Birmingham, United Kingdom
Official website: Ikon Gallery
Ikon Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting contemportary art and is the largest gallery in Birmingham, England’s second city. Before moving to its present location (the decommissioned Oozells Street School) the gallery was located at 58-72 John Bright Street, in Birmingham city centre.
It was the venue for At Home with Vanley Burke, by far one of the most intriguing exhibitions to take place in recent years. It featured the bulk, if not the entirety, of the contents of Vanley Burke’s Birmingham flat being relocated and reinstalled in the Ikon Gallery. The exhibition’s dates were 22 July - 27 Sepember 2015.
From the catalogue Foreword, by Jonathan Watkins, Director:
“Burke’s archive is partly in storage at the Library of Birmingham, but most of it is to be found in his flat near Birmingham’s city centre, in filing cabinets or boxes or on display. It is an extraordinary interior, a cabinet of wonderful curiosities. This is an exhibition, more or less, of its entire contents – the archive with artworks and souvenirs, as well as decor and furniture, wardrobe, kitchenware et cetera – so that the artist is revealed as a subject of his own enquiry.”
The exhibition came with a fascinating catalogue, extensively illustrated and with texts by Pete James, Curator of Photographs at the Library of Birmingham, and artist/curator Marlene Smith.
Catalogue relating to an exhibition, 1996
Brochure relating to an exhibition, 1996
Invite relating to an exhibition, 1996
Press release relating to an exhibition, 1996
Exhibition guide relating to an exhibition, 1996
Solo show at Ikon Gallery. 1996
Group show at Ikon Gallery. 1989
Group show at Ikon Gallery, City Art Centre, Collective Gallery, Dean Gallery, Fruitmarket Gallery, Inverleith House - Royal Botanic Garden, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Talbot Rice Gallery, John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, Millais Gallery - Southampton Institute, Southampton City Art Gallery, Centre for Visual Arts, Chapter Arts Centre, Ffotogallery, National Museum & Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. 2000
Collaboration at Ikon Gallery. 1994
Born, 1965 in Nottingham, England
Born, 1961 in Birmingham, England. Died, 1998