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The Royal Academ y of Arts presents GSK Contem po rary 2010, the thi rdseason of contem porary ar t a t 6 Bur l ington G ardens.

focuses on how ar t i sts and a num ber o fdes igners exam ine c lo th ing as a mechanism to com m unicate and revealelem ents of our ident i t y . The exhibi t ion con tains work by 30 int ernat ion alcontem porary pract i t i oners inc lud ing

N ew work by an d commiss i onedespecial ly for by Londo n Col lege of Fashion and the Royal Academ yof Arts, is on d isplay. presents a new dress inspi red bythe 300 year old Japanese tradi t ion o f Bun raku pu pp et theatre whi le

worked wi th bespoke tai lo r on creat ing 18designs, based on 19th -centu ry chi ldrens dress, which h ave been

assem bled to form a wall m ura l .

O ccupying the m ain gal ler ies of the Royal Academ ys 6 Burl in gton Gardensbui ld ing, i s d iv ided in to fou r sect ions . acknowledges thero le o f c lo th ing in the representat ion o f p ersonal and cu l tura l h is tory .

Art is t s Robe, 2004, an elaborate, appl iqu d coat m ade of apatchwork o f luxur ious fabr ics , is a com m entary on the f igure and s ta tus o fthe ar t i st in the wor ld t oday.

covers the concept o f c lo th ing be ing used as a form of pro t ect ionand th e not ion o f carrying on es own she l ter , re ferenc ing the nom adic ,por tab le nature o f m odern l i fe . O n d isp lay i s Shel ter M e 1, 200 5by

who para llels garment and arch i tectura l cons t ruc t ions in her work .def ines she lter as the m in im al cons t ruc t ion needed for pro tect ion,

no t yet the shape of a hou se, but d i rect ly related to th e propo rt ion s of thehum an body.

exam ines ideas of n at ional i ty as wel l asd isp lacement and p o l i t i ca l and soc ia l conf ronta t ion, recognising th etens ions assoc ia ted w i th th e ass im i lat ion o f new cu l tures and t rad i t ions . InPalest inian art is t v ideo instal lat ion, Chic Poin t , 200 3, th econt radictory interpr etat ions of reveal ing f lesh as a fashion prerogat ive or asa hum i l iat ion jux tapose two wor lds , one of h igh fash ion and the o ther o fsemi - impr i sonment .

The imp ortance of in the p resentat ion o f fash ion and c lo th ing,and in h ighl ight ing th e roles that we play in our d ai ly l i fe, are explored in th ef inal sect ion . Fi lm foot age of per form ance of Cut PieceatCarnegie Reci tal H al l , N ew York in 196 5, for which the art is t inv i ted t hepubl i c to cut s t r ips f rom her c lo th ing i s featured. Wh i le the scraps o f fabr icfal l to th e f loor , the unvei l ing of the fem ale bod y suggests the totaldes t ruc t ion o f the barr iers im posed by convent ion.

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ref lects upon the relat ionship b etween our p hysical covering andcons t ruc ted personal env i ronm ents , our ind iv idua l and soc ial ident i t ies and

the cont exts in wh ich we l ive. As a m echanism of expression, theexplor at ion o f the role of c lothing h as been at the heart of the art is t icprac t i ce o f a nu m ber o f contem porary art i s ts , and h as par t i cu lar resonancefor tho se at tun ed to the soc ial s i tuat ions o f the i r t im es. Whi ls t f requent lyful f i l l ing a pract ical and occasional ly pro tect ive fun ct ion, c lothin g can beeffect ive in celebrat ing or su pp ressing ident i ty and in ind icat ing al legiances.I t has th e abi l i ty to express our way of l i fe and even ou r un consciou s,com m unicat ing our po s i t ions , asp i rat ions and des i res .

The Royal Academy of Ar ts i s d e l ighted to be work ing wi th G laxoSmi th Kl ineagain on br ing ing contem porary ar t to Bur l ington G ardens. Th is i s the f irs t t im e we have he ld a m ajor exh ib i t ion o n ho w contem porary ar t i s ts anddes igners have turned to c lo th ing as a m edium to exp lore i ssues beyond

fashion such as ident i t y , nat ion al i ty, displacem ent and con f l ic t ."

Charles Saum arez Sm ith, Secretary & Chief Execut ive, Royal Academ y ofAr ts

The cont in ued success of the partn ership between GSK and th e Royal Academ y is tes tament to t he c reat i vi ty and innovat ion behind th eexh ib i t ions . As a com pany we are com m i t ted to t rans form ing l i ves whi l s t ba lanc ing the d em ands of o ur em ployees, shareholders and th e wider society in wh ich we operate and serve. Con tr ibu t ing to the arts rem ains anin tegral par t o f th is e f for t and w e look forward to a s t imu la t ing andengaging thi rd season of GSK Contem por ary."

Kat ie P innock , Di rec tor U K Corporate Cont r ibut ions , G laxoSm i thKl ine

London Col lege of Fash ion i s a par tner in the developm ent o f the p ro ject ,suppor t ing two com m issions , a sym pos ium and a ser ies o f Salon Ta lkswh ich wi l l take place in the sketch on -si te caf and in c lude speakers such as

an d . The ta lks program m e wi l l exp lorethem es provoked by and is supp orted b y Bastyan.

The concept for the exhibi t io n was developed by the ind ependent cur atorGabi Scardi w i th art is t Lucy Ort a, and th e exhibi t ion is co-curated byKathleen Soriano an d Edi th D evaney, f rom the Royal Academ y.

The exhibi t ion is accom panied b y a ful ly i llustrated p aperback catalogue,

publ i shed by D am ian i .

As part of i ts supp ort o f the Royal Academ y of Arts, and i ts wo rk wi thcontem porary ar t i s ts, G laxoSm i thKl ine are sponsor ing a program m e ofexhibi t ions at th e Royal Academ ys gal ler ies in 6 Bu rl ingto n Gard ens GSK Contem porary.

GlaxoSm ithKl ine (GSK) is on e of the worlds leading pharm aceut icaland healthcare com panies and is com m i t ted to im prov ing the qual i ty o fhu m an l i fe by enabl ing p eople to do m ore, feel better and l ive longer. In200 9, G laxoSm i thKl ine s com m uni ty inves tm ent was 163 mi l l i on and

targeted health and educat ion p rogram m es in a lm ost 100 count r ies .GlaxoSm ithKl ine is o ne of the largest chari table givers in th e FTSE 10 0and h as a long h is tory o f suppo r t ing ar t in i t ia t i ves that encouragecreat ive thin k ing. For m ore inform at ion p lease v is i t :w w w . g s k . c o m / c o m m u n i t y

Fol lowin g th e success of last years col laborat ion sketch once againhosts sketch at theRA , a pt i sser ie and caf on s i te . A m enu of gou rm et

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dishes and drin ks created by m aster chef Pierre Gagnaire are avai lablethrough out th e run o f the exh ib i t ion.

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