Phoebe Davies
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NEWS:
I’m currently working in partnership with South London Gallery collaborating on a series of new works with Life For Girls, a young women’s group in South East London.
Check back soon for new works and events……
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MIRROR MESSAGES.
Intervention in public toilets. London 2011 (ongoing)
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Phoebe Davies
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COMMENTARY. Three performances by DARTER Whitechapel Gallery, February 2012.
In connection with their Artist in Residence exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, DARTER (Phoebe Davies, Chloe Cooper and Louisa Martin) present three performances which explore various viewpoints around the perception, exchange and transfer of ‘knowledge’.
Extracts from a conversation, the Bridge Academy Hackney. 2012
A collaboration by Alex Wall (English Teacher, Year 8 form tutor) and Phoebe Davies. Narrated by Jean Tormey.
During COMMENTARY Jean Tormey - Whitechapel Gallery Education Curator (pictured above) performed an introductory text to a live audience. The script was constructed from edited conversations between staff, teachers and artist during the residency.
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December 2011 - February 2012 Whitechapel Gallery.
An Interruption, Hackney Bridge Academy, DARTER, 2011
Still from performance during school staff briefing where staff performed to a set
of instructions.
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NOUGHTS AND CROSSES (extract from the SPEND A DAY series)
SPEND A DAY In collaboration with Pollyanna Davies
Liverpool Street Station. London. 2011
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TICKET , Tate Modern, 2010
From January 2010 an artwork existed within the Tate Modern Cloakroom, this work expired in January 2011 and is currently missing. From September 2011 PD will begin to trace it’s journey.
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MIRROR MESSAGES.
Public Toilets. London 2011 (ongoing)
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Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2008
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Elevator Gallery, London, 2007
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Arnolfini, Bristol, 2008
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Southbank, London, 2008
Phoebe Davies’ work is defined by its situation and contexts, exploring the social codes and behavioural responses that shape an event, public space or constructed scenario. She generates work through instruction, live interaction and text, which may be initiated by an individual or group but completed or extended by others. Her work is often ephemeral and chanced upon existing primarily in pedestrian spaces in addition to galleries and institutions.
Phoebe Davies is one third of DARTER, an artist group who make art in response to particular social contexts. With a predominantly live or performative approach, DARTER's work aims to playfully interrupt established social codes and conventions that shape or frame how we perceive an event, interaction or architectural space.
