ONE

 "Show just ONE piece of new work , on its own. Naked. This would be a strong statement saying LOOK AT THIS – there is nothing else to look at, so look harder.

I thought that if the piece of work was any good then this approach would work but of course it's exposing oneself completely. If the work is not thorough and complete, and made with care and skill, it will not stand up to this kind of scrutiny. This is the point.

There is too much work out there that would not stand up on its own like this. It’s all too easy to hide amongst a mass of mediocrity.

Over the last year or so CONTAINER has organized a number of solo shows carefully designed to combine dedication to practice with accessibility to the artist's intentions. This show is called ONE and is designed as a direct antidote to the growing number of shows exhibiting badly made work based on inaccesible concepts.

However, the concept of ONE is generous and unpretentious. It offers both the artist and the viewer the opportunity to explain and understand how work comes to be what it is. This process from, idea to finished work (a marker only at this point in time), may not be as mysterious and as unfathamable as much contemporary art seems to be."

Robert Manners 2008

Artists who have exhibited in ONE
Irena Czapska  |  Robert Manners  |  Greg Palmer  |  Ben Rowe  |  Andrew Southall