Exhibition

Prometheus

14 Apr 2023 – 21 May 2023

Regular hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 18:00
Thursday
10:00 – 18:00
Friday
10:00 – 18:00
Saturday
10:00 – 18:00
Sunday
10:00 – 18:00

Free admission

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An exhibition of large-scale collaborative paintings inspired by the Greek myth 'Prometheus' and challenged by AI

About

Prometheus continues the exploration of collaborative painting that The Customs House and Newcastle University Fine Art started through Glaucus & Scylla (2022), this time beginning with the myth of Prometheus from Ovid’s Metamorphosis.

The project explores the challenge of the creator, how this creation can rebel against perceived authorities, and the consequences of doing so. Simultaneously, the artists question the notion of what it is to be a painter, taking the artists out of the stereotypical ‘solitary confinement’ of the studio and bringing them together into a collaborative group to challenge the very way they think about their painting practice.

In conflict with this is another creator, a pseudo-participant made using Artificial Intelligence (AI). This AI disrupts our creation while simultaneously generating something new. In this way we turn the myth on its head, do we consider the merit of this non-human creation or do we condone it? And in doing so, what does that say about us as artists?

What to expect? Toggle

CuratorsToggle

Rory Williams

Exhibiting artistsToggle

Christian Mieves

Sheila Culling

Roohia Syed-Ahmed

Oscar Harethwaites

Max Bryg

Manako Maddison

Katie Houser

Ellen Morrison

Darren Cairney

Taking part

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