Those of you who came to our launch show "Come Together" may have noticed Sam Zealey's piece 'Pillar of Potential' appeared on "School of Saatchi" last Monday on BBC2. Those of you who missed it can still view it on BBC iPlayer here.
Thanks so much to all who came and supported the three shows on what was another successful night! We are putting photos of the evening and the works on show online soon - if you took some good photos on the night please do email them to us and we will credit you on the site if they are used. Thanks in particular go to Derek Shaw who manned the bar all evening at short notice, what a star *
28th October 2009 6.30am Versace, Sloane Street, London.
“Medusas’ punishment for being raped by Poseidon was to have her hair turned in to a head of writhing snakes. So petrifying she turned men to stone with a single look. Pregnant by Poseidon, she lived as an outcast of society until Persues came and removed her head.
The installation of Medusa outside the Versace store was to discuss the ownership of Medusa by the fashion house. A relationship between the single Versace mannequin within the store shopfront and Medusa also reflected the acceptance of what is beautiful and the outcasting of what is deemed ugly, by those that consider themselves an authority.
Medusa with her shopping bags turned to stone by the very horror that is herself reflected in the use and ownership of an ancient icon to sell goods.”