Curator and the curated: the godfather of Brit art works his way across two parallel exhibitions
Michael Craig-Martin, Objects of our time, ‘Memory Stick’, 2014.
Opening today at the Alan Cristea gallery is the next hit in a long line of striking exhibitions by Michael Craig-Martin. From the man who taught the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin at Goldsmiths College comes a new series of twelve screenprints titled Objects of Our Time, presented alongside other recent editions exploring iconic objects from the spheres of art and design.
Objects of Our Time is paired with Master Prints selected by Michael Craig-Martin, an exhibition that brings together iconic 20th and 21st century prints by contemporary and modern artists, many from Craig-Martin’s personal collection. Making appearances are the likes of Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
Obviously it’s a combination well worth a Saturday afternoon wander. After all, the artist is rather influential. Take his famed 1973 piece, An Oak Tree – consisting of a glass of water labelled as such – which was barred by Australian customs who cited it as “vegetation”. Suffice to say, if Michael Craig-Martin says a memory stick is orange, it’s orange.
Objects of Our Time and Master Prints selected by Michael Craig-Martin run from 28th March to 2nd May at the Alan Cristea gallery, 31 and 34 Cork Street, London W1S3NU