THE UNIVERSE CLEFT TO THE CORE
10 April - 7 May 2016

Dorothy Cross, Grace Weir, Richard Wentworth

The Universe Cleft to the Core is the inaugural show at DE LEÓN and features the work of Dorothy Cross, Grace Weir and Richard Wentworth. The exhibition is a ‘metaphorical fugue’ on space, time, light, and mortality, and our perceptions of reality and its inherent ambiguity. The exhibition is installed in a private 18th century Georgian house and the works selected, as well as new works by these artists, connect with the history and materiality of the house, as well as to the title of the exhibition. Read more >


Installation images

 
Dorothy Cross - Everest Shark, 2013, Bronze, 28 x 85 x 185 cm  Grace Weir - The history of light (Betelgeuse), c.1374 - 2015, unique gelatin silver photograms and gelatin silver prints 

Dorothy Cross - Everest Shark, 2013, Bronze, 28 x 85 x 185 cm  
Grace Weir - The history of light (Betelgeuse), c.1374 - 2015, unique gelatin silver photograms and gelatin silver prints

 

Dorothy Cross - Little Boy Foot and Fin, 2008, Cast bronze and rubber finRichard Wentworth - Barnsbury, 2011, C-print, plasterboard, nailsGrace Weir - Forgetting (the vanishing point), 2000, Video, 9 minutes 4…

Dorothy Cross - Little Boy Foot and Fin, 2008, Cast bronze and rubber fin
Richard Wentworth - Barnsbury, 2011, C-print, plasterboard, nails
Grace Weir - Forgetting (the vanishing point), 2000, Video, 9 minutes 40 seconds

 

Grace Weir - Forgetting (the vanishing point), 2000, Video, 9 minutes 40 seconds 

Grace Weir - Forgetting (the vanishing point), 2000, Video, 9 minutes 40 seconds

 

Grace WeirThe history of light (Betelgeuse), c. 1374 - 18th Dec 2014, 6h 10’ exposure, unique gelatin silver photogram;The history of light (Betelgeuse), c. 1374 - 17th September 2015, gelatin silver print, edition of 3;The history of light (Betelge…

Grace Weir
The history of light (Betelgeuse), c. 1374 - 18th Dec 2014, 6h 10’ exposure, unique gelatin silver photogram;
The history of light (Betelgeuse), c. 1374 - 17th September 2015, gelatin silver print, edition of 3;
The history of light (Betelgeuse), c. 1374 - 19th Dec 2014, 5h 50’ exposure, unique gelatin silver photogram;
The history of light (Betelgeuse), c. 1374 - 17th September 2015, gelatin silver print, edition of 3.

 

Dorothy Cross - Everest Shark, 2013, Bronze, 28 x 85 x 185 cm 

Dorothy Cross - Everest Shark, 2013, Bronze, 28 x 85 x 185 cm

 

Dorothy Cross - Little Boy Foot and Fin, 2008, Cast bronze and rubber fin, 5 x 41 x 24 cm 

Dorothy Cross - Little Boy Foot and Fin, 2008, Cast bronze and rubber fin, 5 x 41 x 24 cm

 

Richard Wentworth - Barnsbury, (detail), 2011, C-print, plasterboard, nails 

Richard Wentworth - Barnsbury, (detail), 2011, C-print, plasterboard, nails

 

Richard Wentworth - Stave, 2016, Steel section studding, 314 x 125 cm 

Richard Wentworth - Stave, 2016, Steel section studding, 314 x 125 cm

 

Richard Wentworth - Shade, 2016, Paperback book, discarded bottle with soldered cable, 33 x 13 x 5 cm 

Richard Wentworth - Shade, 2016, Paperback book, discarded bottle with soldered cable, 33 x 13 x 5 cm

 

Dorothy Cross – Boulder, 2014, Archival pigment print, 92.3 x 74.8 cm framed
Dorothy Cross  Table Telescope, 2016, Cast iron table 49 x 28 cm, antique brass telescope 5 x 91 cm, gilded human skull, meteorite

 

Dorothy Cross – Detail of Table Telescope 

Dorothy Cross – Detail of Table Telescope

 

Dorothy Cross – Boulder, 2014, Archival pigment print, 92.3 x 74.8 cm

 

Grace Weir - Dust defying gravity, 2004, 16 mm film transferred to HDV, 4 min

 

Richard Wentworth – Beijing, 2007, 2013, Archival print and nails, 38.5 x 55.2 cm x 7 cm 

Richard Wentworth – Beijing, 2007, 2013, Archival print and nails, 38.5 x 55.2 cm x 7 cm

 

Dorothy Cross – Pink Horizon, 2014, Archival pigment print, Edition of 4, 92.3 x 130.2 cm 

Dorothy Cross – Pink Horizon, 2014, Archival pigment print, Edition of 4, 92.3 x 130.2 cm