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Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art
Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art is located in Central London
Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art
Location within Central London
Established2004
Location14 Wharf Road, London N1, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°31′49″N 0°05′42″W / 51.5302°N 0.095°W / 51.5302; -0.095
DirectorZiba Ardalan
Public transit accessOld Street tube, Angel tube
Websitewww.parasol-unit.org

The Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art is an educational charity and a not-for-profit[1] contemporary art gallery based in London. Established in 2004, the foundation is housed in a converted warehouse over two floors in a building that was renovated to a design concept by the Italian architect, Claudio Silvestrin. The gallery comprises roughly 5,000 sq ft (460 m2) of exhibition space.

Parasol Unit was established by its director and curator, [Ziba Ardalan].[2] A graduate in the History of Art from Columbia University New York, Ardalan worked as Guest Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She guest curated the exhibition 'Winslow Homer and the New England Coast' at the Whitney's Stamford, Ct. Branch (1984). Ardalan became the first Director/Curator of New York City's Swiss Institute in 1987, before moving to Zurich, Switzerland, and then relocating to UK and founding Parasol Unit. She has curated numerous exhibitions and has also lectured and written about art. Prior to her career in art, Ardalan obtained a Ph.D. in physical chemistry.

Aims

Parasol Unit is devoted to promoting contemporary art for the benefit of the public. The exhibition programme comprises work by emerging and contemporary artists in a variety of media: sculpture, painting, installation, video and photography. The institution was developed on the model of a Kunsthalle, with no permanent collection.

Each exhibition is supported by a programme of educational events that engage with the public and local community. Exhibitions are also accompanied by a new publication, an artist's monograph or catalogue, which is distributed worldwide.

Funding

Parasol Unit, like publicly funded institutions in London raises funds to cover its running costs. The one-time donation by the founder is a reserve that allows the foundation to operate while other funding sources are identified. The reserve currently covers about 60% of the foundation's operating expenses whereas the remaining 40% are financed through Gift Aid scheme, grants from charitable organisations, private donations and sales of merchandise. These have included Arts Council England, Pro Helvetia, Japan Foundation, The French Institute (London), The Goethe Institute (London), The Austrian Cultural Forum (London), Henry Moore Foundation, Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Portuguese Embassy and Australian Embassy, Tower Hamlets Council. Additional funding has been provided by private companies including Dataton, Deutsche Bank, Gallagher Limited, Goldman Sachs, Key Capital and Schroders.

The gallery space is privately owned and has been put at the disposal of the foundation at no charge.[3]

Exhibitions

Every year the foundation organises four challenging and thought-provoking exhibitions of works by international contemporary artists working in various media. Parasol Unit has introduced a host of international artists to London's public and has been instrumental in launching the careers of artists such as Michaël Borremans, Yang Fudong and Charles Avery. Entry to exhibitions at Parasol Unit is free.

Exposure Award

In 2009, the foundation launched its Exposure Award, an annual programme which gives recent graduates the opportunity to exhibit their work alongside a major exhibition at the gallery. Each year Parasol Unit selects three winning artists from a UK art school. The judging panel selects which one, or more, of the graduates will be invited to mount a month-long exhibition at Parasol Unit.[4]

Date Exhibition Artists
2005 The Performance[5] Michaël Borremans
2005 Built in London Mario Sala
2006 No Snow on the Broken Bridge[6][7] Yang Fudong
2006 Streifzuege David Schnell
2006 Goin’ Down, Down, Down Matthew Ronay
2006 Lonely long meaningless way home Johannes Kahrs
2007 Momentary Momentum: Animated Drawings[8][9] Some artists included: Francis Alÿs, William Kentridge, David Shrigley, Naoyuki Tsuji, Tabaimo and Kara Walker
2007 Two Feet in One Shoe Armen Eloyan
2007 Secret for Snow Leopard Yutaka Sone
2008 Fire Under Snow[10] Darren Almond
2008 Front of House Ângela Ferreira, Narelle Jubelin and Marcos Corrales
2008 Present Tense Mona Hatoum
2008 The Islanders: An Introduction[11] Charles Avery
2008 Endless Prayers Y.Z. Kami
2009 X, Plus and Frame Paintings Robert Mangold
2009 Parades and Processions: Here comes everybody Francis Alÿs, Fiona Banner, Jeremy Deller, Thomas Hirschhorn, Rachel Lee Hovnanian, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, William Kentridge, Michèle Magema, Annette Messager, Amy O’Neill and Hiraki Sawa.
2009 Cloud Choreography and Other Emergent Systems[12] Keith Tyson
2009 Visible Invisible: Against the Security of the Real[13][14][15] Cecily Brown, Hans Josephsohn, Shaun McDowell, Katy Moran and Maaike Schoorel.
2009 EXPOSURE 09 Award Sonny Sanjay Vadgama, Chris Gomersall and Mark Dennis, graduates of Central St Martins College of Art and Design
2010 Eija-Liisa Ahtila Eija-Liisa Ahtila
2010 Boundary Layer[16] Tabaimo
2010 Silent Warriors[17] Adel Abdessemed
2010 Burlesque in which we've thrown it on its head[18] Nathan Cash Davidson
2010 EXPOSURE 10 Award Leah Capaldi, Kate Liston and Lea Provenzano, graduates of Royal College of Art
2011 I Know Something About Love[19] Yang Fudong, Shirin Neshat, Christodoulos Panayiotou and Yinka Shonibare
2011 In Utero Jakub Julian Ziolkowski
2011 One half of August Yang Fudong
2011 Time and Memory[20][21] Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand
2011 Lines of Thought[22] Helene Appel, Hemali Bhuta, James Bishop, Raoul De Keyser, Adrian Esparza, Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Sol LeWitt, Richard Long, Jorge Macchi, Nasreen Mohamedi, Fred Sandback, Conrad Shawcross, Anne Truitt, and Richard Tuttle
2011 EXPOSURE 11 Award Jack Friswell, Kate Shepherd and Rebecca Turner, graduates of Wimbledon College of Art
2012 the time that remains[23] David Claerbout
2012 Bharti Kher[24] Bharti Kher
2012 Jannis Kounellis[25] Jannis Kounellis
2012 EXPOSURE 12 Award Lulu MacDonald, Sean Steadman and Dante Rendle Traynor, graduates of Slade School of Fine Art
2013 NAVID NUUR: PHANTOM FUEL[26] Navid Nuur
2013 MERLIN JAMES[27] Merlin James
2013 Siah Armajani: An Ingenious World[28] Siah Armajani
2013 EXPOSURE 13 Award Nicole Buning, Scarlett Lingwood, Luana Duvoisin Zanchi graduates of Goldsmiths, University of London
2014 Canan Tolon: Sidesteps Canan Tolon
2014 Shezad Dawood: Towards the Possible Film Shezad Dawood
2014 Jimmie Durham: Traces and Shiny Evidence Jimmie Durham
2014 Shinro Ohtake Shinro Ohtake
2015 Katy Moran Katy Moran
2015 Los Carpinteros Los Carpinteros
2015 Katrín Sigurðardóttir Katrín Sigurðardóttir
2015 The Gap: Selected Abstract Art from Belgium - curated by Luc Tuymans The Gap: Selected Abstract Art from Belgium - curated by Luc Tuymans
2016 Julian Charrière: For They That Sow the Wind Julian Charrière
2016 Magical Surfaces: The Uncanny in Contemporary Photography Sonja Braas, David Claerbout, Elger Esser, Julie Monaco, Jörg Sasse, Stephen Shore and Joel Sternfeld
2016 Rana Begum: The Space Between Rana Begum
2016 Robert Therrien: Works 1975–1995 Robert Therrien
2017 Tschabalala Self Tschabalala Self
2017 Elger Esser Elger Esser
2017 Monique Frydman Monique Frydman
2017 Martin Puryear Martin Puryear
2018 Here & There: Paintings by Lisa Milroy Lisa Milroy
2018 Carlos Garaicoa Carlos Garaicoa
2018 Heidi Bucher Heidi Bucher
2019 Hyon Gyon Hyon Gyon

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.commentart.com/gallery/Parasol_unit_foundation_for_contemporary_art
  2. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ Charity Commission accounts http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/SHOWCHARITY/RegisterOfCharities/DocumentList.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1107425&SubsidiaryNumber=0&DocType=AccountList, retrieved 16 January 2011
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Cumming, Laura (15 May 2005). "Art: Michael Borremans". the Guardian.
  6. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2006/apr/25/1 Yang Fudong review, The Guardian, retrieved 4 December 2010
  7. ^ Secher, Benjamin (31 March 2006). "Viewfinder: from 'No Snow on the Broken Bridge' by Yang Fudong (2006)" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/collective/gallery/2/static.shtml?collection=momentarymomentum Momentary Momentum at BBC Collective, retrieved 4 December 2010
  9. ^ http://arts.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2027212,00.html Momentary Momentum video and review, The Guardian, retrieved 4 December 2010
  10. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/reviews/captain-moonlight-a-new-exhibition-of-darren-almonds-ethereal-nocturnal-images-is-about-to-open-at-white-cube-770712.html Darren Almond review, The Independent, retrieved 4 December 2010
  11. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/sep/07/art1 Charles Avery review, The Guardian, retrieved 4 December 2010
  12. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/sep/16/artist-keith-tyson Keith Tyson review, The Guardian, retrieved 4 December 2010
  13. ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dcbed0e0-dae3-11de-933d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz18I2Urf7T Visible Invisible review, The Financial Times 28 November 2009, retrieved 16 December 2010
  14. ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/art/event/168116/visible-invisible Visible Invisible review, Time Out, retrieved 4 December 2010
  15. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/reviews/visible-invisible-parasol-unit-london-1862930.html Visible invisible review, The Independent, retrieved 4 December 2010
  16. ^ http://www.timeout.com/london/art/event/187740/tabaimo Tabaimo review, Time Out, retrieved 4 December 2010
  17. ^ Sherwin, Skye; Clark, Robert (17 September 2010). "This week's new exhibitions". the Guardian.
  18. ^ Dazed (10 January 2011). "Nathan Cash Davidson".
  19. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ^ Cumming, Laura (8 January 2012). "Time and Memory: Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand – review". the Guardian.
  21. ^ "Time and Memory - Cecilia Edefalk and Gunnel Wåhlstrand - Parasol Unit - London". aestheticamagazine.blogspot.co.uk.
  22. ^ "Lines of Thought, Parasol Unit - The Arts Desk". www.theartsdesk.com.
  23. ^ Searle, Adrian (1 June 2012). "Adrian Searle encounters ... a teacup falling 70 times in a 14-hour film". the Guardian.
  24. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  25. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  26. ^ "Navid Nuur: Phantom Fuel".
  27. ^ "Merlin James at Parasol Unit, Per Kirkeby at Michael Werner - Abstract Critical".
  28. ^ "Parasol Unit to Show First UK Survey of Siah Armajani - BLOUIN ARTINFO". uk.blouinartinfo.com.
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