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MOT International

Artists

Amanda Beech

 

Born 1972, lives and works in London.

EDUCATION
2004       PhD. Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
1998       M.A. Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London
1996       B.A.(Hons) Fine Art, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
IMAGE-FORCE
Urbanomic, Falmouth
2008
STATECRAFT
Harlow Market Square, Harlow, Essex

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2006       
FALK part of "An Exhibition in Three Parts" curated by Chris Hammond
MOT, London
2003           
THE PATRIOT
The Economist Plaza, London

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
COMMONWEALTH curated by Denise Hawriyso, MKG127, Toronto
LET US PRAY FOR THOSE NOW RESIDING IN THE DESIGNATED AREA
with Diann Bauer and Roman Vasseur, DNA, Berlin
2008      

THE MORTAR OF DISTRIBUTION duo project with Roman Vassuer, curated by Boyle and Shaw, Artprojx, London
IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING video screening, curated by Lois Rowe
Transmission, Glasgow
THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOPLASMICS with Diann Bauer, Roman Vassuer, Miiko Canini, curated by Pil and Galia Kollectiv, Pump House Gallery and touring to Spike Island, Bristol.
2007      
FOREIGN BODY(IES) with Lindsay Seers, Justin Brown, Systems House, curated by Gerard Hemsworth , White Box gallery, New York
ONE WAY STREET Sheppard Gallery, University of Reno, Nevada, and KX Hamburg, Germany Curated by Amanda Beech, Jaspar Joseph-Lester and Matthew Poole, with symposia. With Pierre Bismuth, Mark Leckey, Roman Vasseur and Jaspar Joseph-Lester.
THE DREAM OF PUTREFACTION Metropole Gallery, Folkestone and Fieldgate Gallery, London Curated by Dereck Harris
2006
LITTLE PRIVATE GOVERNMENTS University Gallery, University of Essex
Co-curated with Matthew Poole Including Jenny Holzer, Pil and Galia Kollectiv, Martin Kippenberger and Roman Vasseur
S1 SALON S1 Gallery, Sheffield
2005-6           
EPISODE Temporarycontemporary Gallery, London, Leeds Met Gallery, Leeds and South Florida Arts Centre, Miami, USA. With symposia at Leeds Met and Miami.
Co-curated with J.J. Lester and Matthew Poole
2005           
LOT Broadmead, Bristol
Poster exhibition with Jeremy Deller, Liam Gillick and Adam Dade.
2004             
SHOWDOWN: BOYS VS GIRLS Bristol
Including Gabriella Schutz, Mike Stubbs and Richard Kirwan
PILOT:1 Limehouse Town Hall, London
Including Kerry Stewart, Liz McAlpine and Shez Dawood
ZOO ART FAIR with Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London
WILLKOMMEN The Metropole, Folkestone
Curated by Luke Oxley with Bob and Roberta Smith, Michael Landy, Jeremy Deller
PLAZA SUITE: LARDEN FUER NICHTS Union Projects, London
Curated by Brian Reed, Uwe K Guenther and Mike Dawson
DEATH OF ROMANCE Carnaby Street, London
Co-curated exhibition including Annie Whiles, Aya Ben Ron, Gabriella Schutz, David Burrows, Wayne Lloyd, Nigel Cooke
TAPE 291 291 Gallery, London
With Runa Islam, Mark Wallinger, David Cotterell etc.
GEWALT Loushy Fine Art and Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
Curated by Suhail Malik. including Jake and Dinos Chapman, Aya Ben Ron, David Falconer, Candice Breitz and Nigel Cooke.
2003           
FAMILY BUSINESS Pitzhanger Manor Gallery, London.
Co-curated with Danielle Arnaud and Matthew Poole, including Kate Smith, Lynn Marsh, David Blandy, Jasone Miranda Bilbao.
18% Jeffrey Charles Gallery, London
Curated by Kevin Rice and David Smith
DON'T FIGHT IT !!! Gasworks Gallery, London and Bergen Kunstsenter, Norway
Co-curated exhibition with Matthew Poole, including David Mollin, Francesca Gore, Renaud Bezy, Francis Lamb and Ole Hagen.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2008                       
Episode: The Pleasure and Persuasion of Lens Based Media edited by Amanda Beech, Joseph-Lester and Matthew Poole.
"The Institute of Pyschoplasmics", Alisdair Hopwood, Art Review, Issue 23, June
"Future Greats", Suhail Malik, Art Review, March
2007
"Falk", Gabriel Coxhead, Time Out, Fri 5th Jan
2006           
Falk, by Amanda Beech and Roman Vasseur.
"The Economies of Freedom" Little Private Governments exhibition catalogue
by Amanda Beech and Matthew Poole
"Culture and the Real World, The Folly of Critique" by Amanda Beech, essay and discussion for Transmissions, Speaking and Listening, Sheffield Hallam University
2005                       
"On Violent Ground" by Amanda Beech, Inventory, Issue 14.
2004                                   
"Out For Justice" by Amanda Beech, Strategies Against Marketecture exhibition catalogue, Temporary Contemporary Gallery, London, Oct 2004.
Gewalt catalogue, Loushy Fine Art and Editions, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Death of Romance" by Jonathan Jones, The Guardian, June 7th ‘04, 20.
Tape 291 catalogue, 291 Gallery, London, 2004
2003                        
"Family Business" by Emily Pacey, Creative Week, Oct 13th 2003
"Don't Fight It" by Sally O'Reilly, Time Out, July 23, 2003 No. 1718.

 

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