Don't Let Go painting exhibition by Kez Hughes – 11.05.2009

Kez Hughes work citing 'Untitled' by Louise Bourgeois

Paintings of Souvenirs from Third Drawer Down By Kez Hughes

EXHIBITION DATES: 30th May to 13th June EXHIBITION OPENS: Saturday 30th May
TIME: 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Souvenirs from museum and gallery visits provide material links to the past. Souvenirs aim to provide a personal connection to the various events they represent. The Museum of Souvenirs at Third Drawer Down produces souvenirs in lieu of the commemorative exhibition. Souvenirs are born directly from an artist’s collaboration or interference with a mug or tea towel. The object itself is the event. The limited-edition tea towel, cup and saucer or plate mark themselves as the artwork and limited edition product created for The Museum of Souvenirs.

Our domestic spaces accumulate art merchandise. These commodified objects reference high-art origins yet assume new meanings. A handkerchief designed by Louise Bourgeois is art and yet it is also functional, and exists between art and mass culture. By purchasing this item we can identify and expose our own knowledge and appreciation of high art yet purchase it an accessible price.

In “Don't Let Go” artist Kez Hughes borrows and repositions items produced by Third Drawer Down and transfigures them into into traditional still life paintings.