Project Description

2011

I’m part of the show Space Exchange as part of the collections presentation from The Royal Standard at Aid & Abet space in Cambridge. Opening is tonight.

Space Exchange is an ambitious project as Aid & Abet opens its doors to other artist run spaces from around the UK this autumn in relation to the theme of ‘exchange’. Five artist run organisations have been invited to respond to the theme and have proposed a series of innovative projects through subtle interventions and performance events – exchanges of space, ideas, resources and the building of future collaborative relationships.

Grand Union (Birmingham) | Satellite (Eastern Region) | Spike Island Associates (Bristol) | The Royal Standard (Liverpool) | The Woodmill (London)

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As part of Space Exchange at Aid & Abet, The Royal Standard presents an assortment of objects acquired by the organisation over the previous 5 years of its existence.

Since 2006 The Royal Standard has worked with hundreds of artists, curators and organisations through a diverse programme of exhibitions and events, performances, publications, artist residencies and offsite projects, alongside providing studio space to a wide range of artists and designers; a process which over time inevitably results in the accumulation of a multiplicity of stuff.

By re-examining and exhibiting this collection of abandoned artworks, loose ends and remnants of things that have happened at The Royal Standard, an order will be provided to our accrued mass of detritus. Questioning perceived notions of ownership and authorisation, acquisition and presentation, whilst quashing hierarchies between what may and may not seem important, the eventual ‘display’ seen during Space Exchange forming the basis of what will develop into The Royal Standard’s Permanent Collection

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Featuring 72 artists including:

Aaron Head / Adam Goodge / Alan Williams / Andrew Bracey / Andrew Foulds / Andrew Lim / Ben Wheelie / Carrie Skinner / Claire Davison / Cornelia Erdmann / Daniel Joglar / Dan Perjovschi / Dave Ball / Dave Evans / David Blandy / David Kefford / Emily Speed / Frances Disley / Gordon Culshaw / Gordon Dalton / Hamish McLain / Harry Lawson / Helen Barff / Helen Brown / Jack Walsh / JAMBON / James R Ford / JazzCakes / Jemma Egan / Jess Flood-Paddock / Jo Addison / Jock Mooney / Joe Evans / Josephine Flynn / Karin Godnic / Katherine Lloyd / Kevin Hunt / Laurence Payot / Laurina Paperina / Lee Kit / Leo Fitzmaurice / Linny Venables / Littlewhitehead / LOWPROFILE / Lucy Macdonald / Madeline Hall / Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau / Michael Cousin / Mike Carney / Natalie Hughes / Neil Hedger / Nicholas Dietrich Williams / Nicholas Party / Nick White / Rhys Coren / Samantha Clark / Sam Rees / Sam Savage / Samuel Jeffery / Sam Venables / Selene Simcox / Stephen Forge / Stephen Sharp / Tim Foxon / Toby Huddlestone / Tom Milnes / Townley and Bradby / Veronica Gomez

Aid & Abet, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2JW
Open Thursday, Friday & Saturday 12-7pm