Songs in the Key of Mard'

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATHANIEL MELLORS

SONGS IN THE KEY OF MARD’

FEBRUARY 24 - APRIL 27, 2024.

WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 11-6 PM.

OPENING RECEPTION FEBRUARY 24, 5-8 PM.

Inside and outside of your mind 

Willing the sublime 

Exit 

Or one of several Strategies 

That we designed 

Without the use of our minds 

Press release press release 

Won’t somebody press release?

All the artworks are crying 

All the sculptures are weeping 

Will somebody please press release 

 Inside and outside of your time 

 Killing the sublime exit 

 Or one of several 

 Algorithmic poly-octagonal potentialities 

 Placed in line 

 By a think tank 

 By a spink spank 

 That we designed 

 but did not designate 

 Acrimony acrimony

 Please can we press release

Nathaniel Mellors (b. 1974, UK) studied at the Ruskin School, Oxford University (1996-99) and the Royal College of Art, London (1999-2001). In 2007-09, Mellors was resident at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Mellors work spans various media, combining original fiction, music, painting, sculpture, animatronics and installation forms to explore themes of identity, class and power.  Recent solo exhibitions include Matt’s Gallery, London (2022), FRAC Bretagne, Rennes, 2021; Borås Konstmuseum, Sweden, 2019; Kiasma, Helsinki, 2018; New Museum, New York 2018; Cobra Museum, Amsterdam 2018; Finnish Pavilion, 57th Venice Biennale (with Erkka Nissinen), 2017.