Frederick Bell: “Return Trip: Bologna Antwerp Oakland Brussels”
January 23 – March 14, 2010
Some Walls is pleased to present Brussels-based British artist Frederick Bell’s first U.S. solo exhibition, “Return Trip: Bologna Antwerp Oakland Brussels,” from January 23 – March 10, 2014.
Frederick Bell’s “Return Trip: Bologna Antwerp Oakland Brussels” is a single work consisting of thirteen inkjet prints, one drawing, and two paintings pinned directly to the wall in four rows and four columns. The cities in the title refer to four locations from which images for this work originated: the Morandi Museum in Bologna; the exhibition space Ruimte Morguen, in Antwerp, where Bell has regularly exhibited, most recently in spring 2008 and fall 2009; an installation of three inkjet prints of installation views of the 2008 Ruimte Morguen exhibition installed in a home in Oakland; and Bell’s studio and home in Brussels.
“Return Trip: Bologna Antwerp Oakland Brussels” is an intimate, thoughtfully composed group of images that provoke consideration of: time and place; the act of looking, thinking, and reflection; uses of memory and documentation; the balance of logic and intuition; and linear and non-linear narratives and iteration.
Frederick Bell’s “Looking at looking (a retrospective),” took place in fall 2009 at the cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Belgium; a PDF of the catalog can be downloaded. Installation photos of the recent exhibition, “Looking at Looking (new work),” at Ruimte Morguen, Antwerp are at Bell’s blog.
Some Walls is a curatorial and writing art project in a private home in Oakland, California. Some Walls is open by appointment only. To view the exhibition online please visit somewalls.com. To schedule a visit, or for more information, please contact Chris Ashley at info@somewalls.com.