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In the 2009 show Feierabend at Kate MacGarry, Upritchard exhibited with [[Karl Fritsch (jeweller)]], now resident in Island Bay, Wellington,<ref>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=29477</ref> and Italian furniture designer [[Martino Gamper]],<ref>http://www.gampermartino.com</ref> now resident in London. The show blended craft, design and the fine arts in a seamless way, to a point where the viewer became unsure of the authorship of each work. Gesumptkunsthandwerk at the Govett Brewster in the show 'Stealing the Senses' was a further exploration of this collaboration. The show was shown again later<ref>http://www.hamishmckaygallery.com/exhibitions/Gesamtkunsthandwerk_-_initiated_and_commissioned_by_the_Govett_Brewster_Art_Gallery_New_Plymouth/5 Hamish McKay gallery</ref> in Wellington. This show included ceramics and bronzes made together by Fritsch, Gamper, and Upritchard, alongside sculptures and lamps by Upritchard, rings and ornaments by Fritch, furniture and ceramic bowls by Gamper.<ref>http://www.katemacgarry.com/exhibitions/-feierabend-francis-upritchard-martino-gamper-karl</ref>
In recent years Upritchard has frequently collaborated with furniture designer [[Martino Gamper]] (also her husband) and jeweller [[Karl Fritsch (jeweller)]] | Karl Fritsch]]. In their 2009 exhibition ''Feierabend'' at Kate Macgarry was an early outing of their collaborative works, mixing Gamper's furniture with Upricthard's sculpted figures and Fritsch's jewellery and objects.<ref>{{cite web|title=Feierabend|url=http://www.katemacgarry.com/exhibitions/feierabend-francis-upritchard-martino-gamper-karl/|website=Kate Macgarry|accessdate=5 June 2016}}</ref>
, now resident in Island Bay, Wellington,<ref>http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=29477</ref> and Italian furniture designer [[Martino Gamper]],<ref>http://www.gampermartino.com</ref> now resident in London. The show blended craft, design and the fine arts in a seamless way, to a point where the viewer became unsure of the authorship of each work. Gesumptkunsthandwerk at the Govett Brewster in the show 'Stealing the Senses' was a further exploration of this collaboration. The show was shown again later<ref>http://www.hamishmckaygallery.com/exhibitions/Gesamtkunsthandwerk_-_initiated_and_commissioned_by_the_Govett_Brewster_Art_Gallery_New_Plymouth/5 Hamish McKay gallery</ref> in Wellington. This show included ceramics and bronzes made together by Fritsch, Gamper, and Upritchard, alongside sculptures and lamps by Upritchard, rings and ornaments by Fritch, furniture and ceramic bowls by Gamper.<ref>http://www.katemacgarry.com/exhibitions/-feierabend-francis-upritchard-martino-gamper-karl</ref>


Upritchard's first solo museum show in 2009 in Europe was at the [[Vienna Secession]] called ''In die Höhle'' (into the Cave). The show included works combining furniture and figurative sculptures referencing [[Sol LeWitt]], [[Gustav Klimt]], [[Beethoven Frieze]] and [[Wiener Werkstätte|Weiner Werkstatte]].<ref>http://www.secession.at/art/2010_upritchard_e.html</ref> Her second, at [[Nottingham Contemporary]] in 2012 was called 'A Hand of Cards.'<ref>http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/francis-upritchard</ref> She was interviewed about her studio practice by [[The Independent]] at the time<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/in-the-studio-francis-upritchard-artist-8076688.html</ref> Also in 2012, she exhibited at the Cincinnati [[Contemporary Arts Center]], a show called, 'A Long Wait.'<ref>http://contemporaryartscenter.org/exhibitions/upritchard</ref> In 2013 Upritchard's show 'Potato Poem'<ref>http://www.mimoca.org/en/exhibitions/2013/04/13/792/</ref> was shown in MIMOCA museum, [[Marugame]], Japan. She exhibited at the Hammer Museum, UCLA [[University of California, Los Angeles]]<ref>http://dailybruin.com/2015/01/12/museum-review-hammer-museum-presents-francis-upritchard-exhibit</ref> in 2014.
Upritchard's first solo museum show in 2009 in Europe was at the [[Vienna Secession]] called ''In die Höhle'' (into the Cave). The show included works combining furniture and figurative sculptures referencing [[Sol LeWitt]], [[Gustav Klimt]], [[Beethoven Frieze]] and [[Wiener Werkstätte|Weiner Werkstatte]].<ref>http://www.secession.at/art/2010_upritchard_e.html</ref> Her second, at [[Nottingham Contemporary]] in 2012 was called 'A Hand of Cards.'<ref>http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/francis-upritchard</ref> She was interviewed about her studio practice by [[The Independent]] at the time<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/in-the-studio-francis-upritchard-artist-8076688.html</ref> Also in 2012, she exhibited at the Cincinnati [[Contemporary Arts Center]], a show called, 'A Long Wait.'<ref>http://contemporaryartscenter.org/exhibitions/upritchard</ref> In 2013 Upritchard's show 'Potato Poem'<ref>http://www.mimoca.org/en/exhibitions/2013/04/13/792/</ref> was shown in MIMOCA museum, [[Marugame]], Japan. She exhibited at the Hammer Museum, UCLA [[University of California, Los Angeles]]<ref>http://dailybruin.com/2015/01/12/museum-review-hammer-museum-presents-francis-upritchard-exhibit</ref> in 2014.

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Francis Upritchard
Born1976
New Plymouth, New Zealand

Francis Upritchard (born 1976 in New Plymouth, New Zealand) is a London-based contemporary artist. Upritchard and Judy Millar, represented New Zealand at the 2009 Venice Biennale.[1]

Career

Education

Upritchard graduated from the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts in 1997.[2] She had initially thought to study painting, but became interested in sculpture during her first year.[3]

Immediately after graduating, Upritchard moved to London.[3]

Bart Wells Institute and Beck's Future nomination

In December 2001, Upritchard co-founded an artist-run space, the Bart Wells Institute, with fellow artist Luke Gottelier in a semi-derelict Hackney warehouse.[4] The Bart Wells Institute ran for about two years and exhibitions were curated by artists including Sam Basu, Brian Griffiths, David Thorpe and Harry Pye.[5]

In 2003 Upritchard was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures prize for an installation titled Save Yourself, now in the Saatchi Gallery collection.[6] The installation, featuring a small mummy figure, wrapped in rags lying on the floor vibrating and moaning, surrounded by canopic jars, was shown at the Bart Wells Institute.[3] The work was seen by Beck's Future selector Michael Landy, who nominated it for the award.[3] The work was seen by collector Charles Saatchi and the nomination and acquisition were Upritchard's career break-through.[3]

Walter Prize award

In 2005 Upritchard had her first exhibition in New Zealand, Doomed, Doomed, All Doomed at Artspace, Auckland.[7] The previous year her work had been shown at City Gallery Wellington in the survey exhibition of recent New Zealand contemporary art Prospect: New New Zealand Art.[7] Doomed, Doomed, All Doomed was nominated for the 2006 Walters Prize, hosted by Auckland Art Gallery and Upritchard was selected as the winner by judge Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev.[8] In her citation Christov-Bakargiev wrote:

I had seen images of Upritchard's work, and of some of the other finalists' works, previous to experiencing this exhibition. But I had never seen the work in the flesh. The difference is astounding. Upritchard's work resists photography and reproduction, and this too, in the age of overwhelming communications and surveillance technology, gives me a good feeling, somewhat of an escape route.[8]

Venice Biennale

In 2008 New Zealand's public arts funding body Creative New Zealand announced that two artists would represent New Zealand at the 2009 Venice Biennale: Upritchard and painter Judy Millar.[9]

Upritchard's work for the Biennale consisted of a number of sculptural installations displayed in the former private residence, the Fondazione Claudio Buziol. Titled Save Yourself, the works showed dreamy or dancing figures displayed on hand-made tables, mixed with ceramic lamps. It was the first time Upritchard mixed figures and furniture in such a way, an approach which has become a signature aspect of her current work.[10] The figures, handbuilt from polymer clay, stand about 50 centimetres tall. Usually naked, or adorned with handmade and hand-dyed cloaks and textilre wrappers, they are painted variously in solid block colours or patterns, including Harlequin blocks and grids.[11]

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa acquired the work Dancers from the installation for its permanent collection.[12][13] Two other works, Horse Man and Rainwob Tree, are in the collection of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.[14]

Collaborative works

In recent years Upritchard has frequently collaborated with furniture designer Martino Gamper (also her husband) and jeweller Karl Fritsch (jeweller) | Karl Fritsch]]. In their 2009 exhibition Feierabend at Kate Macgarry was an early outing of their collaborative works, mixing Gamper's furniture with Upricthard's sculpted figures and Fritsch's jewellery and objects.[15]

, now resident in Island Bay, Wellington,[16] and Italian furniture designer Martino Gamper,[17] now resident in London. The show blended craft, design and the fine arts in a seamless way, to a point where the viewer became unsure of the authorship of each work. Gesumptkunsthandwerk at the Govett Brewster in the show 'Stealing the Senses' was a further exploration of this collaboration. The show was shown again later[18] in Wellington. This show included ceramics and bronzes made together by Fritsch, Gamper, and Upritchard, alongside sculptures and lamps by Upritchard, rings and ornaments by Fritch, furniture and ceramic bowls by Gamper.[19]

Upritchard's first solo museum show in 2009 in Europe was at the Vienna Secession called In die Höhle (into the Cave). The show included works combining furniture and figurative sculptures referencing Sol LeWitt, Gustav Klimt, Beethoven Frieze and Weiner Werkstatte.[20] Her second, at Nottingham Contemporary in 2012 was called 'A Hand of Cards.'[21] She was interviewed about her studio practice by The Independent at the time[22] Also in 2012, she exhibited at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, a show called, 'A Long Wait.'[23] In 2013 Upritchard's show 'Potato Poem'[24] was shown in MIMOCA museum, Marugame, Japan. She exhibited at the Hammer Museum, UCLA University of California, Los Angeles[25] in 2014.

Survey show: Jealous Saboteurs

In February 2016 a survey show of the first 20 years' of Upritchard's work, Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs, opened at MUMA (the Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne).[26] The exhibition was co-curated by MUMA director Charlotte Day and City Gallery Wellington chief curator Robert Leonard. The exhibition opened at City Gallery Wellington in May 2016.[27]

Public art

Upritchard's only piece of public art to date is installed in inner-city Auckland on Symonds Street.[3] Titled Loafers, the work consists of three bowl-shaped concrete plinths topped with Upritchard's idiosyncratic human figures, and several snake forms, cast from bronze.[3] Upritchard has said of these works:

The Loafers plinths reference important ceramic artist Lucie Rie. Rie pioneered domestic-ware in Britain, and her small works were developed at the same time as huge outdoor bronzes and in my mind, share a sort of 1950’s aesthetic.[28]

Publications

In 2004, Nieves published a small artist book of Upritchard's 'Heads of Yesteryear' which consisted of 19 drawings of Pakeha severed heads in black and white photocopy, which had a British flag as a cover. The edition was 100 copies.[29]

Human Problems, designed by James Goggin (Practice) was co-published by Kate Macgarry and Veenmen. It included a short piece of commissioned fiction by Hari Kunzru about an anthropologist who becomes increasingly deranged in an unspecified village.

Doomed, Doomed, All Doomed was designed by James Goggin (Practice) and was published by Artspace. The booklet includes an essay 'Seventeen reduced Propositions For Francis Upritchard' by JJ King and Mathew Hyland and accompanied Upritchard's solo show at Artspace, Auckland in 2005.

Dent-de-Leone is a small independent publishing house based in London which Upritchard joined in 2008 when she collaborated with Abake on her artist's book Every Colour By Itself.[30] After editing the book Bart Wells Institute with Luke Gottelier, she joined the publishers as a member.[31] Two titles are solely credited to her, and a further two are collaborative works.[32]

The book Save Yourself was published in 2009 to coincide with Upritchard's participation in the Venice Biennale. It includes essays by Heather Galbraith, Francesco Manacorda, and Melanie Oliver. It was designed by Kalee Jackson and published by the Govett Brewster.[33]

In 2010, the 70 copy first edition of the In die Höhle (into the Cave) was co-published with Secession. This artist's edition includes images of Upritchard's sculptures from her solo show at the Vienna Secession, and a specially commissioned short story of a man who journeys to a strange island by David Mitchell (author). The second edition was co-published between Secession and Koenig Books and included a reworked version of the first edition with additional photos of the Secession Installation.

References

  1. ^ "Facts and figures around New Zealand's participation in the 2009 Venice Biennale". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Feeney, Warwick (11 April 2016). "Francis Upritchard discusses Dark Resters". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Olds, Jeremy (22 May 2016). "Francis Upritchard and the art of unease". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ Seymour, Benedict. "Bart Wells Gang". Frieze. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ Birkett, Richard. "Review of 'The Bart Wells Institute'". Map Magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Francis Upritchard". Saatchi Gallery. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Francis Upritchard: Doomed, Doomed, All Doomed". Artspace. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Walters Prize 2006". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Two artists selected for Venice Biennale". The Press. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Flying solo in Europe and America". Art News New Zealand. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ^ Sherwin, Skye (30 August 2012). "Artist of the week 205: Francis Upritchard". Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Dancers". Te Papa. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Save Yourself and Giraffe-Bottle-Gun". Te Papa. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  14. ^ Rookes, Felicity (20 June 2009). "NP artist turns heads in Venice". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Feierabend". Kate Macgarry. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  16. ^ http://wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=29477
  17. ^ http://www.gampermartino.com
  18. ^ http://www.hamishmckaygallery.com/exhibitions/Gesamtkunsthandwerk_-_initiated_and_commissioned_by_the_Govett_Brewster_Art_Gallery_New_Plymouth/5 Hamish McKay gallery
  19. ^ http://www.katemacgarry.com/exhibitions/-feierabend-francis-upritchard-martino-gamper-karl
  20. ^ http://www.secession.at/art/2010_upritchard_e.html
  21. ^ http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/art/francis-upritchard
  22. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/in-the-studio-francis-upritchard-artist-8076688.html
  23. ^ http://contemporaryartscenter.org/exhibitions/upritchard
  24. ^ http://www.mimoca.org/en/exhibitions/2013/04/13/792/
  25. ^ http://dailybruin.com/2015/01/12/museum-review-hammer-museum-presents-francis-upritchard-exhibit
  26. ^ "Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs". MUMA. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  27. ^ "Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  28. ^ Brownson, Ron (22 March 2012). "Francis Upritchard's Loafers". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  29. ^ http://www.nieves.ch/catalogue/francis.html
  30. ^ dentdeleone.co.nz
  31. ^ http://dentdeleone.co.nz/books/bart-wells-institute
  32. ^ http://dentdeleone.co.nz/tag/francis-upritchard
  33. ^ http://www.govettbrewster.com/TheGallery/Publication/id/159/title/francis-upritchard-save-yourself.aspx
  34. ^ "Francis Upritchard: Jealous Saboteurs". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  35. ^ "Hammer Projects: Francis Upritchard". Hammer Museum. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  36. ^ Vance, Rachel. "A conversation with Francis Upritchard". Ocula. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  37. ^ "A Long Wait". Contemporary Arts Center. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  38. ^ "A Hand of Cards". Nottingham Contemporary. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  39. ^ "Francis Upritchard Echo". Kunsthalle Kade.
  40. ^ "Gesamtkunsthandwerk". Hamish McKay Gallery.
  41. ^ "Francis Upritchard: IN DIE HÖHLE". Wiener Secession. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  42. ^ "Save Yourself and Giraffe-Bottle-Gun". Te Papa. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  43. ^ "Francis Upritchard: Rainwob I". Scoop. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  44. ^ "Francis Upritchard: Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces". Questia. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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