Ever wondered what’s hiding in our gallery storage?
Presenting IG-VR-A, a group show of 30 works from 22 of our represented artists, opening Saturday, February 22 at Isabella Court. A playful homage to our inventory system, all included works are those recently stored in the A shelves of our viewing room, internally referred to as ‘Inman Gallery-Viewing Room-Shelf A’ or shorthand: IG-VR-A.
This exhibition embraces an ethos of spontaneity and eclecticism, celebrating the diverse range of our artists’ methodologies, aesthetics, and tastes. The theme also offers a meditation on the ways we construct our daily environments, from the systems we put in place to the seemingly ‘secret’ codes that make those systems functional. In highlighting a (seemingly) mundane aspect of our day-to-day operations, IG–VR-A is an homage to this building and its physicality: all the ways we have shaped it, and all the ways it has shaped us.
This exhibition was heavily inspired by a shared curiosity to look and touch and rummage behind the scenes – an urge that only increases the more it is denied. In that vein, this show is dedicated to anyone who has ever visited the gallery and wanted to rifle through all the hidden gems tucked away on our shelves (don’t worry, we get it!) This one is for you.