Salon16 2009

ARTISTS DO-IT-THEMSELVES AND TURN HOME INTO GALLERY
NORTH LONDON ART EVENT JUNE 2009

SALON16
In June 2009, Hackney resident and artist David Caines turned his Stoke Newington home and studio into an art gallery (called SALON16) for a limited period and opened it to the public. SALON16's innaugural group show -- We Who Are Not As Others -- featured paintings, photography and sculpture by DAVID CAINES, MATTHEW CAINES, TESS HURRELL, KALPESH LATHIGRA and DAVID SWINDELLS.

Organiser and contributor David Caines said "This was a unique opportunity to see some wonderful work in an intimate and unusual setting and to meet -- and buy -- directly from the artists. I hope SALON16 will become a regular event and an exciting addition to the growing North London art scene."

ABOUT THE SHOW
The title of the exhibition -- We Who Are Not As Others -- reflected the DIY approach to exhibiting art in the home and sidestepping the gallery mainstream. It also acted as a common thread throughout the work on show: whether documenting the lives of those disenfranchised by race and forgotten by history; shining a light on the extremes of the UK club scene; or conjuring midnight meetings between sideshow performers and masked shamans. In our anxious times -- where the 'mainstream' seems to have failed us -- the work on show at SALON16 definitely, and defiantly, celebrated the 'other'.

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