In the Midst of Things
31 July – 18 September 1999
Curated by Nigel Prince and Gavin Wade
28 international artists and architects
22 new projects
Excerpt from Introduction:
By Nigel Prince and Gavin Wade
“What does it mean to stand still in a quiet place and reflect on how we got there and where this could lead to? We found ourselves in such a place at a moment of potential: the end of a century seemed an appropriate moment to examine notions of idealized communities and the utopian philosophies that underpin them. As a prime example of a ‘model’ village, Bournville provided us with an ideal location, enabling artist and architects to respond to the site or present work with a particular resonance. Bournville was special, a place where questions could be asked and an answer might be heard.”
Essays:
Travelling to Utopia, Jeremy Akerman
Diary (for the music makers and the dreamers of dreams), Simon Morrissey
Utopia and Negation, David Beech
Thoughts while walking in a lane…, Mark Pimlott
Urban, Suburban, Wendy Shillam
Remembering Bournville, Catherine Nash
Artists:
Atopos
Arakawa and Gins
Harty + Harty
James Hyde
Mike Metz
Julian Opie
Andrea Zittel & Sebastian Clough
Lawerence Weiner
Jacqueline Donachie
Jim Isermann
Darren Lago
Lucy Orta
Kathrin Bohn
Liam Gillick
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Cecile Johnson Soliz
Maurizio Nannuci
Atelier van Lieshout
Gary Perkins
Nina Saunders
Keith Wilson
Yinka Shonibare
Martin Boyce
Dan Grahan
Kevin Harley
Nathan Coley
Cornford & Cross
Richard Wright