Patrick Coyle : To Draw A Blank

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PATRICK COYLE : TO DRAW A BLANK PV FRIDAY 13 JANUARY 6 - 8PM 14 JANUARY - 18 FEBRUARY EVENTS PROGRAMME FRIDAY 13 JAN 7PM TO DRAW A BLANK Private view with performances by Patrick Coyle,à‚ Holly Pester and invited guests. SATURDAY 14 JAN 4-6PMà‚  THE PIRATES OF CARTHAGE by Daniel Kelly Fusing spoken word, video footage and Tunisian Hip-Hop,à‚ Kelly's play examines the recent uprising across Tunisia alongside The Mercenary War(264-241 BC) in the city of Carthage.à‚  FRIDAY JAN 20 & SATURDAY JAN 21 3-6PM CONTINUOUS POLYMORPH PROJECT Performance by Patrick Coyle at London Art Fair,à‚  T E N D E R P I X E L . STAND P10,à‚  Islington Business Design Centre, London N1 FRIDAY 27 JAN 7PM TO DRAW A PRACTICE Presentations by antepress (Julia Calver, Patrick Coyle,à‚ Cressida Kosienski, Claire Nichols and Tamarin Norwood)à‚ and invited guests demonstrating their own individualà‚ practices ‘from scratch' and from memory.à‚  FRIDAY 10 FEB 7PM TO DRAW AN END Closing event with performances by Patrick Coyle, SJ Fowler and invited guests.à‚  Tenderpixel is pleased to present Patrick Coyle: To Draw A Blank, an exhibition and series of performances. Coyle re-presents found images, objects and texts that demonstrate an encounter with misunderstanding, whether in terms of ambiguous meaning or a deliberate misappropriation of material. Working across writing, performance, sculpture, drawing, photography, collage and painting, Coyle displays new works which explore varied meanings of ‘blankness'. Originating from a ‘Familiar Phrases' picture puzzle illustration (which bears a striking resemblance to the artist), the title of the exhibition suggests multiple readings of the blank; ‘going blank' in terms of forgetting, the blank canvas or page and the blank template as arbitrary constraint. Utilising the stage area of the basement space, Coyle will programme a series of performances delivered both by himself and others. Also displayed within the lower gallery will be a series of drawings that document a continuously evolving sculpture, which will in turn function as a performance prop.