Mail Order Monsters in London

The terrific traveling show, Mail Order Monsters, opens in London at Max Wigram tonight.  Go see it.

Mail Order Monsters
20 September – 19 October 2008
Temporary Exhibition Space

Jules de Balincourt, Mat Brinkman, Ry Fyan, Tomoo Gokita, Joe Grillo , Evan Gruzis, Ben Jones, Misaki Kawai, Eddie Martinez, Taylor Mckimens, Takeshi Murata, Anders Oinonen, Aurel Schmidt , Francine Spiegel, Dennis Tyfus, Jaimie Warren

Max Wigram Gallery announces a group exhibition curated by Kathy Grayson.  Mail Order Monsters brings to London, for the first time, a group of young American artists.

Tapping into an underground music and graffiti vibe the selection of works in the show also finds reference in computer-programme aesthetics. Taking its title from a 1980s videogame (which allowed you to build your own monster) the show suggests an approach to the figuration in contemporary art practice which brings together fictional fantasy with the post-human figure of techno-dystopia, depicting the body as broken, decaying, uncanny and monstrous.

This exhibition was previously hosted by Peres Projects, Berlin; Deitch Projects, New York; and Andreas Melas, Athens.

The gallery will be open until 9pm on the 2nd and 3rd October to coincide with “Concrete and Glass”, a music and art event in London’s east end: www.concreteandglass.co.uk

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