I think my new favourite artist is Nicholas Knight, whose work is on exhibition at Gallery 44 until February 14th. Despite his work being relegated to the smaller gallery in the space (as well as the vitrines,) it packs a pretty wicked punch. Knight, in his seemingly site-specific installations, takes the mechanics of photographic display (including printing and hanging,) and remixes the materials to produce the content. Paper, pencil marks, registration bars, repeated patterns reminiscent of Pantone swatches — the installation is full of familiar tropes of photography and design, but mashed up and repurposed in a completely fresh and innovative way. It’s clever and masterfully executed.
(click for larger. image from nicholasknight.net)
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
Right Frame, Wrong Film
Hans Gindlesberger and Nicholas Knight
January 9 – February 14 2009
401 Richmond Street W. #120
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