A conversation between curator Kate Strain and Soma's Rachael Corcoran - September 24th Culture night 2011


‘Not Another Nevan Lahart’ is an unauthorised survey show of works by Nevan Lahart, and is presented without the involvement or permission of the artist. The objects on display, which include none of the artist's actual art, consist of inaccurate copies, imitations, print-outs, and approximations of large-scale sculptural ideas. Through the display of these surrogate artworks, ‘Not Another Nevan Lahart’ seeks to question current conventions of exhibition-making in contemporary art. By subverting the usual curatorial routes associated with the presentation of artwork, the show side-steps the often hagiographic endeavor of display, in an effort to perform a lively critique of both the artist and the art-world.

Soma Waterford