Salon Unisex
25 April - 01 June 2002
35 Heddon Street, London W1
Using found materials such as discarded speakers, rock t-shirts, leather jackets and gloves, Jim Lambie’s sculptures obliquely harness the ability of music to transform mood and open up the mind - “getting rid of the edges', as he puts it. Lambie’s works have a freshness of form – partly to do with the fact that they look fun to make – that make the viewer feel that things are looking up: this is the hippest party in town. His surprising combinations of familiar objects are transformed by a psychedelic palate and energised with his economic efficiency. From bed-sit trash to talismans that alter physical and cerebral space, the works act like a favourite song - the sculptures lead and the audience follows.