Decima gallery
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Decima Gallery is the gallery space of arts organisation Decima, which comprises key members David C. West and Alex Chappel. Decima as an idea or art group has something of a reputation for irreverent, provocative and challenging exhibitions and events. It currently has an art gallery in London's Hackney Wick area which opened February 23rd 2008 with a launch show "The Famous, The Infamous and the Really Quite Good" attended by some 1200 guests. Other people thought to be affiliated with Decima include artist Derrick Welsh and art dealer Guy Hilton. The arts group 'Decima' gets its name from a gallery space which opened 10 years earlier in February 1998 and closed around January 2000 at 3 Decima Studios, Decima Street, London SE1.
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[edit] Decima Street Gallery
The idea for a gallery in Decima Street was first conceived at a meeting of the Factual Nonsense Trust, a trust set up to manage the estate of the late curator Joshua Compston. The gallery was moved into on August 31st 1997 by Guy Hilton, Philip Hunt, Alex Chappel and Matthew John Andrew. Guy Hilton left before the first show; he later went on to found the Guy Hilton Gallery in London's East End. Philip Hunt and Matthew John Andrew left in November 1998, after which, Decima was managed by Alex Chappel and David C West. When the original gallery space closed in January 2000, the name Decima continued to be used by Alex and David when doing art projects.
[edit] Decima is Back
As of Saturday 23rd February 2008 Decima will have been relocated to Unit B16, The Old Peanut Factory, 22 Smeed Road, E3 2NR Call Alex Chappel 07828 110 544 or Dave C West 07956 465737 [1]"Decima Gallery"
[edit] Exhibitions at Decima Gallery from 1998 - 1999
- Scott - the inaugural first show - 2/1998 reviewed in Time Out Feb 25th 1998
- 290 1/4 pounds - the first solo exhibition of Matt Calderwood - 3/1998
- Fuckart & Pimp - an event by Alex Chappel and David C West - 17/4/1998
- Lost and Found - a group show including Simon Starling
- Instrument - a performance by Angelica Fernandez - 29/5/1998
- VOIDance - a performance by Gitta Wellbe - 29/5/1998
- Arsed - a group show by Rart and sete[1].
- Derrick Welsh and Alison Chan
- Was Jesus a Homosexual included Gilbert & George, Piers Wardle, Rart & Sete[2].
- Jayaram Khadka and Charles Sayer - April 1999
- Susan Mihalski's All-new Adoption Agency - July 1999
- Four Paintings, Art Club Exhibition - 1999
- Four Paintings, 2nd Art Club Exhibition - 1999
[edit] References
Leonard, Tom " Hoaxers play to the gallery with sex and art show" "The Telegraph", April 18, 1998. Accessed April 3, 2007
Watson-Smyth, Kate "A Brush with the law for artist selling sex" "The Independent", April 18, 1998. Accessed April 5, 2007
Gallery 6 Essay including a press cutting on Decima "Stunt Mooooved Along" "Westminster and City Mail", August 21, 1998. Accessed April 5, 2007
"Sex for art" "The Indian Express, Bombay", April 18, 1998. Accessed April 5 2007
The Gallery Channel Listing "Susan Mihalski's All-new Adoption Agency" "The Gallery Channel", July 8, 1999. Accessed April 5 2007
Rart and Sete' "Rart and Sete Contemporary British Artists Exhibitions Listing" "Contemporary Artists Rart and Sete", July 8, 1999. Accessed April 5 2007
