Andrew Gannon

This book was published to accompany Andrew Gannon's exhibition and performances that took place at the Fruitmarket Gallery 10.12.22-8.1.23 . It includes an essay on Gannon’s work by curator and writer Ruth Bretherick, and a poem from writer David Cochrane.

 Andrew Gannon (b 1980, Bolton) is an artist who uses everyday gestures, moments and objects as the basis of his work, which encompasses performance and sculpture. Recognising that his experience of congenital limb difference is part of his everyday, he began to centre his disability in his practice.

 The Installation photography in this book focuses on the material presence of Gannon's sculptures in the Fruitmarket Warehouse. It also documents the circularity of the artist's performances that were a central part of the exhibition. In these performances, Gannon would cast prostheses that bound long bamboo poles into plaster on his arm to create a drawing implement in the style of French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1964). Gannon then would draw components of his show on large surfaces in the gallery with a small piece of charcoal taped to the bamboo pole prosthetic; subjecting himself and his disability to the audience’s gaze.

This was a limited print run.

Authors: Ruth Bretherick, David Cochrane

Published in December 2022

Isbn: 9781908612663

Dimensions: 290 x 160 mm softback

24 pages