TIMNOBLE AND SUE WEBSTER(b. 1966 and 1967)TOXIC SCHIZOPHRENIAinitialed and dated "© TN + SW 1997" on the reverse 516 UFO clamps. lamps and fixtures, 6 mm Foamex, vinyl, aerosol electronic sequencer102⅝ x 78¾ in. (260 x 200 cm)executed in 1997this work is from a series of two unique worksProvenance
Modern Art, Inc, LONDONExhibited
LONDON, Chisenhale Gallery, February 13-March 21, 1999 and EXETER, Spacex Gallery, March 27-May 8, 1999, THE NEW BARBARIANS: TIM NOBLE AND SUE WEBSTER, p. 27 (illustrated)Literature
R. Timms, A. Bradley and V. Hayward, YOUNG BRITISH ART: THE SAATCHI DECADE, LONDON, 1999, p. 497 (illustrated)
N. Rosenthal, M. Archer, M. Bracewell, James Hall and N. Kernan, APOCALYPSE: BEAUTY AND HORROR IN CONTEMPORARY ART, LONDON, 2000, p. 168 (illustrated)DRAWING UPON INSPIRATIONS AS DIVERSE AS CLASSICAL SCULPTURE AND LAS VEGAS, THE PAIR HAVE FOUND A STRANGE AND COMPELLING BALANCE BETWEEN THE STUFF OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND THE TRANSCENDENT NATURE OF FINE ART. FREQUENTLY, BOTH FEATURES COINCIDE IN A SINGLE WORK–THE MOST GARISH OBJECTS–NEVER LOSE THEIR CONNECTION TO CONCERNS THAT HAVE MOTIVATED SCULPTORS THROUGHOUT THE AGES. WHEN WE MAKE A PIECE OF WORK, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE OUR BREATH AWAY," WEBSTER HAS EXPLAINED. "BECAUSE IF IT DOES THAT TO US, WE'VE PUSHED IT ABOUT AS FAR AS IT WILL GO. WE DON'T SIT DOWN AND SAY: 'THIS WILL PISS SO-AND-SO OFF.' WE MAKE THE WORK WE INSTINCTIVELY FEEL LIKE MAKING.
(from Boston Herald. May 2004, by Joanne Silver)