Fresh Blood in Hackney

// December 1st, 2009 // b-scene // b-uncut

The A Foundation gets an A+ for their recent “New Contemporaries” exhibition. 47 young emerging contemporary artists from across the UK were chosen to take part in this annual show, a tradition that has been ongoing for 60 years.

The purpose of the show is to provide a platform for new artists that have recently graduated from art school. The 2009 contenders were chosen based on their ability to “present a stimulating mix of work that plays with the role of description, telling things as they are, or inventing things till they look at least real.”

The above picture is titled “Piss Pants” by Amir Chasson, and it is one of the most innovative works of Contemporary art I have seen in a while. The artist used nothing but a ball point pen on paper, check out that detail! “I am proud to present the world of my abducted-deducted inducted derelicts. Whether you are part of this world or not, this work is a perfect reminder of who and what we all are.” Well, I have not peed my pants since I was a small child, but I get the point.

Here are some of the highlights from my trek out to Hackney (it was totally worth it by the way!):

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