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Aromatic Objects
As part of (De)Constructed Masculinities at the V&A, Tasha Marks (AVM Curiosities) and Brian J Morrison collaborated to create an aromatic installation that probed the olfactory nature of masculinity and attraction. Cast using the contours of Morrison’s body, the scented sculptures were infused with aromas created by Marks. One with a “masculine’ scent, and the other with a “feminine” fragrance, taking this year’s top selling perfumes as their start point. -
A Flick of the Wrist
Collar Manchester A solo exhibition of works which tread a line between painting, sculpture and performance. The exhibition is concerned with the role of the body in relation to the production and consumption of art works. Traces of the physicality of the body are present produced via unseen performative actions. -
Steppes
Two Queens, Leicester. Emilie Atkinson, Leah Carless, Alice Gale-Feeny, Georgie Grace and Brian J Morrison present works that use rhythmic actions, tessellating veneers and sensuous materialities in attempts to deconstruct and reassemble the working mechanisms behind everyday encounters. -
Resist, Resist, Release
St Mary's Shoe factory, Norwich for Savorr. an exhibition of new works by Brian J Morrison and Emily Warner. The two artists worked collaboratively to produced a series of objects which inhabit the first floor of the old shoe factory. Essay by Jonathan P Watts -
Tension
The Birley, Preston. The work in Tension develops a relationship with two specific materials, mild steel and latex, via a series of performative physical actions. This is tomorrow review link -
Phallacy
Standpoint Gallery, London. Phallacy is a performance piece and the culmination of a six week Standpoint Futures residency. The work utilises repetitive physical actions in the production of ceramic objects. -
No Pain No Gain.
Supercollider, Blackpool. The four piece installation utilizes sculpture, photography and text in an attempt to scrutinize visual modes of representation. Supercollider Gallery, Blackpool (Curated by Sophie Fuce) -
Ripped, Chiseled and Rock Hard
Platform Arts, Belfast/No4 Warsaw. A series of photographic sculptures, using appropriated imagery from Joe Weider's Muscle and Fitness magazine - 1980 to 1989 -
Not without the Mask.
A project thinking about photography's inability to convey the complexities of identity and representation . Two digital c-type images, framed. Catalyst Arts, Belfast Exhibition Link