Ricky Swallow, Multi Pot/Snake Lamp (soot), 2012, bronze, 37.5 x, 16.5 x 12.7 cm, 14 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 ins, unique, (MA-SWALR-00432)
5th – 29th June 6 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5DX
A solo exhibition of new bronze sculptures by Ricky Swallow. This is his third solo show with Modern Art.
Ricky Swallow lives and works in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was born in San Remo, Victoria, Australia in 1974. In 2005 Swallow represented Australia at the 51st Venice Biennale. Recent exhibitions include Ricky Swallow and Lesley Vance, The Huntington, San Marino, CA, USA (2012); Ricky Swallow: The Bricoleur, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (2009); The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland (2007); Younger than Yesterday, Kunsthalle Vienna, Vienna, Austria (2007); The Past Sure Is Tense, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia (2006); and PS1/MoMA, New York, NY, USA (2006). His work has recently been included in exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (2011, 2005, 2004); Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2010, 2006); Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO, USA (2008, 2007); Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan (2007); Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand (2006); Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (2005); and The Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA, Boston, MA, USA (2005).
This exhibition at Modern Art coincides with the publication of a new monograph on his bronze sculptures, including an essay by Michael Ned Holte, designed by A Practice for Everyday Life.\
