Lucy May

In Partnership with Edel Assanti

The Wallis Gallery

Vanessa Carlos, Edward Fornieles & Ross McNicol

present

LUCY MAY - SUBURBAN BAROQUE

Opening

Thursday 9th September 2010 7-9 pm

EDEL ASSANTI

276 Vauxhall

Bridge Road

London SW1V 1BB

Extravagant and cavernous conglomerates of wax, polyurethane foam, fake flowers and various eruptions of modified plastic tat. With these works, Lucy May celebrates cheapness, the sickly sweet, and the synthetic and fuse those things with commemorative, historical and anatomical references.

Pebble dashing, domestic gloss and pearlescent car paints create a fantastical world of customised suburban baroque. Pound shop opulence flirts with the viewer, defying good taste and revelling in the deceptive seductiveness of the bargain bin.

Lucy May was born in 1982 and lives and works in London. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2010.

For further information or images contact Vanessa Carlos (vanessa@thewallisgallery.eu)

Exhibition open from 10th September to 3rd October 2010

From Thursday to Saturday 12-6 pm or by appointment +44 (0)7786 453 544