The Black Page: Black Page 17

Description of work

'Using a photograph of ED Morel's anti-war tract 'Truth and War' (1916) because no fiction, not even Tristram Shandy, could necessarily anticipate the emergence of the 'black art' of propaganda as practised by the modern state. The pink markers reflect my search for references to Winston Churchill - considered by Morel to be, or to have become, a dreadful mythmaker during the Great War, and therefore a 'personal force for evil' against which he was pleased to stand in the General Election of 1922.'

THE BLACK PAGE

The Black Page exhibition at Shandy Hall celebrates the 250th anniversary of Vols I & II of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne.
Page 73 of Volume I is a Black Page which marks the death of Parson Yorick.
73 artists/writers have each been asked to create a 'Black Page' for exhibition and sale by auction.

Participating artists include:
Norman Ackroyd, Carry Akroyd, Richard Askwith, Di Atkinson, John Baldessari, Philip Barnes, Jen Bervin, Emma Biggs, Felix Bennett, Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Blegvad, Pavel Büchler, Paul Brandford, Madeleine Bunting, Ronald Blythe, Eddie Campbell, JM Coetzee, Les Coleman, Matthew Collings, Coracle Press, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Mark Dion, JP Donleavy, Maura Dooley, Helen Douglas, Craig Dworkin, Michael Eaton, Eugenius, Maria Fusco, Kenneth Goldsmith, Alasdair Gray, Lavinia Greenlaw, Michael Hall, Patrick Hughes,Nigel Hutchinson, Patrick Keiller, Andrzej Krauze, John Lawrence, Thomas Lynch, Hilary Mantel, Javier Marias, Jonathan Meades, Jon McGregor, Matt Madden, Patrick Marber, Simon Morris, Paul Munden, Scott Myles, Thomas Newton, Michael Nyman, Brad Paley, Cornelia Parker, Tom Phillips, Graham Rawle, Chris Rose, Jerome Rothenberg, Martin Rowson, Colin Sackett, Colin See-Paynton, Will Self, Jo Shapcott, Iain Sinclair, Lemony Snicket, Graham Swift, Adam Thirlwell, Carolyn Thompson, Nick Thurston, Hayley Tompkins, Yasunao Tone, Craig Vear, Tony Whishaw, Rachel Whiteread, Alison Wilding, Patrick Wright

But which artist created which page?
Each work is signed by the artist and is for sale, but the signatures of the contributors are hidden beneath the black mounting board. Their descriptions of their work may provide clues.
Each artist has provided a description of the materials used and the making of each page and this is appended under the relevant picture on the blog, and available in the gallery.

Each Black Page is for sale by auction.

Bidding starts at £73, to rise in increments of £10 minimum.
Bids will be recorded in the comments under the relevant Black Page on the blog and in the gallery at Shandy Hall.
Bidding will only be accepted by email to shandyhall@dial.pipex.com, letter or in person to Patrick Wildgust, and will close at 11.59pm on October 31st 2009.
All monies raised will contribute to the grant by English Heritage to repair the roof at Shandy Hall.

A stone Black Page (sculpted by Peter Coates) has been installed on Sterne’s grave in the churchyard of St Michael's church, Coxwold and Nutty Slack by Patrick Hughes, Quilt by Tom Phillips and Black Page - the Movie by Revolution Films can be seen in the gallery.
Exhibition continues until 31 October. Open every day (except Saturdays) 11am - 4pm (see Laurence Sterne Trust link above)

Shandy Hall
Coxwold, York, YO61 4AD
Tel: 01347 868465

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THE BLACK PAGE