San Mei Gallery
Ian Giles : Tablecloth
Ian Giles : Tablecloth
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Tablecloths made as part of 'A Clear Comfort' by Ian Giles, who was in residence at the Van Gogh House across April 2023.
A Clear Comfort draws on Ian’s research into national and international homes of LGBTQ+ artists, such as American photographer Alice Austen’s house ‘Clear Comfort’ on Staten Island; Derek Jarman’s ‘Prospect Cottage’ in Dungeness and the origins of House Music in gay clubs in 1970s Chicago.
Having conducted first hand interviews and site visits to these homes, Giles devised an alternative tour of Van Gogh House, developed with musician Sophie Crawford and a group of performers. Presented as a promenade performance from the 28th June to 2nd July, the audience were taken beyond the physical walls of the house and into the spaces of pioneering queer artistic voices.
Following the performance, the audience enjoyed a communal meal selected by Ian and cooked by local social enterprise and vegan restaurant Cafe Van Gogh. The tables were set with bespoke tablecloths based on Ian’s ink paintings, collected ephemera and photographs taken throughout his time at Van Gogh House.
Performed by Genevieve Dawson, Josh-Susan Enright, Ian Giles, Emma Prendergast, Ryan Still, and PK Taylor.
Product Information
2024
Digital Print on Cotton
Approx. 150 x 250 cm
About the Artist
Ian Giles was born in Gloucester in 1985. Working across performance, moving image, installation, painting and events; his work fosters new networks to record and celebrate queer histories and experiences.
He completed his BFA at Chelsea College of Arts and his MFA at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL.
Selected exhibitions, performances and screenings include: Soft Structures at MIMA, Middlesbrough [2023/24]; ‘On Railton Road’ at Museum of the Home, London [2023]; ‘A Clear Comfort’ at Van Gogh House, London [2023]; ‘The London Open’ at Whitechapel Gallery, London [2022]; ‘Outhouse’, Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge & Firstsite, Colchester [2019] and ‘After BUTT’ at MoMA PS1 during the NY Art Book Fair, New York [2018].
He was a New Geographies commissioned artist [2018/20]. His resulting performance and installation was acquired with the support from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund for Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery Collection.
Collection and Shipping
This work is part of our 2024 Winter Fundraiser and will be available for collection or shipping from 14th - 20th December. Please note all items will be shipped via Royal Mail Tracked 24 unless stated otherwise.
