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EXHIBITION -

FULLY DETACHED

Sarah Kravitz Gallery, Soho Square
Date -
22.01.24 - 04.02.24

Fully Detached - A two-week solo exhibition by Sebastian Koseda spotlighting the housing crisis and the hostile side of British architecture.

Exhibition Foreword -

Last year people were worried about heating their homes,
this year people are worried about having homes.
In an era of rising energy and aggravated nervous systems,
it’s getting harder to believe we are supposed to live like this.

Fully Detached displays no imagined future, speculative timeline or designed fiction. Instead it spotlights the condition of the city today and the united sense of displacement within it.

Sebastian Koseda uses graphic design and sculpture to challenge pre-existing modes of corporate visual communication to the point of self-critique.

The featured works interrogate the tools and language employed to maintain the contemporary city as a purgatory.

Featured Works -

1.
Sebastian Koseda
ZERO INTEREST,
2023

‘A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.’ - Robert Frost

• Brushed Steel
• Pigeon Spikes
• Acrylic
• 2321mm x 920mm

2.
Sebastian Koseda
FULLY DETACHED,
2023

• Brushed Steel
• Pigeon Spikes
• Acrylic
• 2418mm x 920mm

3.
Sebastian Koseda
Gallery Bench with Anti-Sitting Spikes
2023

•MDF & Timber
•30x Spikes (Steel)
•182cm x 50cm

4.
Sebastian Koseda
Anti-Climb Paint Paintings,
2023

•Anti-Climb Paint
•Canvas 3 x 900mm x 2000mm

The anti-climb paint paintings defend themselves as artworks, never drying, ever evolving and virtually unmovable. When recontextualised in the gallery space the paint itself becomes the menace, intrusive as opposed to a deterrent.

Do not touch the artwork
Ne touchez pas l’œuvre d’art
No toques la obra de arte
不要触摸艺术品


The Fully Detached exhibition was originally on display at the Manchester Contemporary before being presented at Sarah Kravitz Gallery, Soho Square.


Featured -
DesignBoom
Art Rabbit


Special Thanks -
Sarah Kravitz
Dave Charlesworth
Josh Spindler
Cat Utting

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White modern indoor space with a green illuminated sign on the wall that says 'FULLY DETACHED'.Green illuminated letters mounted on a wall with metal bird spikes installed above them.White gallery wall with large blue letters spelling 'ZERO INTEREST' topped with bird deterrent spikes.Close-up of large blue illuminated letters mounted on a white wall with metal bird deterrent spikes on top.Modern minimalist room with white walls featuring blue text 'ZERO INTEREST' on the left and green text 'FULLY DETACHED' on the right, with a glass table and black chairs in the center.Minimalist white gallery room with a white bench featuring evenly spaced metallic spikes and a projected image of buildings with a quote on the wall.White bench with evenly spaced silver metal cones on top, placed on a tiled floor in a white room.Contemporary art installation showing a photo of high-rise buildings with people walking, displayed above a white table with evenly spaced metal cones.Gallery storefront with black door frame and window displaying signage for Sarah Kravitz at 17 Soho Square and an exhibition titled 'Sebastian Koseda Fully Detached' from 22 Jan to 4 Feb.Three vertically aligned black and deep blue textured paintings mounted on a white wall above piles of black material and paint cans with a brush on a tiled floor.Wall label for Sebastian Koseda's 2023 artwork 'Anti-Climb Paint Paintings' with dimensions 900mm by 2000mm, includes multilingual 'Do not touch the artwork' and graphic of two black hands.Close-up of textured black paint with vertical glossy silver streaks and subtle blue highlights.Black glossy irregular blob resembling a puddle on a light terrazzo tiled floor against a plain white wall.Gallery label for Sebastian Koseda's Anti-Climb Paint Paintings, 2023, showing materials, dimensions, and multilingual 'Do not touch' warning next to textured black artwork.Three cans of Blackfriar Professional Anti-Climb Paint, one open with a brush inside and one can dripping black paint.Yellow book titled 'Sebastian Koseda – Fully Detached' stacked on a concrete block with event details for The Manchester Contemporary November 17-19 at Manchester Central.Hand holding a key attached to a yellow exhibition invitation card for Sebastian Koseda's 'Fully Detached' exhibit at Sarah Kravitz Gallery, 22 Jan to 4 Feb.Collage of Instagram posts featuring hands holding yellow exhibition invitation key tags for Sebastian Koseda's 'Fully Detached' show from 22 Jan to 4 Feb at Sarah Kravitz Gallery, London.Smiling middle-aged couple standing in front of a house holding keys next to a yellow sold sign reading 'Sebastian Koseda Fully Detached 17-19 Nov'.Two black bottles with foil tops, each fitted with a red plastic safety cork stopper, one held by a hand with painted nails.BBC News article titled 'Mortgage rates rise after inflation surprise' with an image of a man and woman reviewing paperwork.People viewing a blue neon sign reading 'ZERO INTEREST' displayed on a white gallery wall with brick arches and spotlights above.People viewing a blue neon sign installation that reads 'ZERO INTERE' in an indoor exhibition space with brick walls and arched windows.