Mitchell-Innes & Nash

David Godbold · April 14 - May 25, 2007

534 W 26th Street
April 14 - May 25, 2007

Press Release

David Godbold: The Unreliable Narrator
Mitchell-Innes & Nash Chelsea
April 14 – May 25, 2007

Mitchell-Innes & Nash announces the first New York solo exhibition for Dublin-based artist David Godbold. On view at 534 West 26th Street from April 14 – May 25, the show comprises over 125 small drawings and two major wall paintings.

Godbold creates small ink drawings on sheets of tracing paper, and overlays them onto scraps of found paper, ranging from discarded shopping lists and diary pages to love letters and homework assignments. He then inserts his own textual element, adding a typed quotation, remark, or truism to create a satirical interplay between text and image.

The two large-scale paintings will be applied directly to gallery walls. One depicts St. Sebastian, while the other is an apocalyptic scene inserted into a dense wooded landscape painted in a style reminiscent of 16th century Dutch painting.

David Godbold was born in England in 1961 and has lived in Dublin for the past 17 years. The show at Mitchell-Innes & Nash will be Godbold’s second United States solo exhibition, following a 2006 exhibition at Jack Hanley gallery in San Francisco. From 1999 – 2000, Godbold held a residency at PS1 Contemporary Art Center in New York. He holds a Ph.D. in Art History & Philosophy from the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, and a BA in Fine Art from the University of London, Goldsmiths’ College. He has exhibited widely throughout Europe and the United States, and his work is represented in various public and private collections.

Listing Information:
Mitchell-Innes & Nash Chelsea:
534 West 26th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues.
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat, 10am – 6pm
Public Information: T: (212) 744-7400 www.miandn.com
Opening reception: Saturday, April 14, 2007, 6 – 8pm.

Press Contact:
Stacy Bolton Communications
T: 212.721.5350 E: Emily@StacyBolton.com

Exhibition Images

L'Homme au Nez Cassé
1863-64
Bronze
Height: 15 1/8 in. 38.5 cm


Femme Accroupie (petit modèle)
Conceived in 1882, cast circa 1930
Bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 12 1/2 in. 31.8 cm.


Come to MoM[m]A
2006
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
11 5/8 by 8 1/4 in. 29.5 by 21 cm


Dig deep
2006
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
9 1/2 by 8 1/4 in. 24.1 by 21 cm


That's Not Right!
2006
Acrylic, pencil and self-adhesive wall text (Wall drawing)
Variable


A great day
2007
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
11 9/16 by 8 1/8 in. 29.4 by 20.6 cm


Things go dark
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
11 5/8 by 16 1/2 in. 29.5 by 41.9 cm


Teenage sex pest
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
15 7/8 by 11 9/16 in. 40.2 by 29.4 cm


Laughter is good
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found drawing
16 1/2 by 11 3/8 in. 41.8 by 29 cm


Not out of the woods
2006
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
8 1/4 by 11 3/4 in. 21 by 29.8 cm


Not a word
2006
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
11 5/8 by 8 1/4 in. 29.5 by 21 cm


Do you share this lack of engagement
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
8 1/4 by 11 5/8 in. 21 by 29.5 cm


Devilman
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
8 1/4 by 11 5/8 in. 21 by 29.5 cm


Have I got your attention yet?
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
11 5/8 by 8 1/4 in. 29.5 by 21 cm


Give peas a chance
2006
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
11 5/8 by 8 1/4 in. 29.5 by 21 cm


Don't!
2007
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
11 5/8 by 8 3/16 in. 29.5 by 20.8 cm


A car crash moment
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
8 1/4 by 11 5/8 in. 21 by 29.5 cm


A victory for common sense
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
11 5/16 by 7 1/2 in. 28.7 by 19.1 cm


Days of milk and honey
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
16 7/16 by 11 5/8 in. 41.8 by 29.5 cm


Just come along
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
11 3/16 by 8 3/16 in. 28.4 by 20.8 cm


It makes me happy
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
11 3/8 by 16 5/16 in. 28.9 by 41.4 cm


The Advance of Unreason
2007
Acrylic, pencil and self-adhesive wall text (Wall drawing)
Variable


Installation view


Installation view


Installation view


Please 'dot toach'
2006
Ink and computer print out on tracing paper, laid over found paper
9 7/8 by 8 1/4 in. 25.1 by 21 cm


150 calories per hour
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
7 15/16 by 6 1/4 in. 20.2 by 15.9 cm


Head in a bag
2006
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
11 5/8 by 8 1/4 in. 29.5 by 21 cm


Double de Niro
2007
Ink on tracing paper over found paper
7 3/4 by 12 1/8 in. 19.7 by 30.8 cm


Alcohol Shelf (Archive Version)
2001-09
Bottles, re-constituted wine, stuffed animals, spills, rubber boot, photocopies, white-out and acrylic
96 by 69 by 13 in. 243.8 by 175.3 by 33 cm.


Cusp
2010
Performance


Foraging (The Air Itself/Dark Version)
1995-2001
Archival Iris print
Sheet: 47 by 35 in. 119.4 by 88.9 cm.


Shopping for the Sea
2010
Acrylic, ballpoint pen, paper on vinyl banner
72 by 96 in. 182.9 by 243.8 cm.


At the Beach
2003-10
Acrylic, oil, pencil, ballpoint pen, paper on photo paper
36 by 62 in. 91.4 by 157.5 cm.