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INSIGHT 6 contemporary artists in 6 City churches John Newling exhibited 'Mine' at St Mary Woolnoth, Lombard Street, City of London from 27th June to 13th July 2005 Insight was curated by Paul Bayley and Meryl Doney. It was organised by Art & Christianity Enquiry and supported by Art and Sacred Places, Grenbelt Festival Communion Fund, the Jerusalem Trust, Scottish Arts Council, Kroll Talbot Hughes and The Worshipful Company of Grocers. A brief Biography of John Newling follows: John Newling was born in Birmingham and after completing MA and M.Phil degrees at Chelsea and Wolverhampton he was awarded the first Fulbright Fellowship in Visual Art in 1985. During his time in America, Newling produced works in hotels, swimming pools, burnt out cars, sales of memorabilia and on the streets of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC and New York. This experience marked the beginning of his enduring interest in notions of Place both in terms of cartography and context. This has generated many works over the following decades both gallery based and site specific. Newling constantly reviews 'The tacit agreements of Place' and this has coalesced into a view of the pathology of institutions such as banks and churches. His current researches have been into the nature, manifestations and relationships of Currency and Belief. This process of review is the initial impetus for a work for a specific place. Whilst always underpinned by rigorous conceptual thinking,
Newling's works are always conscious of material, fabrication and architectural
space. His sculptural installations are possessed of a quiet beauty that
resonates with layers of meaning that are inherent within the form. Newling has an international reputation and has
installed works across Europe and the USA. John Newling lives in Nottingham
where he is currently Professor of Installation Sculpture at The Nottingham
Trent University.
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