Religionis Violenta - Exhibition starts today

 

‘RELIGIONIS VIOLENTA’  - “Those who believe in absurdities end up committing atrocities” [Voltaire, 1694-1778]. Private View & Launch Party today at the London West Bank Gallery,  from 7pm – 10.30pm.

 

London - KGB-Projects presents Religionis Violenta, a sensational group show with some of the most prevalent artists from the UK and Malta, at the  London West Bank Gallery in Westbourne Grove. The exhibition opens with a Private View and Launch Party this evening 7pm with an Award Ceremony for Best-in-Show and Runner-up voted on by guests and announced on the evening.

Religionis Violenta is taken from the Latin meaning for violent religion. The concept of the show initially emerged as a spontaneous reaction to the popular catchphrase ‘Where’s your GOD now?’ and the many conflicts that occur in the name of religion in a historical context.

 

Expect a tantalizing experience of contemporary art that stimulates the senses not only through vision but also through sound, smell and touch! Religionis Violenta will be showcasing artworks by 30 artists, focusing on dark humour, irony and obscenity, revealing the artists’ taste for a bittersweet use of blasphemy, a snigger at and caustic provocation, including: paintings, drawings, limited edition prints, artistic photography, inventive mixed media, sculptures and decorative art.

 

The gallery will be transformed into a place of irony, contemplation and judgment, with the opportunity for visitors to engage in the form of a freestanding confession booth, inviting guests to ‘confess’ for their favourite works of art on the evening of the Launch Party. A specially commissioned and unique musical script created by London-based duo Vision & the Riddle sets the mood and atmosphere of the exhibition.

 

The relationship between religion and HIV/AIDS is complicated and often controversial, as the Roman Catholic Church is still in serious denial about human sexuality, we therefore decided to donate part of the proceeds of the sale of the artwork to a charity called AidsArk. Religionis Violenta is supported by the following sponsors and media partners: Religion Clothing Ltd, Moncada Brewery, Rooms Art Uncovered Magazine and The Marshall Darlings Productions and is made possible with funding from the Malta Arts Fund.

 

PROVOKE, SHOCK AND AMEN TO THAT!

 

 

Gonny Glass (currently exhibiting in the "Cans" at Tate Modern), Bart Jansen, Beatriz Barba Calleja, Ben Oakley, Chris Allen, Claire Levinson-Gendler,  Cosmo Sarson, Darren West, Dominic Negus, Everett Jaime, Gary Betts, Glenn Fitzpatrick, Helen Gorrill, Henry Hate, Ilua Hauck da Silva, Ivy van Hulst, Magnus Gjoen, Mario Abela, Mark Perronet, Mason Storm, Maxine Attard, Nic Joly, Nicky Storm, Paula Chambers, Richard Kolker, Ritty Tascum, Roberto Landin, The DnA Factory, Umberto Buttigieg, Yvonne Wayling. 

 

 

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