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GRIMM presents
William Monk | Mount Atom
2 October - 21 November
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GRIMM is proud to present Mount Atom, a solo presentation of new paintings by William Monk (b. 1977 in Kingston upon Thames, UK). The Viewing Room coincides with the exhibition at GRIMM's Keizersgracht location, marking the artist's fifth solo exhiibtion with the gallery.
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Mount Atom is the imagined place name which describes William Monk’s new series of paintings; partly in the clouds, partly extending into the substrata of the earth, its exact coordinates are unknowable. Once one crosses the threshold and enters the unfamiliar realm of this dislocated world, a small mound of earth can easily be fooled for a mountain peeking through the clouds and the monumental and microscopic become the same.
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William MonkAtom Rising IV, 2020Oil on canvasUnframed: 35 x 55 cm | 13 3/4 x 21 5/8 inSold
Framed: 36.8 x 57 cm | 14 1/2 x 22 1/2 in -
William MonkAtom Rising V, 2020Oil on canvasUnframed: 35 x 55 cm | 13 3/4 x 21 5/8 inSold
Framed: 36.8 x 57 cm | 14 1/2 x 22 1/2 in -
William MonkMount Atom (something big), 2020Oil on canvasUnframed: 22.9 x 30.5 cm | 9 x 12 inSold
Framed: 24.5 x 32.2 cm | 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in
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This body of work was produced when the artist was confined within the interior space of his studio during the recent lock down, and this experience is translated to the scale and intimacy of the paintings. As profiles of the landscape, the paintings mirror some of the qualities of architectural space in the way that slices of sky and sun and land are organized and divided.
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Monk has contemplated these motifs for nearly ten years now and their appearances continue to morph with each series of paintings he makes. Drifting clouds are recognizable insofar as they are shapes summoned from an expanse of electric colour. Ringed patterns in the earth loop and squirm in playful primordial forms. The smoke of an eternal volcanic flame leads the way up and down the valleys and peaks of the land, as cosmic events flash in the high noon sky. His observations of this world reflect a place which is constantly changing; if there is a path through Mount Atom, it is surely not a straight line.
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William MonkAtom Rising I, 2020Oil on canvasUnframed: 45 x 35 cm | 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 inSold
Framed: 47.4 x 37.5 x 6 cm | 18 5/8 x 14 3/4 in -
William MonkAtom Rising II, 2020Oil on canvasUnframed: 45 x 35 cm | 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 inSold
Framed: 47.2 x 37.5 x 6 cm | 18 5/8 x 14 3/4 in -
William MonkAtom Rising III, 2020Oil on canvasUnframed: 45 x 35 cm | 17 3/4 x 13 3/4 inSold
Framed: 47 x 37 cm | 18 1/2 x 14 5/8 in
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Forthcoming publication
William Monk | Mount AtomWilliam Monk Mount Atom presents new work by UK-born painter. The forthcoming publication includes text by Jay Merrick. Price EUR 20,00 (ex shipping). To pre-order, please email info@grimmgallery.com
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About the artist
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William Monk
View further informationWilliam Monk (b. 1977 in Kingston upon Thames, UK) received his BA at Kingston University, London (UK) in 2000 and completed his studies at De Ateliers in Amsterdam (NL) in 2006. Monk was awarded the Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst (Royal Award for Modern Painting) in 2005 (NL) and the Jerwood Contemporary Painters award in 2009 (UK).
Monk’s work has been exhibited at Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL); Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (NL); GRIMM, Amsterdam (NL) and New York (US); Pace, London (UK); James Cohan Gallery, New York, NY (US); Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US); Norwich University, Norwich (UK); PSL, Leeds (UK) and Summerfield Gallery, Cheltenham, London (UK).
His work can be found in the collections of the Kunstmuseum, The Hague (NL); Akzo Nobel Art Foundation, Amsterdam (NL); David Roberts Art Foundation, London (UK); Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (NL); ING Art Collection, Amsterdam (NL), and in many private collections.
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