Matthew Ronay

Matthew Ronay

Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art

“Medevac Flashback…Therapy…Anal Leakage”, 2005
MDF, wood, string, cotton sheet, paint
Height variable x 70 x 55 inches x 177.8 x 139.7

September 16, 2006

Matthew Ronay
Goin Down, Down, Down

13 September-8 November 2006

Parasol unit
foundation for contemporary art
14 Wharf Road
London N1 7RW
T 44 (0) 207 490 7373
F 44 (0) 207 490 7775

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Gallery hours:
Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6pm,
Sunday 12 6pm

Matthew Ronays art stems from life from what we are, what we do, and how we live. Much of his work takes the crude realities of life and depicts them seemingly devoid of all emotion, reflecting in some ways our own contemporary society.

The works in this exhibition are large assemblages of disparate and apparently mundane objects made primarily out of medium density fibreboard (MDF) and painted in bright colours. En masse these objects make a collective sense, yet equally, each one can stand alone. Above all, these assemblages function like stage sets on which the dramas of life are laid bare. Often, a scene will depict some gory circumstance, a narrative in need of an audience. With its strong compositional element, Ronays work can often read like a sentence or even a musical score, both familiar territories to Ronay. For as long as he has made art he has also played music, and he is an avid reader of innovative and unconventional literature, such as the writings of Raymond Roussel, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Raymond Queneau and George Perec.

Born in 1976, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, Matthew Ronay now lives and works in New York.

Matthew Ronay exhibition is accompanied by a full-colour catalogue that includes two essays and an interview. It is the first monograph on Ronays work and will be distributed world wide by JRP I Ringier

For up to date information on all of our events, please visit our website at www.parasol-unit.org or call our office on 44 (0)20 7490 7373

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