An Inn For Phantoms Of The Outside and In Martin Boyce
May 25—November 18, 2019
Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute

An Inn For Phantoms Of The Outside and In Martin Boyce

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An Inn For Phantoms Of The Outside And In, 2019 Galvanised steel, chainlink fencing, mixed aggregate gravel, painted perforated stainless steel, galvanised steel, painted galvanised steel, concrete, felled timber, lime wash emulsion, debris netting, cable ties, steel chain, stainless steel chain, rubber tubing 800 x 3450 x 2130 cm Exhibition view: An Inn For Phantoms Of The Outside and In, Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute, 2019 Photo © Keith Hunter

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During the summer of 2019 Martin Boyce presents a major outdoors commission in the landscaped grounds of Mount Stuart. Inspired by the memory of a tennis court long since dismantled, his ongoing interest in abandoned and disused spaces is awakened. The court is close to fiction, undocumented, a relic from the 1970’s. The artist reconsiders and recomposes the structure. Connecting with previous works such as the iconic 2002 Tramway installation Our Love is Like the...
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Martin Boyce

Martin Boyce was born 1967 in Hamilton, Scotland. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art and at the California Institute for the Arts. He lives and works in Glasgow. In 2011,...