PROJECT 06 Preview: CONFLICT: Art and War

Pio Abad, Decoy I, 2012, dummy CCTV camera, seashells, adhesive, 40 x 45 x 25cm, unique. Image courtesy the artist, © the artist

Goncalo Mabunda, Untitled (Mask), 2013, decommissioned welded arms. Image courtesy the artist and Jack Bell Gallery, London

Goncalo Mabunda, Untitled (Mask), 2013, decommissioned welded arms. Image courtesy Jack Bell Gallery, London

Mark Neville, Child, Jacket, Slaughtered Goat, Sweets, Painted Nails, Xmas Day, Helmand, 2010, Courtesy of the artist and the Imperial War Museum.

Pio Abad, Seashell decorated desk clock featuring the profile and insignia of Imelda Marcos given to and promptly rejected by my father as a Christmas present in 2010, 2012, seashells, adhesive, desk clock, 16.5 x 3.5 cm x 8 cm, unique, courtesy the artist

Pio Abad, Every Tool is a Weapon If You Hold It Right X, 2014, digital acid dye print on silk twill 100 x 100cm, unique. Collection of Midge Palley

Pio Abad , Every Tool is a Weapon If You Hold It Right XII, 2014, digital acid dye print on silk twill, 100 x 100cm, unique, courtesy the artist

Pio Abad, Every Tool is a Weapon If You Hold It Right XI, 2014, digital acid dye print on silk twill 100 x 100 cm, unique, courtesy the artist

PROJECTS is a series of exhibitions within the Contemporary Art Society space at 59 Central Street that transform and use the architecture of the building, drawing into focus questions around modes of display and the encounter between contemporary art and architecture.

Artists’ responses to war and conflict can be direct testimonials to personal experience or references to historical moments. Featuring artists Pio Abad, Broomberg and Chanarin, Adela Jusic, Goncalo Mabunda, Lee Miller, Richard Mosse, Shirin Neshat, Mark Neville  and Alfred Tarazi; and comprising photography, moving image, sculpture and works on paper, this display investigates how artists use their chosen medium to explore and express their reactions to war. Curated by Collections Patron Midge Palley.

Exhibition runs: 4 April – 27 June 2014

This event is free and open to all. Please RSVP to info@contemporaryartsociety.org