View of the exhibition "An Idea of Progress" at SPACE Mare Street London (United Kingdom), 2016 | Iván ARGOTE | PERROTIN
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Iván
ARGOTE

View of the exhibition "An Idea of Progress" at SPACE Mare Street London (United Kingdom), 2016

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View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016  “Profits”, 2016 / Laser cut paper on archives and photocopies / 121 × 106 × 15 cm, 475/8 × 413/4 × 515/16 inches
View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK), 2016

“Profits”, 2016 / Laser cut paper on archives and photocopies / 121 × 106 × 15 cm, 475/8 × 413/4 × 515/16 inches

Iván Argote’s new work An Idea of Progress includes an ambitious large-scale banner covering the facade of SPACE Mare Street and, in the gallery, a film and series of sculptures. The project is centred on the metaphor of the construction site as a contemporary urban monument to power and progress. The development site—encircled by a glossy hoarding promoting a fictional, inaccessible lifestyle— is presented as the symbol for exploring the complexities of gentrification. This global epidemic is not solely specific to Hackney, but is an on-going issue that has been present within the east London borough since the 1970s.

Conducting interviews with Hackney residents, Argote attempts to discover what might be an actual desirable addition to Hackney. He combines these findings to create an equally fictional structure, yet picturing real and local desires. The depicted building sits in contrast to appropriated images and phrases from current hoardings in Hackney to humorously scrutinise the absurdity of the displays and their associated jargon: what exactly is the ‘future’s future’? Argote’s hoarding at SPACE examines the power and potential in illustrating an alternative and collective development.

A commissioned essay on An Idea of Progress written by David Madden will be available online and at SPACE.

Ivan_Argote_View of the exhibition "An Idea of Progress" at SPACE Mare Street  London (United Kingdom), 2016_10643_1
View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016
View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK), 2016

View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016  On left : “Profits”, 2016 / Laser cut paper on archives and photocopies / 121 × 106 × 15 cm, 475/8 × 413/4 × 515/16 inches On right : “An idea of progress”, 2016 / Video. 8'
View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK), 2016

On left : “Profits”, 2016 / Laser cut paper on archives and photocopies / 121 × 106 × 15 cm, 475/8 × 413/4 × 515/16 inches
On right : “An idea of progress”, 2016 / Video. 8'
View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016  “An idea of progress”, 2016 / Billboard covering the all building / 26 × 6.7 m, 85.3 × 21.98 ft
View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK), 2016

“An idea of progress”, 2016 / Billboard covering the all building / 26 × 6.7 m, 85.3 × 21.98 ft
"An idea of progress" was shot all around the area of Hackney, in London, in all the construction sites present during the fall and winter 2015. This films is part of the project carrying the same name, which also includes a large public space installation. The all project is a reflection about the imagery and ideology proposed by the real estate dynamics, which particularly in London are pretty agressive since the London Olympic Games, in 2012.Directed and produced by Iván ArgoteDirection of photography, music, editing, sound mix, post production: Iván Argote2016
"An idea of progress" was shot all around the area of Hackney, in London, in all the construction sites present during the fall and winter 2015. This films is part of the project carrying the same name, which also includes a large public space installation. The all project is a reflection about the imagery and ideology proposed by the real estate dynamics, which particularly in London are pretty agressive since the London Olympic Games, in 2012.

Directed and produced by Iván Argote
Direction of photography, music, editing, sound mix, post production: Iván Argote 2016
Space - Ivan Argote : An Idea of Progress, An artist portrait of Ivan Argote
Space - Ivan Argote : An Idea of Progress, An artist portrait of Ivan Argote
  • View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016  “Profits”, 2016 / Laser cut paper on archives and photocopies / 121 × 106 × 15 cm, 475/8 × 413/4 × 515/16 inches
  • Ivan_Argote_View of the exhibition "An Idea of Progress" at SPACE Mare Street  London (United Kingdom), 2016_10643_1
  • View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016
  • View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016  On left : “Profits”, 2016 / Laser cut paper on archives and photocopies / 121 × 106 × 15 cm, 475/8 × 413/4 × 515/16 inches On right : “An idea of progress”, 2016 / Video. 8'
  • View of the exhibition “ An Idea of Progress”, SPACE Mare Street London (UK),  2016  “An idea of progress”, 2016 / Billboard covering the all building / 26 × 6.7 m, 85.3 × 21.98 ft
  • "An idea of progress" was shot all around the area of Hackney, in London, in all the construction sites present during the fall and winter 2015. This films is part of the project carrying the same name, which also includes a large public space installation. The all project is a reflection about the imagery and ideology proposed by the real estate dynamics, which particularly in London are pretty agressive since the London Olympic Games, in 2012.Directed and produced by Iván ArgoteDirection of photography, music, editing, sound mix, post production: Iván Argote2016
  • Space - Ivan Argote : An Idea of Progress, An artist portrait of Ivan Argote

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