Richard Patterson | Ged Quinn

About this book

Galleria Mucciaccia is delighted to present an exhibition featuring the work of two highly acclaimed British artists Richard Patterson and Ged Quinn showing for the first time together in Rome. The exhibition presents an overview from across their respective oeuvres up to the present day. Patterson and Quinn were both born in 1963 in the UK and emerged during the pivotal period in late 1980’s London when British art gained international recognition. This era represented a paradigm shift, characterized by the mixed-media conceptual art prevalent at the time but also by a sense of emancipation from both the conventions of postmodernist doctrine and the established hierarchies of the art world. The work of Patterson and Quinn can be seen as having its roots within this milieu – the multi-layered approach to source material and process, the inclination towards appropriation and the resurgence of the polemics of painting. In this context Patterson and Quinn can be distinguished by their resolute exploration of the power of the image and the possibilities inherent in the medium of painting.--Gallery website.