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Profusion

Inspired by the unique setting of Calke Abbey, ‘Profusion’ is an exhibition of specially commissioned and existing artworks by fourteen acclaimed international artists. Now preserved by the National Trust in a state of atmospheric decline, Calke Abbey and its outbuildings are filled with the accumulation of years of collecting and hoarding by its eccentric and reclusive owners. Its contents are presented in a way that disregards established hierarchies, classification and methods of display, celebrating instead the glorious disarray and rich diversity of objects and artefacts and their testimony to the passage of time. Through their fragility and materiality they emphasise a heightened sense of physicality and deterioration. These themes and ideas are pivotal to the exhibition’s context and are explored by the artists through a range of artworks encompassing painting, sculpture, drawing, installation, video and performance

Le noir dans le sculptural = Black in Sculptural Art = Het Zwart in de Beeldhouwkunst = Schwarz im Skulturalen Bereich

The authors reflect on the physical and conceptual properties of the colour black, questioning such notions as density, light, nothingness, and mystery. The etymology of the word "black" and its manifestations in 20th century art are evoked. Includes comments by most of the 24 exhibiting artists, as well as many excerpts from critical essays and artist's statements. Biographical notes. 29 bibl. ref