DEANNA SIRLIN
Circling
October 9 - 27, 2006

Reception Monday October 9th 5 to 8pm

CENTRE FOR RECENT DRAWING
61-63 Cudworth St Bethnal Green LONDON E1 5QU
www.c4rd.org.uk tel. 44 (0) 20 7871 7367
open Wednesday , Thursday and Friday 12.30 - 5.30pm
essay by Sandi Toksvig
curated by Andrew Hewish

C4RD presents an exhibition of recent work by Atlanta based artist Deanna Sirlin. Collected internationally, she has exhibited variously at the High Museum, Ca' Foscari Venezia, Shenzhen Biennial, the New Orleans Triennial, Kunsthaus Nürnberg, Turkey’s Antalya Cultural Center amongst others and has been formerly resident at Yaddo.

"The search for self in one's own art is particularly interesting to me as a drawing problem. One might think of drawing as one of the most immediate of mediums because the connection between the artist’s hand and the line is so direct. The most natural movement for me to make with my hand seems to be circular: round, eclipsed, eyeballed, planetary, mouthed with teeth, and molecular. I also find myself moving in circles: on an airplane waiting to land; the path I walk twice a day around my pasture; the stroke my arms make while I swim in a pool of cold, deep blue water."
Deanna Sirlin 2006

Accompanying the exhibition will be an essay by Sandi Toksvig, one of Britain’s favourite author, comedian, and broadcasters. C4RD’s purpose is to make space for drawing. It seeks to maintain the visibility of a characteristically humanist mode of creativity; to explore the boundaries of the medium of drawing; and to facilitate access and discussion for current drawing practice independent of structural forces in commercial and educational settings. C4RD provides a web service and an independent non-commercial exhibition space in London dedicated to the exhibition of recent drawing, and is not aligned with any educational or museum institution. C4RD seeks to present a balanced programme, and welcome submissions from those with a particular interest in drawing as a core experience from within and outside the arts. C4RD is at 63 Cudworth St, Bethnal Green E1 5QU (a three minute walk from Bethnal Green tube or East from Bethnal Green rail) and is open Wednesday to Friday 12.30 – 5.30pm. We hope to see you at the private view for this exhibition 5-8pm Monday, October 9th 2006, or during the exhibition from 9th - 27th October 2006. For further information please view the website www.c4rd.org.uk or telephone 020 78717367.

Yours
Andrew Hewish
C4RD