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Spectrum London was a London art gallery which showed contemporary figurative painting, photography and sculpture. It staged ''Go West'', the first commercial West End show of the Stuckists, and a retrospective by Sebastian Horsley. It closed in 2008. ==History== In June 2005, the Spectrum London had a show of photographs by Dennis Morris documenting the daily lives, ceremonies and rituals of the Mowanjum Australian Aborigine community.〔("Gallery is blessed by Aborigine" ), BBC, 6 June 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2010.〕 The gallery was blessed by Aboriginal tribe leader, Francis Firebrace, wearing body paint and tribal dress.〔 Spectrum London was the first West End commercial gallery to show the Stuckists, in the exhibition ''Go West'' in October 2006.〔("Stuckists art group in major show" ) BBC online, 23 August 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕〔("The Stuckists go west at Spectrum London" ) artdaily.com. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕〔("Go West" ) telegraph.co.uk online gallery. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 This "major central London exhibition" elevated the hitherto artworld outsiders into "major players", and occasioned controversy because of a satirical painting of Sir Nicholas Serota and nude paintings of Stella Vine by her ex-husband Charles Thomson."〔Morris, Jane (2006)("Getting stuck in" ) ''The Guardian'' online, 24 August 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕〔Barnes, Anthony (2006) ("Portrait of an ex-husband's revenge" ) ''The Independent on Sunday''. Retrieved 9 October 2006, from findarticles.com〕〔Teodorczuk, Tom (2006) ("Modern art is pants" ) ''Evening Standard'', 22 August 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2006 from thisislondon.co.uk.〕 Ten leading Stuckist artists were exhibited.〔("Go West" ), ''The Daily Telegraph''. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 Thomson's and Joe Machine's paintings sold, before the show opened, to buyers from the UK, Japan and the US.〔Gleadell, Colin (2006) ("Market news: Roger Hilton's child-like drawings, 'stuckist' paintings and Edward Seago" ) ''Daily Telegraph'' online, 3 October 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 Royden Prior, the director of Spectrum London, said, "These artists are good and are part of history. Get past the art politics and look at the work." 〔〔("The first West End show for the Stuckists" ) saatchi-gallery.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 Edward Lucie-Smith wrote an essay for the show.〔Lucie-Smith, Edward (2006) ("Stuckism" ) spectrumlondon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 The gallery also exhibited work by Michael Dickinson,〔("Michael Dickinson, Stuckist artist jailed in Turkey for a collage, now free. See his work at Go West" ) stuckism.com. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 who was released from ten days in a Turkish jail without charge after exhibiting a collage of the Turkish prime minister, Tayyip Erdoğan, as a dog.〔("Keeping Turkey out of the EU" ) (Video interview with Michael Dickinson on More 4) channel4.com. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 In March 2006, in association with Sceptre publishing and the Italian Cultural Institute, Spectrum London presented author John Berendt in conversation with Venetian artist, Ludovico de Luigi, during the artist's first solo show in the UK.〔("Ludovico De Luigi in Conversation with John Berendt" ) Italian Cultural Institute web site. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 In September 2007, it staged ''Hookers, Dealers, Tailors'', a retrospective by Sebastian Horsley.〔Higgins, Ria. ("Relative Values: Sebastian Horsley and his mother, Valerie" ), ''The Sunday Times'', 9 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2007.〕 Horsley became known when he underwent a crucifixion in the Philippines; this show documented his diving in Australian shark-infested water and copiously ingesting deadly drugs.〔Lack, Jessica. ("Preview: Sebastian Horsley" ), ''The Guardian'', 8 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2007.〕 Other artists previously shown at the gallery include Lennie Lee,〔("Spectrum London" ) Artfacts.net. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 Rita Duffy, Peter Murphy, Cheryl Brooks, Peter Burke, Antonio Riello, Gerry Burns, Sir Peter Blake and Eduardo Paolozzi.〔("Laptop dinner by Pii at Spectrum London" ) allinlondon.co.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2006〕 Spectrum London exhibited at the London Art Fair and Art Madrid.〔 The gallery was at 77 Great Titchfield Street, London W1. It shut in 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spectrum London」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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