‘SAMPLE (RED PELTS)’
2021
ENGRAVED POPLAR PANEL WITH VINYL PAINT
21 X 29.7 CM
A Short Affair, Pin Drop’s first anthology, combining original short fiction with artwork by contemporary artists from the Royal Academy Schools. Published by Scribner on 12th July.
Simon Oldfield brings together eighteen original stories by bestselling authors, alongside exciting new voices from the annual Pin Drop Short Story Award. With a foreword by Tim Marlow, Artistic Director of the Royal Academy of Arts, each story comes with a unique artwork.
‘A dazzling anthology uniting the written word with the visual’ Stephen Fry
Writers: Elizabeth Day, Bethan Roberts, Nikesh Shukla, Claire Fuller, Ben Okri, Anne O’Brien, A. L. Kennedy, Anna Stewart, Craig Burnett, Douglas W. Milliken, Will Self, Jarred McGinnis, Barney Walsh, Rebecca F. John, Joanna Campbell, Emily Bullock, Cherise Saywell and Lionel Shriver.
Artists: Eddie Peake, Kay Harwood, Gabriella Boyd, Jonathan Trayte, Luey Graves, Marco Palmieri, John Robertson, Coco Crampton, Fani Prali, Murray O’Grady, Pio Abad, Declan Jenkins, Mary Ramsden, Carla Busuttil, Jessy Jetpacks, Nick Goss, Tim Ellis and Adam Shield.
Cover artwork by British artist, Eddie Peake.
Published by Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, on 12th July 2018.
‘THE SENSATION OF THE NATION (VICTORY SPRINKLES)’
2017
INSTALLATION VIEW, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: BURLINGTON ARCADE, ROYAL ACADEMY ARTS FESTIVAL
RESIDENCY
Artist in residence: Murray O’Grady
Burlington Arcade Royal Academy Arts Festival 2017
Artist Murray O‘Grady has an enthusiastic interest in the history of London and Mayfair in particular; from the mythology of Beau Brummel to the branding of Fortnum & Masons. During his residency in the Burlington Arcade, he will conduct research into the historical and contemporary culture of the place as it relates to ongoing investigations in his practice; the relationship between history and fiction, of identity and performance (particularly in relation to social class) and how these ideas relate to a fetishized idea of “Englishness” and theories of Dandyism.
In an intense period of creation, he will generate a body of work through writing, photography, digital design, print and collage. There will be the chance to review the material as it is being produced and talk to the artist as he works.
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/ra-at-the-mayfair-art-weekend
