"First Thursdays" which should possibly be renamed "Thirst Thursdays", was as usual a terribly drinky affair, where artwork is one of the lowest priorities on most lists; however, possibly the best gallery on the Redchurch Street stretch was, as it usually is, the Aubin Gallery. Not only because it isn't filled with drunks, but also because it is far more measured and considerate in its curating. Little White Lies is a show which aims to recognize artists that twist and turn reality, re appropriating media to some kind of whimsical magical reality. These white lies subverse the viewer into something a little less comfortable as their mind is opened up to the possibilities of these changes.
Angus Sanders-Dunnachie's work was in my opinion the highlight of a very good show in the galleries sometimes overlooked location above the Aubin shop and cinema.
I think that there is a real intentional confusion with this work, that creates a doubt around what is going on, what we are seeing, and about the reality that we face here. There is a comforting knowledge that we know these images are not possible in terms of their physicality in our world; however, their is doubt and mystery even if it is at first glance and only for a moment.
In there was some promising work at the exhibition and it is definitely a show worth seeing, it is on until September 11th 64-66 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP.
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