Darren Almond
03 Oct - 14 Dec 2014
DARREN ALMOND
In the Shadow of Words
3 October - 14 December 2014
Bloomberg SPACE presents ‘In the Shadow of Words’ an exhibition by British artist Darren Almond. The exhibition features a multi-channel sound and video installation ‘Less than Zero’ and a train plate work also titled ‘In the Shadow of Words’. These works revisit Almond’s long-standing engagement with the development of the industrial age, its infrastructure, its consequences and its inherent effects on both our culture and physical landscape.
Darren Almond was born 1971 in Wigan, UK. He lives and works in London. His solo exhibitions to date include Art Tower Mito, Japan (2013), Sala Alcalá 31, Madrid Château Gallery, Domaine Régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (2012); The High Line, New York, Villa Merkel, Esslingen, L’Abbaye de la Chaise Dieu, Chaise Dieu; Frac Haute-Normandie, Rouen and FRAC Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand (2011); Parasol Unit, London (2008); SITE Santa Fe (2007); Museum Folkwang, Essen (2006); K21, Düsseldorf (2005); Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan (2003); Tate Britain, London, Kunsthalle Zurich, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam (all 2001) and The Renaissance Society, Chicago (1999). He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2005.
In the Shadow of Words
3 October - 14 December 2014
Bloomberg SPACE presents ‘In the Shadow of Words’ an exhibition by British artist Darren Almond. The exhibition features a multi-channel sound and video installation ‘Less than Zero’ and a train plate work also titled ‘In the Shadow of Words’. These works revisit Almond’s long-standing engagement with the development of the industrial age, its infrastructure, its consequences and its inherent effects on both our culture and physical landscape.
Darren Almond was born 1971 in Wigan, UK. He lives and works in London. His solo exhibitions to date include Art Tower Mito, Japan (2013), Sala Alcalá 31, Madrid Château Gallery, Domaine Régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (2012); The High Line, New York, Villa Merkel, Esslingen, L’Abbaye de la Chaise Dieu, Chaise Dieu; Frac Haute-Normandie, Rouen and FRAC Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand (2011); Parasol Unit, London (2008); SITE Santa Fe (2007); Museum Folkwang, Essen (2006); K21, Düsseldorf (2005); Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan (2003); Tate Britain, London, Kunsthalle Zurich, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam (all 2001) and The Renaissance Society, Chicago (1999). He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2005.