Avant Arte making art radically more accessible

Avant Arte, the creative marketplace that makes discovering and owning art radically more accessible, has linked with King’s Cross to deliver its first public art programme.

Launching with the artist Tschabalala Self on October 5, the public art programme continues Avant Arte’s mission of making art radically more accessible and its work in supporting artists to push the boundaries of their practice towards a transformative scale.

This will be Tschabalala Self’s first public art commission, inspired by her current body of work which focuses on domestic space and trappings.

The artist will create a large bronze sculpture of a seated figure, bringing her exploration of the domestic into the public realm and exploring the significance of taking up space and taking a seat.

The installation will be located on the northern gateway to Coal Drops Yard in Lewis Cubitt Square, in the heart of the King’s Cross estate.

It will be accompanied by online and offline programming that will delve into Self’s practice, opening it up to new audiences. Two editions encompassing 25 bronze sculptures and 12 silk screen prints will also be released by Avant Arte.

Pilar Corrias will present a solo exhibition by Tschabalala Self, called Home Body across its Savile Row and Eastcastle Street galleries from October 6 to November 12.

Showcasing large-scale paintings, works on paper, furniture and sculpture, the exhibition will investigate domestic space.

Tschabalala Self said: “I’m looking forward to seeing how audiences will respond and engage with this work – my first static public artwork and first time working at this scale. I wanted to reference the quotidienne with this sculpture: choosing the act of taking a seat as a daily, universal gesture of leisure and calm.

“I wanted to create a monumental sculpture for the public, in a public space, that spoke to this simple joy whilst acknowledging the power such a simple gesture can have in asserting one’s right to take up space in this realm.”

Picture: Tschabalala Self in the studio overseeing production of her first public sculpture Picture: Oak Taylor-Smith