Art/ Value/ Currency

In association with The Pigeon Wing, TheBunkerGallery and This Is Publishing,
artist/curator Isobel Shirley is calling for submissions for a forthcoming project,
Art/ Value/ Currency.

art1
• noun 1 the expression of creative skill through a visual medium such as painting or sculpture. 2 the
product of such a process; paintings, drawings, and sculpture collectively. 3 (the arts) the various
branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, and drama. 4 (arts) subjects of study primarily
concerned with human culture (as contrasted with scientific or technical subjects). 5 a skill: the art of
conversation.
ORIGIN Latin ars.

value
• noun 1 the regard that something is held to deserve; importance or worth. 2 material or monetary
worth. 3 (values) principles or standards of behaviour. 4 the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic
term; a magnitude, quantity, or number. 5 In music the relative duration of the sound signified by a note.
• verb (values, valued, valuing) 1 estimate the value of. 2 consider to be important or beneficial.
DERIVATIVES valueless adjective valuer noun.
ORIGIN Old French, from Latin valere.

currency
• noun (pl. currencies) 1 a system of money in general use in a particular country. 2 the quality or
period of being current.


Art/ Value/ Currency will explore the intertwining roles of trade, value systems and
networking within the art world, highlighting their importance in relation to creating
exposure for artists and their working practice. In removing monetary motivations, the
project also repositions the role of art dealer/gallerists to intermediate presences
which foster these exchanges.

The project will begin by exhibiting a collection of works by UK-based artists, to be
held in South London’s The Pigeon Wing gallery. All the work will have been made to
fit within a uniform size for ease of transportation and cataloguing during the second
stage of the project.
Following The Pigeon Wing’s exhibition, the collection will be taken to New York by
Shirley, who will visit local artists, galleries, curators and collectors to showcase this
collection of British art. During these meetings the works will be offered in exchange
for another artwork of the same uniform size, from then on replacing that work within
the collection. All of these meetings and exchanges will be documented through the
Art/ Value/ Currency's online space hosted by TheBunkerGallery.
Once all the artworks have been exchanged for new work, the collection will return to
London and be re-exhibited at The Pigeon Wing. These new works will then become
the possession of the artist whose work they were exchanged for.
Documentation of the process and outcomes during the project will be released
through This Is Publishing.

To submit work for this project please send the following to
isobel@thepigeonwing.co.uk by October 10th 2009:

- Application Form
- Artist CV
- Image of work (300dpi)
- £3 administration fee per submitted work, payable via PayPal

Further information about this project as well as the application form and payment
details can be found at http://www.artvaluecurrency.thebunkergallery.com" target="_blank">www.artvaluecurrency.thebunkergallery.com

Whilst we aim to include as many UK artists’ work as possible within the collection,
due to the fact that this project crucially involves a large element of travel, we may
not be able to include all submitted work.
Selected artists will be notified by October 15th.
Artworks must be received by October 25th (delivery instructions on acceptance)
All work must be 4” x 6” in size (or easily folded down into 4” x 6” exactly)


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