Richard Hughes

One Man's Struggle to Take It Easy

25 November - 10 January 2009
The Modern Institute at Sadie Coles HQ,             35 Heddon Street, London W1

The Modern Institute is pleased to announce the solo exhibition by Richard Hughes ‘One Man’s Struggle to Take it Easy.’

Conceived in the lexicon of suburban realism Hughes’ work replicates the familiarity of a built environment - walls, bicycles, posters: all of the visual markers lining the average walk home through a British suburb. While the work appears found it is in fact constructed - the wall is made from polystyrene, the bicycle is recast, and the banner is made in fibreglass, each exemplifying an intended specificity.