SITC London: Chris Bracey at Scream, Liu Dahong at Rossi & Rossi, Robert Morris at Sprüth Magers

11.5.13

SITC London: Chris Bracey at Scream, Liu Dahong at Rossi & Rossi, Robert Morris at Sprüth Magers

London-based neon artist Chris Bracey’s first UK solo exhibition references iconic imagery from tattoo culture and wider popular culture. Bracey’s works at Scream explore the themes of heaven and hell – a metaphor for his own life journey.

Chris Bracey: I've Looked Up To Heaven And Been Down To Hell

Scream 27 - 28 Eastcastle Street London W1W 8DH.

12 Apr - 1 Jun 2013

Chris Bracey, Find Love Upstairs, 2013
Neon, aluminium and light bulbs. Edition of 3. 1 AP
Dimensions: 96.5 x 121.5 x 25 cm

Chris Bracey, Angel, 2010
Found sculpture, neon and aluminium
Dimensions: 213 x 110 x 75 cm

Chris Bracey, Lady Luck, 2013
Neon, aluminium and light bulbs. Edition of 3. 1 AP
Dimensions: 102 x 107 x 22 cm

Chris Bracey, No Place Like Utopia, 2013
Acrylic paint on recalimed wood, aluminium and carnival light bulbs.
Dimensions: 76 x 150 x 13 cm

Chris Bracey, Love and Hate, 2013
Neon, aluminium and light bulbs. Edition of 3. 1 AP
Dimensions: 115 x 80 x 15 cm

Chris Bracey, There is A Light That Never Goes Out, 2013
Acrylic paint on reclaimed wood and neon.
Dimensions: 46 x 135 x 15 cm

Chris Bracey, Hands of God, 2013
Found sculpture, neon and carnival bulbs.
Dimensions: 180 x 94 x 52 cm

Chris Bracey, Exhibition view which includes Paradise Lost, 2013
Acrylic paint on reclaimed wood, aluminium and carnival light bulbs.
Dimensions: 78 x 189 x 13 cm

Chris Bracey, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, 2013
Acrylic and neon
Dimensions variable

Chris Bracey, Shine A Light In The Darkness Of Your Soul, 2013
Neon, aluminium, acrylic, festoon and pigmy bulbs. Edition of 3. 1 AP
Dimensions: 147 x 154.9 x 15 cm

The first solo show outside Asia of Chinese artist Liu Dahong (b. 1962) features recent works united by the themes of childhood, memory, insubordination and myth-creation - each piece carrying the naughty rebelliousness of youth.

Liu Dahong: Childhood

Rossi & Rossi 16 Clifford Street London W1S 3RG.

25 Apr - 30 May 2013

Liu Dahong, Chaiman Mao’s Egg, 2011
Oil on canvas. 30 x 24 cm

Liu Dahong, An Old Egg, 2011
Oil on canvas. 35 x 24 cm

Liu Dahong, Travelling Worldwide: Russia, 2011
Oil on canvas
Top: 52 x 135 cm bottom: 154.5 x 135 cm

Liu Dahong, Roaring Drunk, 2012
Oil on Canvas. 40 x 30 cm

Liu Dahong, Gazing into Space, 2011
Oil on canvas. 81.5 x 65.5 cm

Liu Dahong, May Fourth Square, 2011
Oil on canvas. 80.5 x 100. cm

Liu Dahong, On Liaocheng Road, 2011
Oil on Canvas. 110.5 x 40.5 cm

Liu Dahong, Nuclear Egg, 2012
Oil on ostrich egg. Egg: 19 x 13 cm

Liu Dahong, Bad Eggs (Meddling Eggs), 2011
Big Brother
Oil on canvas. 56 x 25.5 cm

Liu Dahong, Ping Pong Egg, 2012
Oil on wooden table tennis bat. 30.5 x 18 cm

Liu Dahong, The Path of Tribute, 2011
Oil on canvas. 35 cm diameter x 4 cm

The first UK solo show in 4 years of American artist Robert Morris (b. 1931) features soft felt, rigid plywood and metal works. By virtue of bodily action through space, the pieces enable the viewer to focus on the temporal perception of sculpture.

Robert Morris: Hanging soft and standing hard

Sprüth Magers 7A Grafton Street London W1S 4EJ.

3 May - 15 Jun 2013