Ceal Floyer Ceal Floyer
November 6—December 19, 2015

Ceal Floyer Ceal Floyer

Contacts, 2015 (left) Inkjet print on paper A large suite of drawings that covers most of one wall, each drawing was created by retracing contact numbers stored in the artist’s phone on a standard numerical keypad. Domino Effect, 2015 (floor) Domino tiles A narrow row of black wooden pieces are assembled from seemingly countless Domino tiles. Bars, 2015 (right) Powder coated steel In a characteristic reversal of boundaries, the artist has installed bars generally found on the outside of buildings inside, effectively rendering the windows unusable and the bars without identifiable function. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Press Release

Esther Schipper is pleased to present Ceal Floyer’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition includes three installation works, a suite of works on paper and an audio work. These new works combine key aspects of the artist’s oeuvre: small interventions that dramatically change our perception of a space, precise word play, and a fine, albeit somewhat subversive sense of humor. In a characteristic reversal of boundaries, the artist has installed bars generally found...
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