Guerrilla Zoo ‘Modern Panic VI’ @ Apiary Studios

November 21, 2015

On November 13, Guerrilla Zoo presented ‘Modern Panic VI’, an extraordinary patchwork of distraught urban mutants, comic sex toys, social caricatures, beheaded clowns, and unyielding live art provocateurs. Until November 22, they’ve taken over Hackney Road’s Apiary Studios – a surrealist gateway for London’s dark art connoisseurs and lovers of the grotesque.

Stand back and don’t panic as fearless Kayleigh O’Keefe opens the doors to her “Psychedelic Menstrual Hut”, Charlotte Bailey revolutionizes the once trusted art of embroidery and “craftivist” Carrie Reichardt unfolds the intricate patterns of her highly-politicised, rock’n’roll ceramics.

Modern Panic VI

Exhibition Dates:

November 13-November 22, 2015

Apiary Studios

APIARY STUDIOS | 458 Hackney Road, London E2 9EG

For additional information, please contact the gallery directly at info@apiarystudios.org

Featured Artists:
Gary Alford, Miki Aurora, Franko B, Charlotte Bailey, Bakhtiyar Berkin, Candykonk, Christophe Richart Carrozza, Iain Coiley, Boldizsar CR, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule, David Dellagi, Jan Hakon Erichsen, Isabel Farfan, Andru Fijalkowski, Glenn Fitzpatrick, Harumi Foster, Laura Gabe, Charlie Tuesday Gates, Tommy Graham, Olga Guse, Peter Hanmer, Adam Harvey, Cindy Hinant, James Hollenbaugh, Sarah Jane Jones, Vasilis Karvounis, The Krah, Roisin Larkin, Ryan Lee, Simon Lejeune, Iain Macarthur, David Mckean, Ore Miamshick, Sophie Morton, Demitri Nezis, Carrie Reichardt, Larry Revoir, Lucy Sparrow, Ralph Steadman, Daniel Stoneham, Mike Turner, Vortman, Giles Walker, Daniel Wechsler, LG White, Yaxxy Wong, Darko Zarevski, Yuri Zupancic

Live Performances:
Philip Bedwell, Emily Bee, MisSa Blue, Snake Fervor, Louis Fleischauer, Izaskun Gonzalez, Kayleigh O’Keefe, Roderick D Morgan, Takatsuna Mukai, RE:Act!, Marnie Scarlet, Sebastiano Sing, Eliza Soroga Syban, Tobias Wrong, Desmond Zeederberg

Press Release:
M O D E R N P A N I C VI
Curated by James Elphick

A unique collection of surreal, controversial & provocative international modern artists and live art’s practitioners. Guerrilla Zoo’s acclaimed annual Modern Panic exhibition returns for its sixth incarnation. Curated by James Elphick, the show features a unique collection of surreal, controversial and provocative international artists and live art practitioners who explore the dark fringes of art.

This year’s exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see the work of political agitator and savage satirist, gonzo artist Ralph Steadman, who is famed for his work with Hunter S Thompson and William S Burroughs. Also exhibiting is the artist best known for his countless collaborations with Neil Gaiman (Sandman, MirrorMask), his illustration of Batman’s Arkham Asylum along with his album art for countless musicians, from The Rolling Stones to Bill Laswell, the irrepressible Dave McKean.

With over 60 contributing artists, show highlights include engaging works by the phenomenal Franko B, felt provocateur Lucy Sparrow, ceramist artist Carrie Reichardt and Mutoid Waste robotic artist Giles Walker. Alongside are the rising insurgent upstarts, including mind-warping street artist The Krah; Danish surrealist David Dellagi; uncompromising social political artist Glenn Fitzpatrick’s take on the oil industry; the futuristic insectoid mechanist works of Mike Turner; photorealistic pop artist LG White’s foray into the fall of classical civilisation;Sarah Jane Jones’ exceptional african child sculpture, a study which tackles poverty and hunger; and Roisin Larkin’s branded body parts, a foreboding insight into the future of consumerism.