A Slap in the Face for the Art World

Written by Darren Mcroy Friday, 11 March 2011 23:50

 

LONDON - Phil Collins is slapping people in the name of art, the Guardian reports. The Turner Prize-nominated artist's project "You'll Never Work in This Town Again" features more than 100 photographs of prominent art world figures seconds after Collins has slapped them.
 

Phil Collins, who said he once slapped 28 people in one evening, will show five of the works in the group exhibition "Double Agent" at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts in March. "Everybody's reaction is different: some laugh hysterically and one guy even fell off his chair," the artist said. "I only got a photograph of his shoulder."
 
Phil Collins is nominated for solo exhibitions at Milton Keynes Gallery, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York, and his presentation in British Art Show 6 in which he showed engaging photographic and video installations involving diverse social groups. By instigating unpredictable situations, he encourages people to reveal their individuality, making the personal public with sensitivity and generosity.

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