THE GIFT

Exhibition Details

Is the assumption that a work of art exists only as a commodity and not as a gift entirely correct?

It seems that art exists simultaneously in both market and gift economies, but which is essential for its survival. A work of art can definitely survive the market, but equally when there is no Gift there is no Art – Vanya Balogh.

And if works of art are gifts and nothing but, how are their creators to live in the physical world, in which food will sooner or later be needed by them? Should they be sustained by reciprocal gifts made by the public—the equivalent of the gifts placed in the Zen monk’s begging bowl? Should they exist in quasi-Shaker communities of the like-minded, of which creative writing departments may be a secular version? – Margaret Harrison, 2020,  Prospect Magazine.

The exhibition features over 60 international artists, practising in a broad spectrum of media: from painting, drawing and photography to sculpture, film and printmaking.

Selected works from this private collection are carefully placed across the gallery space, to be sen for the very first time. Visitors are invited to explore and enjoy this meditation on ‘Gift Economy’, curated by Vanya Balogh.

About the artists

Pascal Rousson, Liz Helman, Mark Woods, Joanna McCormick. Emma Croft, Cedric Christie, Rebecca Scott, Neil Boorman, Franko B, Mark Wigan,
Alina Gavrielatos, UrbanXXX, Gavin Turk, Bob and Roberta Smith,
Sonja Engelhardt, Ark2,  Susan Schulman, Sexton & Reid, Kety Balogh,
Zev Robinson, Thomas Qualmann, Heather Sparks, Mark Hammond, Dan Knight,
Danny Pockets, Eddie Croft, Esther Planas, Patrick Colhoun, Eva Raboso,
Gilbert & George, Petra Varl, Elisabeth C Clarke, Deborah Bee,
Jordane Gaudenzi, Liam Scully, Keith Levene, Aldo Giannotti, Robert Barta, Thomas Behling, Andrea Morucchio, Dallas Seitz, Nina Saunders,
Geraldine Swayne, Tim Lewis, Max Sudhues, Glenn Fitzy Fitzpatrick, Ann Grim, Alex Ruffini, Alejandro Pintado, Antonio Cabrera, Maslen Mehra, Ansell Cizic, Desdemona Varon, Igor Kuduz, Gzillion Artist, Jim Racine,
Paul Carter Robinson, Rigulio Graak, Tomaz Kramberger, Thomas J Ridley,
Dark Theatre, Sarah Baker, Rose Smith, David Brock,
Jose Carlos Texeria, Tracey Bush, Julia Maddison, Sally Krysztal, Michael Croft, Jimmy Tse, Mahaut Leca, Paul Sakoilsky, GTO, Clayton Woods,
Simon Ould, Ingrid Berthon-Moine, Christopher Clack, FREEE.