For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn

Preview 7 August 2009

6.30-9pm

8 August - 12 September 2009

G39 continues its distinctive presentation of new work with For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn, a group exhibition arranged around the theme of fragmented narrative.

This short story by Ernest Hemingway was written in response to a bar bet that he couldn’t write a complete piece of fiction in six words or less. Hemingway is said to have considered it his best work. This micro-narrative plays over and over again in the mind of the reader with possible interpretations. The story is based on what is left unsaid. The artists selected for this show all deal with micro-narratives in a variety of forms. There is a minimal use of materials and content that hint at much larger themes. Like Hemingway’s text, the showcased artists deal with what is left unsaid but there is a reality within these narratives that explores failure, randomness and the nonsensical.

Coming next: Oneofeditions

Preview: Friday 17th July 6.30 - 9.00pm
18 July - 1 August

Oneofeditions will be showing a series of photographic prints on the ground floor space by Andrew Moxon, Clare Richardson, Dennis Gilbert, James Brittain, Ric Bower and Stephen Lewis.

Founded by Paul Avis, Onefoeditions.com offers limited edition prints made by photographers, many of whom have international reputations or are showing promise at the beginning of their career. The idea of the site is to offer the chance to purchase the work of significant artists. These photographs are exclusive to oneofeditions, and the intention is to give people an affordable entry into the world of the contemporary photographic print collector.

They have a growing stable of both internationally recognised and up-and-coming artists. Represented artist’s images are held in many public collections in the UK as well as internationally including: The Edmund White Collection New York, Neuberger & Bergman, New York Deutsche Bank, Germany, Towner Gallery Collection, V&A Museum, Museums and galleries of Wales, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Collection Agnès B, British Council, as well as many corporate and private collections.

If....

If.... is a series of projects that g39 is initiating as part of the 2009 - 2010 season.
g39 is changing the way it uses the space and the opportunities it can offer to artists. We are making the ground floor space available to independent artist projects, experiments, performances etc.
This opportunity is open to artists, curators and other arts professionals at any stage in their career who have an idea they’d like to try out in a gallery environment or new work that they’d like to expose to a new audience. These projects will alternate with g39’s exhibition programme.
Successful projects will receive the ground floor space for a two-week period including invigilators, publicity, and a small project fee. The opportunity does not include a preview event or technical assistance so applicants should be fairly self-sufficient.
To apply for this project send an email to mike@g39.org outlining your proposal (max. 300 words) with three images in JPEG format (maximum size 1Mb per image), CV and statement and link to your website if you have one. This project has a rolling deadline and proposals will be looked at regularly.