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Back in London and it was magical. We had such special times - Tif Zab had gone beyond my expectations and made me so proud. Much better than me by miles! A mother can brag and brag, but the proof really is in the pudding, and what a matzah pudding it was! The TSS (Times Square Space) project in Times Square, New York had been the testing ground for all these wonderful artists, and they were all winners.
This is Tiff in front of the Lizzie Fitch sculpture ‘Credit Flex’
Ryan Trecartin and Lizzie Fitch have a big show this week in the Fondazione Prada in Milan. Here is their cheeky collaborative work ‘Roast Beef Curtain Drop’. Not yet fully installed
Some of our core Zab Team - Director Lizzie Neilson, Rachel Rossin and Henry Eigenheer. All standing behind the Isa Genzken work, ‘Untitled’
Signe Pierce’s commission into the vortex, ‘Vortextuality’ was a wonderment of self-discovery about ourselves and how we can extend beyond the body
Then it was the exhibition ‘Stalking the Trace’ by Rachel Rossin, which was a mind-blowing revolutionary experience with so many new and wonderful groundbreaking elements, including moving time backwards and forwards
To make this work happen took real dedication and many sleepless nights
Chloe Wise was very proud of her incredulous painting, ‘I Remember Everyting I've Ever Eaten’, a portrait of her friend Hari Nef; the first openly transgender woman to appear on the cover of a British magazine
Hayden Dunham and Tiff ambitiously setting out the very difficult and intricate work ‘GEL’. Made with GEL, a substance created from 500 different materials developed by the artist and scientists. GEL is also being diffused, as a gas, around the work out of the floorboards
Anna Uddenberg’s work ‘BFF Twin Torso’ was a statement about human relationships – is our BFF a reality or a result of a commodified and social media culture
Then we have Athena Papadopoulos’ ambitious work, ‘Smurfette, CHEWED UP’. Zab Curator, Paul Luckraft, is hiding behind her tree adding to the wonderment of all the strange artifacts included in this piece, from makeup covered resin, to nail-polished crow claws, to embroidered Victoria’s Secret underwear
There were some wonderful young artists on show, including Aaron Fowler, whose work, ‘Free Easy’, is a medallion on a gold chain taken after the record label, Death Row Records. Depicted in the medallion is a portrait of his younger cousin, who was in jail at the time, and was released after he made this work
In the Invites Room, Jake Elwes had created, ‘CUSP’, a beautiful work of nature exploring the intersection between nature and machine, producing generated forms and artificial bird song
Many of the artists were in town and so could come together to meet, mingle and exchange ideas at our opening lunch; here is Tiff with Signe Pierce, Hayden Dunham, Chloe Wise and Rachel Rossin
Liam Zab had time to drop in, and he showed us exactly how Puppies Puppies should be done
Anj Smith was awesome, I could not get enough of the intricate detailing
‘Shine eye grinner’ by Tau Lewis was hidden in a corner, meaning only the adventurous got to experience this one
I was so happy with the show; it exceeded my expectations and is a wonderful institutional spring board for so many young artists
