Cynthia Broan Gallery is pleased to announce This Show is Ribbed For Her Pleasure, where Keith Talent meets Cynthia Broan. This group exhibition, composed of 20 British artists, is curated by Andrew Clarkin and Simon Pittuck, the Directors of Keith Talent Gallery in East London.

The artists include: Sarah Bednarek, Gordon Dalton, Shaun Doyle and Mally Mallinson, Jack Duplock, Howard Dyke, Adam Gillam, Rob Holyhead, Vanessa Jackson, Dick Jewell, Bob Matthews, Max Mosscrop, Oran O’Reilly, Paul Peden, Clunie Reid, Danny Rolph, David Smith, Melanie Stidolph, Matt Wooding and Chris Wraith.

The show’s title, coming from a composite drawing by Clunie Reid, This Drawing is Ribbed For Her Pleasure, takes usage of despondent conceptual processes that contradict the summation of the viewers expectancy. From the puerile to high-mindedness, the works of various media, descend and ascend heights of gravitas. One work using conceptual additions may be negated by its neighbor or add an involuntary glance to the viewer. Using modes of collage and montage made with contrite materials and constraining ideals, the visual salad bar is open.

Keith Talent Gallery, named after the main protaganist from Martin Amis’s London Fields, was established in October 2001, converting 4000 sqft of industrial space in London Fields, East London into ten artist studios and a gallery space. Founded by Andrew Clarkin and Simon Pittuck, who met whilst studying at the Royal Academy Schools, the space has grown to become a gallery recognized for showing emerging artists alongside established practitioners. The gallery has curated a range of diverse exhibitions over the last two years and has collaborated and formed links with a number of artist-run project spaces and established commercial galleries both in Britain and the USA.

Keith Talent Gallery publishes Miser & Now four times a year. Artists, photographers, writers and graphic designers are asked to contribute, relating to the theme of the issue creating a non hierarchical visuals arts magazine. So far the issues have been Minutes to Go, Oblique Strategies, Future As Nostalgia and 86 Occurrences. Miser & Now is available in Britain nationally, New York, Paris and Singapore.

For further information about Keith Talent Gallery, go to www.re-title.com or email keithtalent@tiscali.co.uk

Image: Clunie Reid, This Drawing is Ribbed For Her Pleasure, 2004, ink on lined paper