS – Group exhibition at Generator, Dundee ME WE – Group exhibition curated by Transmission Gallery at Project Space, Athens, Greece KUNDST IN DER STADT – All Horizons Club project as part of a group exhibition at Korntheater, Bregenz, Austria (curated by Peter Lewis) SNOWBALLING – Group project organised by Elizabeth Price. Arthur R Rose Gallery, London & Henry Moore Institute (The Special Collections Room), Leeds 1999 ABSOLUT OPEN – Inverleith House, Edinburgh DAY OF THE DONKEY DAY – Glen Brown, Caro Bensca, Chris Evans, Peter Land, Rebecca Warren Transmission Gallery, Glasgow DUMMY – Hotel of the Rising Star, New York SICK VITALISTS – Paul Carter, Kate Gray, Chris Evans, Janice McNab Intermedia Gallery, Glasgow UK ARTS BOARD AGENCY – Project assisted by Dot (London) & Transmission Gallery (Glasgow). Archive exhibited as part of DUMMY - Diesel@Ltd (Catalyst Arts), Belfast and ‘dot’ (London) FREE TUTORIALS – An ALL HORIZONS CLUB Project touring the UK MUSEUM MAGOGO – Group show curated by Graham Ramsey & John Beagles - Independent Studios, Glasgow 1998 FAN OF EXAGGERATION – Chris Evans, Sarah Tripp, Alan Michael, La Companie CIE Gallery, Marseille, France SEGURIDAD SOCIAL – Royal College of Art, London & Ex-Teresa Arte Actual, Mexico City A DEFINITE THING– Waygood Gallery, Newcastle DUMMY DUMMY – Parks Clothing Ltd, Belfast FROM HERE – High Street Project Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand CRYSTAL STATE – Artranspennine98 (Openshaw Benefits Agency - Manchester, 3 Month Gallery – Liverpool) ADD NIGHT TO NIGHT – Showroom Gallery, London REVEREND TODD’S FULL HOUSE – College Green, Belfast TRONWAY ARTS CENTRE – Transmission Gallery, Glasgow RIGHT PLACE WRONG TIME FRIEND – Catalyst Arts, Belfast & Waygood Gallery, Newcastle SMART SHOW – Transmission Stand, Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden ONE WAY KARMA – 83 Hill Street, Glasgow 60.70.80.90 (video screening) – Artspace, Australian Centre for Photography, Paddington, Australia Published Work MAXINE'S TITLE GOES HERE — Discussion with Maxine Kopsa for Dutch journal. MILITANT BOURGEOIS - Publication documenting the artwork, published by Black Diamond Publishing MAGNETIC PROMENADE - Published by Studio Voltaire, London SHIFTSCALE - Catalogue published by KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia ART AND ITS INSTITUTIONS – Includes chapter on Chris Evans’ artworks 1998–2005. Edited by Nina Möntmann, published by Black Dog, London, January 2006. THE BRITISH ART SHOW 6 – Published by Hayward Gallery, London, September 2005. METROPOLIS M (magazine/journal) – Feature. Chris Evans & Ryan Gander in conversation, September 2005. IN THIS COLONY – Group exhibition catalogue published by Stichting Fortvijfhuizen, The Netherlands, May 2005. UNTITLED (magazine/journal) – ‘The Invisible Collection. Chris Evans'. Feature by Neil Mulholland, Number 34, Spring 2005. DOT DOT DOT (magazine/journal) – Artist Pages (Issue 9, February 2005). RADICAL LOYALTY – Publication published by Art Museum of Estonia, & City Projects, 2005. METROPOLIS M (magazine/journal) – Feature on Radical Loyalty. October 2004. SCULPTURE IN 20TH C. BRITAIN – Group exhibition book published by the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, 2003. CORPORATE MENTALITY – Publication edited by John Kelsey and Aleksandra Mir. Published by Lukas & Sternberg, New York, 2003. KUNST.EE (magazine/journal) – Artist Page (Autumn 2002 Issue). GEMINI SCULPTURE PARK – Publication for solo project at Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, published 2001. OCTOBER – Catalogue for group public art project, Ed. Karla Black, 2001. HERE + NOW – Catalogue for group exhibition pub. by Dundee Contemporary Arts, 2001. ADD NIGHT TO NIGHT – Catalogue for group exhibition at Showroom Gallery, London, June 1999. LEAVING TRACKS – Catalogue for group exhibition Artranspennine98 organised by Tate Liverpool & Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, published by august, 1999. Reviews– Publications / periodicals GUARDIAN – 'Art and class: the Arnolfini pictures privilege', Review of Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie, Arnolfini. Laura Allsop. 20 May 2009 METROPOLIS M – "A performance with effects", Mark Beasley. No2-2009 April/May ARTFORUM.COM – Critics Pick, Review of solo exhibition at Luettgenmeijer, Berlin, April 2008 ART REVIEW — Review of solo exhibition at STORE, London, November/December 2007 FRIEZE — Review of 'Live at Annandale Hotel' by Life Without Buildings, text by Dan Fox, May 2007 FRIEZE — Focus section, 'Chris Evans', text by Andrew Bonacina, April 2007 ART REVIEW - Future Greats Issue, March 2007 FRIEZE - Review of Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie - Gasworks, Jan/Feb 2007 EXIT – Review of solo exhibition at STORE, London (by Diana Baldon), May 2005. FRIEZE – Review of The Rock & The Judge, Juliette Jongma Gallerie, Amsterdam, April 2005. ARTFORUM.COM – Critics Pick, The Rock & The Judge, Juliette Jongma Gallerie, Amsterdam, Feb / March 2005. HET PAROOL – Review of The Rock & The Judge, Juliette Jongma Gallery, Kees Keijer, 1st February 2005. FLASH ART – Review of Radical Loyalty, Tramway (Neil Mulholland), October — November 2003. ART MONTHLY – Review of Ill Communication, March 2003. THE LIST – Review of Ill Communication, February 2003. MATTERS: – Winter – Spring 2003 Edition (interview by Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt). FRIEZE – Review of Here + Now, Scottish Art 1990-2001 — Neil Mulholland (Spring 2002). NEW STATESMAN – ‘The Security of Sculpture’ (Julian Stallabrass) — feature on Gemini Sculpture Park (Jan 2001). SCULPTURE MATTERS – Excerpt interview from Gemini Sculpture Park project (no. 10, Dec 2000). ART MONTHLY – Review of ‘Absolut Open’ — Feb 2000. FRIEZE – Review of Hong Kong Island (Padraig Timoney), 1999. TEXTS 'Militant Bourgeois: An Existentialist Retreat', Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (pdf) Text by Alex Farquharson, June 2006 'The Invisible Collection', Neil Mulholland on Chris Evans, (feature) (pdf) Untitled Magazine, London, Issue 34, Summer 2005 'In This Colony', Fort Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands, (catalogue excerpt) (pdf) Texts by Maxine Kopsa & Padraig Timoney, May 2005 'The Rock & The Judge', Tom Morton on Chris Evans at Galerie Juliètte Jongma, (review) (pdf) frieze, London, Issue 90, April 2005 'Radical Loyalty', a sculpture park in Estonia, 2002 – ongoing, (publication) (pdf) Project documentation, 2005 Review of Radical Loyalty, Flash Art, 2003 (html) 'The Security of Sculpture', Julian Stallabrass. Feature on Gemini Sculpture Park (html) New Statesman, 2001 The UK Corporate Sculpture Consultancy — Will Bradley (html) Gemini Sculpture Park publication (Henry Moore Institute, 2001) << GO BACK