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​WW Gallery at the 54th Venice Biennale ​
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"a slice of heaven...in the middle of Venice." (Alicia Miller on Axis)

"...by far the most enjoyable part of the 54th Venice Biennale" (Tom Jeffreys on FAD)

 "An inventive show from two new and inspiring London curators" (Marta Crunelli on Flint PR)

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Afternoon Tea: Works on Paper

an exhibition of works on paper by 70 contemporary artists
Part of the 'UK at the Venice Biennale' programme and the wider Biennale collateral exhibitions, 54th Venice Biennale, 30 May – 12 June, Venice, Italy.
Exhibition title: Afternoon Tea: Works on Paper

​Host: WW Gallery
Curators: Debra Wilson & Chiara Williams
Exhibition dates: EXHIBITION NOW CLOSED
(30 May – 12 June 2011, 3 - 6pm daily)
Preview / vernissage: By invitation only
Afternoon Tea: Sittings at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm daily (except 1st June) and by appointment only. (Traditional Afternoon Tea & Cake is free, please book your sitting)
Venue: The Quaffers Pavilion, Campo San Polo, 30125 Venice, Italy
Vaporetto: S. Silvestro

WW Gallery participated in the 53rd Venice Biennale and this year, for the 54th Biennale, has invited artists to submit works on paper for a two week exhibition in the heart of Venice.
The Quaffers Pavilion, in Campo San Polo, will host the exhibition and act as an outpost of The British Pavilion, originally designed in 1887 as a tearoom. ‘Afternoon Tea’ is an antidote to the vastness of the Biennale proper, a chance to put your feet up. While restaurants and cafes are closed until the evening shift, WW Gallery invites visitors to unwind and partake in the great British tradition of afternoon tea. From 3 – 6pm daily, free tea and cake will be served along with a selection of contemporary works on paper.

The phrase ‘works on paper’, like ‘afternoon tea’, evokes a curious, slightly old school nostalgia. But even in this new media age, working on paper is relevant and still underpins the practice of most contemporary artists. The immediacy of marks on paper lends itself to the honest and direct outpouring of dreams, memories, fantasies and humour, offering an intimate exchange between artist and viewer. The works in this exhibition are free from a common theme and instead simply reflect the current spectrum of small-scale works on paper, where image and text are expressed in their most vivid and vital form.

Further info:

See online catalogue  with texts by Cherry Smyth and Helen Sumpter and one example of work from each of the participating artists (more in the exhibition).To download press images & full press release: http://www.wilsonwilliamsgallery.com/press.html. 

‘Afternoon tea’ is a pop-up tearoom and exhibition, 30 May – 12 June 2011. Free entry 3-6pm daily, but tea by appointment only. 

‘Afternoon Tea’ is curated by Debra Wilson and Chiara Williams. Wilson and Williams, known collectively as WW, have a proven track record for spotting and nurturing talent and curating inspired and subversive exhibitions from their gallery base in Hackney, East London.

‘Afternoon Tea’ brings together 70 emerging and established artists, including: Kate Davis, Alicja Dobrucka, Oona Grimes, Susie Hamilton, Sardine & Tobleroni, Sadie Hennessy, Jarik Jongman, Liane Lang, Eva Lis, Enzo Marra, Suzanne Moxhay, Mimi Norrgren, Flora Parrott, Edd Pearman, Boa Swindler, Caroline Walker, Chiara Williams.

Exhibiting WW Gallery Artists
 
Jarik Jongman
Sadie Hennessy
Eva Lis
Enzo Marra
Boa Swindler
Chiara Williams
   
Exhibiting Artists
   
Natasha Bailey
Beatriz Barba Calleja
Siobhan Barr
Zena Bielewicz
Claire Brewster
Tony Charles (appears courtesy Platform A Gallery)
Deb Covell (appears courtesy Platform A Gallery)
Anna D'Avanzo
Shona Davies
Kate Davis (appears courtesy Fred [London])
Katharina Daxenberger (appears courtesy Florian Sundheimer Gallery)
Alicja Dobrucka
Tiago Duarte
Serge D'Urach
Wendy Elia
Patrick Folkard
Yvanna Greene
Oona Grimes (appears courtesy Danielle Arnaud)
Susie Hamilton (appears courtesy Paul Stolper)
Alia Hansen
Caren Hartley
Sibylle Heil
Jessica Herrington
Olivia Hicks
Marguerite Horner
Joanne Hummel-Newell
Ben Jamie (appears courtesy Zero 10 Gallery, London)
Neil Kilby
Liane Lang
Mindy Lee
Andrew Litten
Kinga Lubowiecka
Florence Mather
Jo Metson Scott
Rob Miller
Lorenzo Missoni
Suzanne Moxhay (appears courtesy BEARSPACE, London)
Lisa Muten
Hannah Newell
Leigh Niland
Erika Nordqvist
Mimi Norrgren (appears courtesy Nicola Scaglione / 27AD Gallery, Italy)
Alice O'Hanlon
Flora Parrott (appears courtesy Tintype, London)
Edd Pearman
Nikki Plews
Chantal Powell
Maya Ramsay
Luke Renouf
ro.man  
Sardine & Tobleroni
Luke Sellers
Soo Shin
Ted Somogyi
William Stein
Ayuko Sugiura
Jane Taverner
Sally Taylor
Florin Ungureanu
Anna Walker
Caroline Walker
Steph Wehowski
Julie Westerman 
Afternoon Tea Catalogue

with texts by Cherry Smyth and Helen Sumpter
and full colour images and texts from all 70 artists
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This online version is free to download, share, print and embed on your website.

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