David BurrowsBorn in London 1965
Lives and works in London
Education
1992-94
MA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008
All over the New Smart, fa projects, London
2006
David Burrows and Simon O'Sullivan, Staabucks Fukkee is your ennemy,Aliceday Gallery, Brussels
2005
David Burrows and Bob and Roberta Smith, Popnosis, Chung King Project, Los Angeles
Moonage Daydream, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
2004
New Life, Chisenhale Gallery, London, touring to Collective, Edinburgh; Mead Gallery, Warwick; Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth
Mirrors and Other Assemblages, f a projects, London
2002
note artecontemporanea and Aldo Ducci Auditorium, Arezzo, Italy
Modern Domestic Disasters, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York
f a projects, London
2001
Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
1999
An Index we can call understand, Site, Düsseldorf
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Plastique Fantastique presents The Chymical Wedding, performance at Tate Britain
2007
Cut ans Paste, Pelleton gallery, Sydney
Monsters, Adelaide Artspace, Adelaide
Amongst the Living, ICA London, MIMA Middlesborough
The Event, IPS, Birmingham
2006
Séance: War on Ghosts, Space Station Sixty Five, London
Pimps and Hookers, 1000000mph, London
Writing in Strobe, Dicksmith Gallery, London
Metropolis Rise, Dashanzi International Arts Festival 06, Beijing and CQL Design Center, Shanghai
Take me with you, Circulo des Bellas Artes
Phantasm, Market Gallery, Glasgow
Séance: war on ghosts, Space station 65, London
Take Me with You, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
2005
Wonderful Fund, Museum of Art, Marrakesh
Only Minutes to Live, Temporary Contemporary, London
Nature of Things, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
Cloud and Vision, Museum of Garden History, London
There is always an alternative, International 3, Manchester and Temporary Contemporary, London
East International 2005, Norwich Gallery, Norwich
2004
Soap Opera, Muscanok/KunstHalle, Budapest
Pleasure Garden, Nottingham Castle Art Gallery and Museum, Nottingham
The Birthday Party, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
The Sneeze: 80 x 80, Gazon Rouge Gallery, Athens
Death of Romance, Ganton Street, London
…not as we know it, Kontainer Gallery, Los Angeles
Rose c’est la vie, Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
Outpatients Hall, Nunnery, London. With DJ Simpson.
2003
Hands to Work Mind to God, Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul
Temporary Fiction, Transition, London
Ram Lounge, The Ship, London
Chaotic Order, Holdsworth, London
Independence, South London Gallery, London
Anniversary show, Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York
Micro/Macro: British Art 1996-2002, group show curated by the British Council, Mucsanok/Kunsthalle, Budapest
Kids Are Us, Galleria Civica Di Arte Contemporanea, Trento
Sample Scatter Synthesis (Amplified), Artspace, Sydney. With DJ Simpson
2002
Craft, Cell, London
Wait for Me, The London Institute Gallery at Millbank, London
Someone must have been telling lies, Forde Espace d'art contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland
naturellement, Espace Fauriel, Saint-Etienne, France
Nausea: Encounters with Ugliness, Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham Sitting Tenants, a group show in the home of Lotta Hammer, London
2001
What’s wrong….., Trade Apartment, London
Tirana Biennial, Tirana, Albania
What if I told you the truth?, Cell, London
Record Collection, VTO Gallery, London, International Space, Manchester, Forde Espace d’art contemporain, Geneva.
Becks Futures 2, ICA, London, touring to: Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh; Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool; Sotheby’s, New York
2000
Coverversions, Trade Apartment, London
I hate you in June, Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel
Funny, Andrew Mummery Gallery, London
It is the beginning of a real good friendship, Kunstverein, Düsseldorf
Ascent of Man, Trade Apartment, London
Le Ecole de Burrows et Bob Smith, Galerie Praz Delavallade, Paris
1999
Din, group show, 4 x 4, Amsterdam
East Wing Collection, Courtauld Institute, London
Wildlife, Austrian Institute, London, curated show
The Blood Show, Five Years Gallery, London
Dumbfounded, BAC, London
Portraits, Trans Hudson Gallery, New York
1998
They died so that you may live, Collective Gallery, three person show, Edinburgh
It, Sali Gia, London, curated show
Heatwave, Electric Showrooms, London and Waiting Room, Wolverhampton
Camouflage 2000, Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
Trifling Works, W139, Amsterdam
1997
Li’l Explorers, Bricks and Kicks Gallery, Vienna
Masks of Gold, Galerie Poo Poo, curated by BANK, London
Strange Encounters, Bricks and Kicks Gallery, Vienna
Pals and Chums, Camerawork, London
Little Explorers, W139, Amsterdam
on Stop Body Rock, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
Dog’s Breath, West Werk, Hamburg
Joy Joy, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
1996
Dog-U-Mental, DOG, curated by BANK, London
Thud, Thud, Thud, Conductors Hallway Gallery, two person show, London
BANK TV/Viper, DOG, curated by BANK, London
Dog’s Breath, Bricks and Kicks Gallery, Vienna
1995
Cocaine Orgasm, group show curated by BANK, BANK London
Exhibitions of Collaborations and Collaborative Work
2003
Sample Scatter Synthesis (Amplified), Artspace, Sydney. (with DJ Simpson)
Infallible, APT Gallery, London (with Bob & Roberta Smith)
Enough Swan For All, performance, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (With Bob & Roberta Smith.)
2002
Strike, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton (With Bob & Roberta Smith)
2001
Woof Woof, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Synthetic Sublimation Party, two person show, Nylon, London
Le Ecole de Burrows et Bob Smith: New Staff Projects, The Trade Apartment, London
Dub'le-in-TROODer, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
2000
Raft, Nylon, London
1999
Zauberhaft, Brose-Eiermann/Unit, Dresden
1995
Wiener Wald, Bricks and Kicks Gallery, Vienna
Zombie Golf, BANK, London
1994
Wish You Were Here, BANK SPACE, London
Books
Co-editor of "Making a Scene", ARTicle Press, 2000, ISBN 1-873352-972
Editor of "Who's Afraid of Red, White & Blue", ARTicle Press, 1999, ISBN 1-873352-72-7
Awards
2002
Paul Hamlyn Award
Selected Bibliography
2008
Helen Sumpter, "In the Studio, David Burows", Time Out
2006
Hervé Landry, "WHAT’S CRACKING", BON Magazine, Fall
Anthony Gross and Jen Wu, "Metropolis Rise : New Art from London", British Council/ Dashanzi International Arts Festival 06, Beijing/CQL Design Center, Shanghai
Chris Townsend, "New Art from London", Thames and Hudson, London, 2006
2004
"New Life", Mead Gallery, Coventry
2003
"Sample Scatter Synthesis (Amplified)", Artspace, Sydney
"Work 4/Kids R Us", Arte Contemporanea Trento, Trento
"Macro/Micro: British Art 1996-2002", British Council/Mucsanok, Budapest
2002
"Nausea", Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham
"Strike", Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton
2001
"Becks Futures 2", ICA, London
"I hate you in June", Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel
2000
"A revised dictionary of received ideas", Site Dusseldorf,
"It Boy Ontology", Audio CD, Site
"A revised dictionary of received ideas", Galerie Praz-Delavallade, Paris
1999
"The Blood Show", 5 years, London,
"Dumbfounded", BAC, London
"7 Wonders of the World", Bookworks publication, London
1998
Pist Protta No. 30
"Bil Bok", with Giorgio Sadotti, 1997
Selected Bibliography
2005
Jessica Lack, preview of New Life, Aspex Gallery, Guardian Guide 29 January
2004
profile on David Burrows, Evening Standard ES Magazine 24 September
John MacKenzie, review of New Life, Collective Gallery, Metro, July 23
David Pollock, review of New Life, Collective Gallery, The List, 22Jul-5Aug
John Slyce, review of New Life, Chisenhale Gallery, Flash Art, July-September
Gavin Bower, review of New Life, Chisenhale Gallery, FLUX, May/June
Jonathan Jones, review of New Life, Chisenhale Gallery, The Guardian, 3 May
2003
Francesca Gavin, preview of Enough Swan For All, Big Issue
Nicholas Chambers, review of Sample Scatter Synthesis (Amplified), Broadsheet
Anne Loxley, review of Sample Scatter Synthesis (Amplified), Sydney Morning Herald
Daniela Ardizzone, review of solo show, Note Arte Contemporanea, Italian Tema Celeste
Matteo Chini, review of Solo show, Note Arte Contemporanea, Italian Flash Art
2002
Amber Cowan's choice: Nausea Encounters with Ugliness, The Times, 16 March
Tom Morton, review, Frieze, April, pg. 92
Martin Herbert, Time Out
Louisa Buck, Interview, The Art Newsaper, January, pg. 23
Roy Exley, review, contemporary, March, pg. 107
Dave Beech, review, Art Monthly, February, pg. 45-47
Aidan Dunn, Irish Times
Linda Higgins, Irish Independent
2001
Alex Coles, review, artext no. 75
Charles-Arthur Boyer, ‘Promenade’, Artpresse
Gemma de Cruz and Patricia Ellis, 'Aperto London', Flash Art, pg 61-63
Martin Herbert, 'Woof Woof', Time Out, pg 61
Neil Mulholland, 'Dub'l-inTROODer', Frieze
Andrew Hunt, 'Le Ecole de Burrows et Bob Smith', Untitled
Interview/Feature, Lucy Spriggs, Dazed & Confused, April
Interview/Feature, Art Review
Mark Irving, review of 'Becks Futures', Independent on Sunday
Paula Adamick, review of 'Becks Futures', The Scotsman
Adrian Searle, review of 'Becks Futures', Gaurdian
Martin Coomer, review of 'Becks Futures', Time Out
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, review of 'Becks Futures', The Times
Laura Cumming, review of 'Becks Futures', The Observer, April 1
Matt Collings, 'Becks Futures' catalogue, ICA
Niru S Ratnam, feature on artists at Trade Apartment, The Face, April
Elizabeth Mahoney, review of Dub,l-inTROODer, Guardian, March 14
2000
Alex Farquharson, review of 'Ascent of Man', Art Monthly
Mark Currah, review of 'Ascent of Man', Time Out, August 2, pg 50
Robert Garnett, feature on art in Paris, Art Monthly
JJ Charlesworth, review of 'Raft', Art Monthly
1999
Alison Green, Dumbfounded catalogue.
Rosy Millard, preview of 'Nerve', Sunday Express.
Polly Staple, review of 'Blood Show', Time Out.
Mike Wilson, review of 'Blood Show', Art Monthly, September, pg 25-27
Johnathan Jones, review of 'Blood Show', Guardian, August 6, pg 16
Valerie Reardon, review of 'Who’s Afraid of Red, White and Blue?', Art Monthly
Mark Hutchinson, review of 'Who’s Afraid of Red, White and Blue?', everything magazine
1998
Elisabeth Mahoney, review of 'They died so that you might live', Art Monthly, pg 35-37
Neil Cooper, review of 'They died so that you might live', The List
Michael Wilson, review of curated show 'It', Untitled, pg 23
Mark Hutchinson, 'Of Monsterology’, Occupational Hazard, BDP
Peter Suchin, review of 'Heatwave', everything magazine
Nathalie Zonnenberg & Theo Tegelaers, 'Trifling Work', W139 publication.
Paul Kempers, review of 'Trifling Work', De Kroniek
Mark Peeters, review of 'Trifling Work', NRC
1997
John Roberts, 'Mad For it!', Third Text
Martin Herbert, review of 'Mask of Gold', Time Out
Johanna Hofleitner, review of 'Strange Encounters', Falter
John Slyce, review of 'Pals and Chums', What’s On
John Beagles, review of 'Joy Joy', The List
Hajo Schiff, review of 'The Dog’s Breath', Kultur
1996
‘How rude can you get?', Paula Smithard, review of 'Dog-U-Mental', Make
Martin Herbert, review of 'Dog-U-Mental', Time Out
Robert Garnett, review of 'Thud, Thud, Thud', Art Monthly
Sue Hubbard, review of 'Thud, Thud, Thud', Time Out
Andrew De Crispacy, feature, Blah, Blah, Blah
1995
Tania Guha, review of 'Cocaine Orgasm', Time Out
Doris Krumpl, review of 'Weiner Wald', Der Standard
David Barrett, review of 'Zombie Golf', Frieze
Mark Currah, review of 'Zombie Golf', Time Out
1994
Liam Gillick, review of 'Wish you were here', Art Monthly
Sarah Kent, review of 'Wish you were here', Time Out
Writing
2000
'Beyond Public Belief’, catalogue essay for Mark Wallinger, Liverpool Tate Gallery
‘Project Blush’, catalogue essay for ‘John I’m only dancing’, Margaret Harvey Gallery, Hertfordshire & Collective Gallery, Edinburgh
‘Thomas More/the definitive interview’, essay for ‘A fire in my head’ at SLG, London
1999
‘Part of the problem or part of the solution’, Collective Gallery publication, Edinburgh
Catalogue essay for ‘Dumbfounded’, BAC, London
‘Jim Medway’s Cats’, Annual Programme, Manchester
Profile of Paul Carter, CAC publication for ‘Locale’, Edinburgh
1998
Catalogue essay for Manuel Ocampo, Delfina Gallery, Tele Scala, London
Catalogue essay for ‘Educating Barbie’, Trans Hudson Gallery, New York
Profile of Obuabang for ‘Europa Afrika’, 7. Triennale der Kleinplastik, Stuttgart
Writing for magazines & journals
Art Monthly (Writing & Reviews):
2000
Abstract Art, Roman Vasseur, 10th East International, Keith Coventry, Van Lieshout
1999
Article: A dictionary of received ideas about New York approaching the millennium.
Eddie Chambers’ Run through the jungle, Evolution isn’t over yet & Locale, Word enough to save a life, word enough to take a life.
1998
Article: Gavin Turk, exquisite corpses.
BANK/Art & Language, Jessica Voorsanger, New Contemporaries, Four exhibitions in Scotland, Critical Interventions: Evil, Manuel Ocampo.
1997
Pictures of Lily, High Precision Low Maintenance, Pledge Allegiance to a flag, Muntean and Rosenblum, Bob and Roberta Smith, Mike Silva, Kate Smith, Collected, Stewart Home.
1996
Mike Nelson, Bob and Roberta Smith, Stewart Home, Adam Chodzko, Johnathan Monk, I beg to differ, London Summer Round Up, Popocultural.
Variant: (Writing & Reviews):
1998
Career Opportunities are the ones that never knock. BANK, City Racing & Beaconsfield.
1997
British Rubbish, review of Noble and Webster
Open War, review of Material Culture at the Hayward Gallery
Review of Assuming Positions at ICA
Representing Desire in Post Modernity, with Paula Smithard
New Left Review:
1998
Punk Aesthetics: Ben Watson’s Cleavage.
Make:
1997
Enjoy your alienation, with Paula Smithard.
HTV Magazine:
1998
Who’s afraid of red, white and blue?
Everything:
2000
Interview with Mike Nelson. Notes for an It Box, the aesthetics of Pitch, with Rober Garnett.
1998
Discussion with John Latham, SOI & Unit
Public Art Journal:
2000
Beyond Public Belief, article on Mark Wallinger’s Ecce Homo
Conferences, Consultancies & Public Seminars
Panel member for Turner Prize Public Forum, Tate Gallery, London, 1999
Co-organiser of one day conference ‘Making a Scene’, UCE, 1999
Speaker, ‘Evolution isn’t over yet’, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 1999
Chair, ‘Critic to Critic’, INIVA, London, 1999
Speaker, Vindaloo & Chips, INIVA, London, 1998
Speaker, Local Art Practices Forum Organised by Stephen Willats,
South London Gallery, 1998
Convenor of ‘Who’s Afraid of Red, White and Blue?’, UCE, Birmingham, 1998
Chair, Healthy Alienation, Conference on Conceptualism & yBa, Tate Gallery, 1997
Consultant for researching the response of local residents to the Tate Gallery’s move to Bankside, for South London Gallery & Tate Gallery, 9/94 - 1/95
Presented paper at Art Historians Conference, University of Leeds, 1992