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From 1976 to its closure in 1978 The Gallery returned to its first solitary state, and as transient visitors diminished the space gradually converted its identity to a white chamber, emptied of exhibits and of contemporary art...slowly, by tentative probes, The Gallery became transformed into a vector for urgent messages flowing from the networked world beyond. Through the quiet months, undisturbed by the prismatic shifts of the small London art world, one long exhibition unfolded itself, played out for one spectator.
About the Author
NP James studied painting with Frank Auerbach and Keith Vaughan at the Slade School of Art. In 1972 he initiated The Gallery, 65a Lisson Street, staging projects between artists until 1978. He since worked as a house-writer on the Dictionary of Art (Macmillan London & New York) contributing over eighty entries. With Sarah Batiste he edited and published Cv Journal of Art & Crafts 1988-92, forming Cv Publications in 1992 and Cv/Visual Arts Research in 1995. He contributed articles to Art Monthly, Artists Newsletter and weekly reviews to What's On In London. He taught in a variety of schools and adult education institutes from 1970, also lecturing on postmodern culture at Middlesex University.
