Tim Ivison and Julia Tcharfas
Tim Ivison
B. 1982; Denver, United States
Julia Tcharfas
B. 1982; Donetsk, Ukraine
Slade School of Fine Art, London, 2011
School of The Art Institute, Chicago, 2005
Live and work in London
~
Tim Ivison and Julia Tcharfas are a collaborative practice that develops bodies of work based on series of sculptural installations. They consider new forms of engagement with the city, performance documentation, text, and print projects. Although the work is grounded in a sculptural practice, it is driven by experimentation with object relations and historical referents following the logic of this content. Ivison and Tcharfas bring together backgrounds in studio art and cultural research, providing a space to develop an aesthetic and spatial language around their research interests – ranging from utopian social theory, architectural history, to urban nature experiments. The interdisciplinary approach includes photography, collage, found objects, and sculpture; it often involves material local to the installation site and context. The works are often historically referential and formally un-monumental, appearing as installations of work in progress – seeking a balance between the incidental and the intentional, the natural and the artificial, daily experience and the surreal.
↓ CV below images
~
Selected works:
Abbau (unbuilding) IV, 2012; Artist’s book
Museums, Forgery, Conservation, War Losses, Art Dealing, Sales Catalogues, 2011; Linen, found images, iron-cut nails, gold nails; 210 x 185 cm / By the Principle of Eternal Progression in Which There is an Endlessly Creative Unfoldment in Potentially Countless Forms, 2010; Wall mural and catalogue mounted on pine; 93 x 130 cm; Building, Architectural or Technological Ensemble or Landscape, 2011; Wood, glass, postcard, cork, ceramic aquarium rock, cardboard, plaster, drywall; 95 x 95 x 15 cm / Slack Cityscape, 2011; Metal stand, poster, gold spray paint; 177 x 110 x 34 cm
detail ~ Museums, Forgery, Conservation, War Losses, Art Dealing, Sales Catalogues, 2011
Aftermath, 2011
detail ~ Aftermath, 2011
Toward New Forms of Dwellers; Various Sketches and Model Settlements for Cats (study for Metropotamia), 2011
Those that will work, those that cannot work and those that will not work (1/2), 2011; Found frames, metal, pencil on paper, string, cement, reproduced publications and posters; Dimensions variable; Installation view, (Architecture In Words Only); Hilary Crisp, London
Those that will work, those that cannot work and those that will not work (2/2), 2011
The commanding principle, 2011; Aluminum venetian blinds, staples; Dimensions variable
Pure historical inertia, 2010; B/W print, found image, 33 x 47 in.
By the principle of eternal progression in which there is an endlessly creative unfoldment manifested successively in potentially countless forms, 2010; Wall mural and catalogue mounted on pine; 93 x 130 cm
Abbau (unbuilding) III – It is important not to be apocalyptic, but to recognise that this is part of the natural cycle of events, 2010; Drift wood, rope, iron frame, canvas, electric tape, black and white prints, found images, found rock, weeds, gold spray paint, contact paper, poster; Dimensions variable; Installation view, Counter Constructs, Auto-Italia South East, London
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding) III – It is important not to be apocalyptic, but to recognise that this is part of the natural cycle of events, 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding) III – It is important not to be apocalyptic, but to recognise that this is part of the natural cycle of events, 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding) III – It is important not to be apocalyptic, but to recognise that this is part of the natural cycle of events, 2010
Abbau (unbuilding) II – Morals reformed – health preserved – industry invigorated – instruction diffused – public burdens lightened – Economy seated, as it were, upon a rock – the gordian knot of the Poor-Laws are not cut, but untied – all by a simple idea in Architecture!), 2010; Polyester vertical blinds, staples, iron cut nails, inkjet prints and contact paper on mdf, brass piano hinge, books, pinewood, cork, wool, paper, brass screws, plate glass, window glass, concrete, matches, tin lid, resin dandelion paperweight, aluminum picture frame, found laserjet print, b/w souvenir photo, steel pipe, black painted wooden magazine rack, wooden bookshelf cat; Dimensions variable; Installation view, Another Romance; UCLA Wight Gallery, Los Angeles
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding) II – Morals reformed – health preserved – industry invigorated – instruction diffused – public burdens lightened – Economy seated, as it were, upon a rock – the gordian knot of the Poor-Laws are not cut, but untied – all by a simple idea in Architecture!), 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding) II – Morals reformed – health preserved – industry invigorated – instruction diffused – public burdens lightened – Economy seated, as it were, upon a rock – the gordian knot of the Poor-Laws are not cut, but untied – all by a simple idea in Architecture!), 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding) II – Morals reformed – health preserved – industry invigorated – instruction diffused – public burdens lightened – Economy seated, as it were, upon a rock – the gordian knot of the Poor-Laws are not cut, but untied – all by a simple idea in Architecture!), 2010
Abbau (unbuilding), 2010; Cork, found images, book pages, magazine pages, posters, xerox prints, adventure playground wood, frames, nails, sea shells, paper clips, street rocks, paper, postcards, books, plastic bags, inkjet photographs, brick, electrical tape, feathers; Dimensions variable wall assemblage; Installation view, X Artworks in a Straight Line (Seeking the Perfect Sphere), Crisp, London
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding), 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding), 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding), 2010
detail ~ Abbau (unbuilding), 2010
Pure historical inertia (II), 2010; B/W print; 33 x 47 in.
Looking backwards, 2010; Poster, 25 x 5 in.
All images courtesy the artists; Hilary Crisp, London
~
Texts
Solo exhibition, May 2011 - download
~
TIM IVISON (B. 1982)
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Metropotamia, (w/ Julia Tcharfas), Hilary Crisp, London
~
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
The Anti-Library, [space], London UK
For Inclusion in the Syllabi, (w/ Julia Tcharfas) curated by Five Story Projects, London, UK
Rules of Engagement, (w/ Julia Tcharfas) Angus-Hughes, London, UK
Surplus to Requirements, (w/ Julia Tcharfas) UCL Slade Research Center, London, UK
Designated Drivers, by Temporary Services, The Block Museum, Evanston, IL
(Architecture In Words Only), Relocation inauguration, (w/ Julia Tcharfas), Hilary Crisp, London, UK
On the Road, (w/ Nick Lucking) Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2010
UCLA Wight Biennial: Another Romance, (w/ Julia Tcharfas), UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Counter Constructs, (w/ Julia Tcharfas), Auto-Italia South East, London, UK
X Artworks In A Straight Line (Seeking The Perfect Sphere), (w/ Julia Tcharfas), Crisp, London, UK
Don’t Piss on Me and Tell Me It’s Raining, (w/ Nick Lucking) curated by Bad at Sports, Apex Art, New York, NY
2008-2010
www.SPCMKR.com, experimental resource and residency project. Developed with Nick Lucking and Frederick Janka.
2009
The Great Poor Farm Experiment, (w/ Nick Lucking) curated by Michelle Grabner and Brad Killam. Little Wolf, WI
2008
Um…My Gallery, (w/Julia Tcharfas) curated by Amanda Browder, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Cir. Co. 06, El Particular, curated by Frederick Janka. Centro Historico, Mexico City, MX
Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art, (w/Temporary Services) Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, IL
2005
Open Source/Open Ear, Mess Hall, Chicago, IL
Spring Time Arts Event, G2 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004
Click Formations, Open-End Gallery, Chicago, IL
A Public Relations Disaster, Open-End Gallery, Chicago, IL
VERSION >04, The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Imaginary Landscapes, Texas Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Undergraduate BFA Exhibition, G2 Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003
The Four Seasons, Goldsmiths College, University of London and The Slade School of Art, London, UK
~
Awards / Grants
2011-2008
College Research Studentship Award, Birkbeck College, University of London
2009
European Summer School in Cultural Studies Scholarship, EU Commission Funded, University of Copenhagen
2005
Community Artist Assistance Program (CAAP) Grant, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs project grant
2004
Academic Leadership Award, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2000
Presidential Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Academic Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
~
Writing / Editing
2012
Editor, Experimental Strategies in Education, with Tom Vandeputte, published by Bedford Press, London, UK
2012
“The Situationists and the City, The Coming Insurrection, 50 Years of Recuperation,” Book review for Critical Quarterly, Vol. 54, Issue 1.
2011
Editor, (w/ Julia Tcharfas) Facsimile Magazine, Special Issue: Housing Problems, January 2011, www.facsimilemagazine.com
2010
“Dead Capital (The Developmental Gaze),” catalogue essay for ‘Graham Hudson, Kings Cross, 2010,’ German Gymnasium, King’s Cross, London, UK
“I.C.B.S.” supplemental text for ‘Counter Constructs’ September 18-October 2, Auto-Italia South East, London, UK
2009
“Framing Autoprogettazioni: Notes on the Life and Work of Enzo Mari,” catalogue essay for ‘Autoprogettazione Revisited,’ October 3-27, Architectural Association, London, UK
2007 – 2008
Editor, ForYourArt, Los Angeles, CA
2007
“Notes on Eclat,” Facsimile Magazine, December
2006 – 2007
ForYourArt.com, articles and copywriting, including entries on Jenny Holzer, Lucky Dragons,
Ultra-Red, Neighborhood Public Radio, Phill Niblock, John Cage and Walid Raad
2006
“10×10: Brian Bress,” review, Uber.com
2005
Open Source / Open Ear, catalogue (+CD), self-published, limited edition of 50
~
Projects
2010
Charley Wooley Presents: Radio Show, AutoItalia TAKEOVER DAY, Live radio panel discussion with Paul Kneale, Julia Tcharfas, Nick Brooks. September 25th, [space] studios, London
No Soul For Sale, Panel discussion with members of The Suburban, Vox Populi, and Auto-Italia South East, May 14th, Tate Modern, London
Towards a Zoology of Spaces. A conversation with Hunter&Gatherer, SPCMKR, Five Years, and James Taylor Gallery. January, 16th, Auto-Italia South East, London
2009
Sundown Salon: Talking About The Future, October 17th, a Fritz Haeg project, The Architecture Foundation, London
V/VM Volume versus Mass butchering Pop Music and the Peer-to-Peer music Revolution: Featuring Leandro Cardoso and Guests Timothy Ivison and Nathan Budzinski March 31st,. Resonance 104.4 FM, London
Episode 175: Nick Lucking and Tim Ivison, January 4th, interview with Amanda Browder, NYC Bureau Chief, www.badatsports.com
~
~
JULIA TCHARFAS (B. 1982)
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Metropotamia, (w/ Tim Ivison), Hilary Crisp, London
~
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
MA Show, Slade, London
Rules of Engagement, (w/ Tim Ivison), Angus-Hughes, London
(Architecture In Words Only), (w/ Tim Ivison), Hilary Crisp, London
2010
Another Romance, Wight Biennial, (w/ Tim Ivison), UCLA New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Counter Constructs, (w/ Tim Ivison), Auto-Italia South East, London
Utopia and Nature, residency ASFA, Crete, Greece
Urban Orchard, London Festival of Architecture, London
Cities Methodologies 2010, Slade Research Center, London
X Artworks in a Straight Line (Seeking the Perfect Sphere), (w/ Tim Ivison), Crisp, London
Market Estate, Market Estate, London
Off the Shelf, UCL Library, London
The Academy Hang, Exhibitionism, East Wing Nine, The Courtaulld Institute of Art, Somerset House, London
2009
Floating Sculpture Festival 2009, Co-Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark
Disaster Fringe, European Summer School in Cultural Studies 2009 (ESSCS), Copenhagen Denmark
2008
Um, my Gallery…, (w/ Tim Ivison) RAID Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Graduation, The Velaslavasay Panorama, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Camp, Art & Mayhem Gallery, Los Angeles CA
~
Publications
2010
Birth of a Forest, Speed, Light, Time/ Colour, Scale, Space: A two-part Programme of Graduate Research
2009
Plates, Facsimile Magazine, Apparent Meanings Became Implied
2008
***Beware*** Mini Series of Minor Bike Misfortunes… Lesson #1-4, Facsimile Magazine, Buy Cycling
~
Collections
UCL Special Collections