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— SQUEEZE
— Hotel Minerva
— These Here United States
— The Royal Republic
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Jost Munster, Untitled (Bunting 1), 2003
James Brooks, 'The Abdicating King', 2009
DJ Roberts, "A dozen done by hand", 2009
Sam Herbert, "Modern Major General", 2008
Phil Coy, "Regency Refracted", 2009
, "Photographs of HM Queen", 1997
Mark Molloy, "Master Piper's Folly (A temple of neo-British worthies)", 2009
Pat O'Connor, "Put the Edge in Privelege", 2009
Greg Rook, "The Poachers", 2009
Pat O'Connor, "Sports Day Mum's race", 2006 - 09
The Royal Republic
15 May—28 Jun 2009
Wed—Fri 12—6pm
Sat—Sun by Appointment
artists
Boo Sze Yang, DJ Roberts, Greg Rook, James Brooks, Justin Mortimer, Keith Coventry, Mark Molloy, Phil Coy, Sam Herbert, Jost Munster
MASTER PIPER is pleased to present The Royal Republic, a group exhibition, which explores the relationship between the British Monarchy and contemporary society within the United Kingdom, and further Commonwealth.
The show utilises the United Kingdom’s constitutional democracy as a departure point, in an attempt to analyse the Royal family’s position of historic privilege in relation to the common man.
Over the past decade, it could be said that the British Monarchy has been forced to justify and realign its hierarchical position in relation to an evolving contemporary society. These attempts at modernisation or redefinition have been observed through actions such as: aligning themselves as an environmental conscience, allowing increased and unprecedented media exposure, or even the production of lifestyle organic food products. However it could be said, that consciously revealing a personable openness to the general public paradoxically undermines their distinct historic position, bringing them more in line with their ‘subjects.’
The Royal Republic consists of 11 artists working across drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, sound, and video. The very nature of a group show format allows for the democratic process to address this social condition. The exhibition is not intended to be anti-establishment and overtly politicised, furthermore, it does not have a consensus of political beliefs. Instead, through posing such questions as: What is the social ‘need’ of the Royal family? Is the Monarchy an essentially traditional institution, thus, can or should it be modernised? -The Royal Republic aims to highlight some of the idiosyncratic social paradoxes currently at work within the United Kingdom and further Commonwealth.
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