Press Release - For immediate use
THE HOUSE OF FAIRY TALES
Exquisite Trove
Newlyn Art Gallery, 23 July – 2 October 2010
A travelling collection of mysterious objects from more
than 100 artists, merged with extraordinary artefacts on
loan from West Cornwall museums
Inspired by cabinets of curiosities or Wunderkammer, Exquisite Trove is an exploration of the human desire to
collect, display and tell tales with objects and images that reflect our personal histories and a fascination with the
imagined lives of others.
The exhibition is an amalgamation of The House of Fairy Tales’ travelling collection of significant and treasured
items from artists as diverse as Ged Quinn, Rachel Whiteread and Cornelia Parker, and an eclectic selection of
strange and wonderful objects loaned from ten local museums. The combination of artwork, possessions and
museum artefacts provokes fascinating and intriguing interpretations.
[See below for lists of participating artists and museums.]
As well as the exhibition being a beautiful and complex one, it is hoped that it will create cross traffic between the
gallery and the museums with new audiences drawn to both.
Throughout the exhibition there will be storytelling areas, books and activities for children of all ages that will
inspire new narratives about the objects on display. There will be a weekly programme of storytelling sessions and
workshops throughout the exhibition.
Exquisite Trove is a collaboration between The House of Fairy Tales and Newlyn Art Gallery.
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Editor’s Notes:
(1) CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS
Frida Alvinzi, Richard Ballinger, Fiona Banner, Lydia Barnes, Peter Bond, Virginia Bounds, Florence Boyd, Tony
Brennan, Clare Burgess, Rachel Cattle, Natasha Chambers, Paul Chaney, Toby Christian, Cedric Christie, Oliver Clegg,
Angela Cockayne, ContainerPLUS, Tom Crawford, Adam Dant, Ian Dawson, Jo Digger, Annabel Elgar, Gordon Faulds,
FIELDCLUB, William Fontaine, Nancy Fouts, Jen Franklin, Naomi Frears, Dmitri Galitzine, Maria Teresa Gavazzi, Bert
Gilbert, Rob Goodwin, Carolyn Gowdy, Marcelle Hanselaar, Melissa Hardie, Anne Hardy, Andy Harper, Mark
Hammond, Stuart Haygarth, Alice Herrick, Kurt Jackson, Jimp, John Jones, John Keys, Josh Knowles, LEO , Dan Lobb,
Amanda Lorens, Alastair Mackie, Otto Mama, Sam McEwen, Jeff McMillan, Damien Meade, Charlotte Mew, Angus
Mill, B Minns, Cathy de Monchaux, Melanie Monchot, Amanda Moore, Anne Charlotte Morgenstein, Annie Morris,
Richard Niman, Lois Olmstead, Orly Orbach, Cornelia Parker, Hadrian Pigott, Raul Pina, Ged Quinn, Marlowe ChanReeves, Max Reeves, Abigail Reynolds, Steve Richards, Barbara Rosenthal, Paul Sakoilsky, Lindsay Sekulowicz, Colin
Self, Tim Shaw, Jane Simpson, Jesse Leroy Smith, Alex Smirnoff, Rodrigo Soloranzo, David Spero, Tatiana de
Stempel, Brigitte Stepputtis, Samantha Sweeting, Francis Thorburn, Blair Todd, Katherine Tulloh, Caesar Turk, Gavin
Turk, Francis Upritchard, Raisa Veikkola, Julie Vermeille, Jessica Voorsanger, Daryl Waller, Kate Walters, Vivienne
Westwood, Rupert White, Rachel Whiteread, Simon Willems, Viktor Wynd, Billy Wynter, Elliott Young, Yoke &
Zoom
(2) CONTRIBUTING MUSEUMS
Constantine Heritage Collection, Geevor Tin Mine, Helston Folk Museum, Marazion Museum, National Maritime
Museum Cornwall, Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Penryn Museum, Porthcurno Telegraph Museum, Royal
Cornwall Museum, and Wayside Museum.
Works from the museums have been selected by artists Cornelia Parker, Hadrian Pigott, Tim Shaw and Alex
Smirnoff, together with Newlyn Art Gallery Exhibitions Manager Blair Todd and the museum curators.
http://www.frithstreetgallery.com/artists/bio/cornelia_parker
http://www.timshawsculptor.com/
http://www.sandpipergallery.co.uk/Alex%20Smirnoff.htm
For more information on the contributing museums please visit www.museumsincornwall.org.uk
(3) EXHIBITION EVENTS
Exquisite Trove has storytelling areas woven throughout the exhibition, with books and activities for children of all
ages. In addition, we present these events:
Summer Story Time - All sorts of tales told in all sorts of ways from storytellers and shadow puppets to Punch and
Judy. Thursdays 29th July, 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th August, 11am-12 noon. Free.
Little Artists’ Storytelling & Activities - Join Alessandra Ausenda as she weaves a magical world for the under 5s
and parents, with stories and making. Tuesdays 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th Sept. 10am-11.30am £3.50 per session.
Artists’ & Curators’ Talks - What makes an object special? Participating artists and curators discuss their work, the
exhibition and reveal their most treasured artefact. Fridays 30th July & 17th September. 11am. Free.
Penzance Literary Festival - As part of the festival, Melissa Hardie will open the doors of her houses of books, The
Dwellings Bookcase. Friday 20th August, 11am. Free.
(4) THE HOUSE OF FAIRY TALES
Established by the artists Deborah Curtis and Gavin Turk, The House of Fairy Tales is a child-centred artist-led
project which draws on an extensive team of artists, performers, writers, educationalists, designers, musicians, film
makers, dreamers and philosophers to create magical, parallel worlds where learning is play and play is directed
learning. Operating across a number of formats from workshops, publishing, advocacy and education packs, The
House of Fairy Tales is about making education inclusive, inventive and fun.
For more information of The House of Fairy Tales please visit www.houseoffairytales.org
For more information, please contact
Kathy Hill, Marketing Officer, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Telephone: 01736 363715 email: Kathy.hill@newlynartgallery.co.uk
Blair Todd, Exhibitions Manager, Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Telephone: 01736 363715 email: blair.todd@newlynartgallery.co.uk www.newlynartgallery.co.uk
Alice Herrick, Art Director & Exhibitions Curator, The House of Fairy Tales
Telephone: 07976 767 943 email: alice@houseoffairytales.org www.houseoffairytales.org