The alienation of objects. On show Ziegler's works: monumental sculptures composed of oxidized aluminium triangles. The centrepiece of the exhibition is a vast installation featuring a new body of aluminium sculptures alongside readymades including a weather balloon and a mechanical bull. Working from found images sourced from the internet or publications, Ziegler's practice starts with computer aided 3D design and evolves through hand modelling, to confront the supposed flawlessness of digital processes with the idiosyncrasies of the handmade.
The Zabludowicz Collection is delighted to announce a solo exhibition by British artist Toby Ziegler. The
centrepiece of this exhibition is a vast installation featuring a new body of aluminium sculptures alongside
readymades including a weather balloon and a mechanical bull. Ziegler’s installation occupies the main chapel
space in the 19th century Methodist chapel at 176 Prince of Wales Road, following on from context‐specific
projects by artists such as Graham Hudson, Matt Stokes and Florian Slotawa. Working from found images
sourced from the internet or publications, Ziegler’s practice starts with computer aided 3‐D design and evolves
through hand modelling, to confront the supposed flawlessness of digital processes with the idiosyncrasies of
the handmade. The process also incorporates art‐historical references and culminates in monumental
sculptures composed of oxidized aluminium triangles. Their scale stages an interplay between hollowness and
mass, creating large volumes out of a thin skin of metal and playing with perception, perspective and the
mapping of constructions in space.
In addition to this new commission Ziegler is working with collection Director Elizabeth Neilson to produce an
exhibition of works by other artists, drawing out their affinities with his practice. Throughout the run of the
exhibition, an artist’s cinema will be screening film and video works that explore one of Ziegler’s central
concerns: the collision of two‐ and three‐dimensional representation.
Toby Ziegler on the commission:
"The chapel space at 176 Prince of Wales Road is a dynamic, challenging space and has shaped this
commission. It provoked me to navigate and renegotiate works from multiple vantages. For the other spaces, I
have chosen photographic and video works from the Zabludowicz Collection, that form dialogues with my
sculptural installation. The rooms have separate, distinct concerns, but I hope will function like chambers and
cavities within an organism."
Elizabeth Neilson on the exhibition:
"The Zabludowicz Collection is dedicated to working with artists as well as collecting their works. This exhibition
provides a platform to produce and exhibit a new body of work for the Zabludowicz Collection at a critical
juncture in Ziegler's career. As well as making a new installation Ziegler has worked with the collection and
artists represented in it to make an exhibition that evolves his own practice and showcases a distinct strand of
contemporary art practice."
The exhibition is accompanied by an extensive public programme of talks, events and screenings as well as a
limited edition artist’s book produced in collaboration with writer Elizabeth Johnson and designed by YES.
Toby Ziegler was born in London in 1972. His artistic practice encompasses painting, sculpture and installation.
He has exhibited widely and recent solo exhibitions include; Danish Pastry / Rose of Mohammed, Parkhaus im
Malkastenpark, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2008; Toby Ziegler, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park,
Wakefield, UK, 2007 and Enter Desire at The Chisenhale, London, UK, 2005. Group exhibitions include
Newspeak: British Art Now, The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia, 2009; Reframing, curated by
Barry Schwabsky, CCA Andratx, Spain, 2008; Hamsterwheel, curated by Franz West, Venice and touring 2007‐8;
Recent Abstraction, Tate Britain Display, London, UK, 2007; Archipeinture: painters build architecture, Camden
Arts Centre, London, UK, 2006. His work is represented in international private collections as well as Tate, Arts
Council and British Council Collections. He is represented by Simon Lee Gallery, UK, Max Hetzler, Germany and
Patrick Painter Inc., USA.
The Zabludowicz Collection is dedicated to bringing emerging art to new audiences and actively supporting
arts organisations and artists. It was founded by Poju and Anita Zabludowicz in 1994, and contains over 2,000
works by over 500 artists, spanning 40 years of art production. Its focus is on emerging art from the late 20th
century to the present day. Since 2007 it has run an exhibition space in a former Methodist Chapel at 176
Prince of Wales Road in north London, working with artists, curators and works in the Zabludowicz Collection
to produce exhibitions which examine contemporary art practice and the collection in a public forum and
respond to the unusual exhibition space at 176 Prince of Wales Road. The collection also exhibits in permanent
venues in the USA and Finland. Toby Ziegler’s solo exhibition marks the third anniversary of the Zabludowicz
Collection at 176 and coincides with the launch of a new website and a redesigned gallery foyer, café and
library. The café and foyer have been designed by Michael Marriott. October also sees the launch of the
inaugural Zabludowicz Collection Curatorial Open, an opportunity for independent curators to work with the
Zabludowicz Collection; and the first SUNDAY fair in London, for which the Zabludowicz Collection are founding
sponsors.
The exhibition programme at 176 Prince of Wales Road is split into seasons:
Spring – Collection Exhibition curated by the collection’s curators Elizabeth Neilson and Ellen Mara De Wachter
Summer – Zabludowicz Collection Curatorial Open. 2011 sees the first exhibitions produced as part of this new
open call competition for international curators to work with the Zabludowicz Collection.
Autumn – Large scale solo exhibition and commission; an artist is invited to produce a new body of work and
select works from the collection to be shown alongside.
Winter – Testing Ground: projects with London’s art schools. In 2011 this will include the annual Future Map
10 exhibition for University of Arts London graduates and the Zabludowicz Collection Future Map Prize for a
graduating student as well as exhibitions by curatorial students from the MA courses at The Royal College of
Art and Goldsmiths College.
Zabludowicz Collection Visitor Information:
Address: 176 Prince of Wales Road, London, NW5 3PT
Chalk Farm / Kentish Town West
Opening hours: Thursday ‐ Sunday 12–6pm or by appointment
Admission Free
The Café serves tea, coffee and cakes during gallery opening hours
The Resource Room can be booked to research artists from the collection and to view film and video works in
the collection.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7428 8940
email: info@zabludowiczcollection.com
Website launching 7 Oct: http://www.zabludowiczcollection.com
Press Information:
Kristina McLean at Calum Sutton PR
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Opening 9 October 7‐9pm
Zabludowicz Collection
176 Prince of Wales Road, London, NW5 3PT
Hours: Thursday ‐ Sunday 12–6pm or by appointment
Admission Free