Some Domestic Incidents: An Exhibition of New Painting from Britain

24^th September – 13^th November

MAC

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Home is where the heart is – or so they say. A new art show, in conjunction with Prague gallery Biennale 5, looks at the different perceptions that people have of their homes and how every day occurrences can make a home into an oppressive force. Instances like burglaries, family deaths or even visits fro bailiffs have the power to strip warmth from a home and leave an indelible mark.

For others, the home is never a happy place from the start. It is a place of loneliness and melancholy, misery and oppression – where the walls are more akin to a prison than the proverbial castle they should be. Some Domestic Incidents explores the reality of these differing perspectives and the gulf that exists in modern perceptions of the home.

With a number of artists collaborating, including Graham Chorlton, Sally Payen, Oliver Clegg and many more, the subject matter is as diverse as the perceptions of the home they represent. Midlands based Chorlton will explore, in his segment, night scenes often devoid of human presence, with chairs pulled from tables and cards discarded on tables, all signifiers of relationships and lives that have ended in the home. Another West Midlands based artist Sally Payen previous work has addressed issues of angst, protest and civil unrest. In her pieces for the show depict the remnants of a house party that has gone sour.

Curators Matt Price and Charlie Levine will be hosting a free tour of the work on 20^th Oct at 7.30.

Written for Area Magazine