“Ny idiśnz bî Jūłn Ôpi alñsd ɖ most iṇvtv n xîtñ prints n animeśnz h hz md in ɖ past ʈri yirz”
Mark Hudson TELEGRAPH 12 June 2015
Jonathan Jones GUARDIAN 3 June 2015
“Đs z hâ jīńs lcs nâ”
“Sr Anṭni Van Dîc’s last Slfportrit z wn v ɖ most rmarcbl slfportrits evr pêntd in Britn…Đs z a ynīc oṗtyṇti t si slfportrits fṛm ɖ gaḷri’z c̣lẋn alñsd lounz fṛm ɖ Naśnl Portritgaḷri n cntmprri artists.”
“Ɖ insṭlešn v Jūłn Ôpi’z hîrîz-bildñ sculpčrz on ɖ frst flor v Îcon Gaḷri in 2001 côinsîdd wɖ 9/11. Ɖ moḍnist isʈetc ɖe imbodi n ɖer smāt nītṇs az modlz z nâ infwmd bî memriz v a de ɖt dṛmatcli čenjd ɖ wrld. Ɖ ls z mr ifišnsi ɖe sjst, simbolic v a ssayti ɖt funẋnz in an ōdrli we, cn no longr b sīn wɖ iṇsns. A nmbr v ɖz ācitcčṛl pìsz nâ rîz p in Îcon’z Tâŗūm.
Îcon Îconz siz ɖ rtrn t Îcon v fîv ci Britiš ātists fṛm an xibišnprôgram ɖt hz xtndd ovr fîv decêdz – includñ Jon Swlt, Iyn Īmz, Cwnīła Pācr, Yinca Ṣ̌nibare n Jūłn Ôpi. A prezntešn v wrc bî č têcs plês, cnsektvli, ʈrt 2014, in Îcon’z Tâŗūm.
Ɖ siriz z a mêjr cmponnt v Îcon 50, ɖ prôgram v xibišnz n ivnts seḷbretñ Îcon’z 50ʈ anivrsri.”
“Ɖs xibišn z biyñ brwt t Pliṃʈ ʈancs t a pātnršp btwn Pninsyla Āts, Pliṃʈ Ynivrsti, Pliṃʈ Ātșentr, Pliṃʈ Siti Myziym n Ātgaḷri n Ɖ Gaḷri at Pliṃʈ Colij v Āt.
Xibišn kretd bî Sinʈia Morisn-Bel n Mîc Cołr in c̣laḅrešn wɖ Aḷster Robinsn n Janit Ros
Wōc On: Fṛm Ričd Loñ t Janit Cādif – 40 Yirz v Ātwōcñ gvz an insît intu ɖ rīsnt ātpractis v nirli 40 ātists. Svṛl r inṭnašṇli aclemd, uɖrz r brît ny taḷnts.
Sm v ɖ fīčrd ātists hv crost cuntriz n continnts, līvñ trêsz v ɖer muvmnts upn ɖ land, or hv md epc jrniz alñ historic saits. Uɖrz hv xplord ɖ psbltiz v wōcñ n hâ ɖ we w wōc šoz ɖ wrld hu w r. Fr sm, ɖ wōc itslf z ɖ ātwrc.
Enʈñ els z simpli evidns or dokmntešn capčrd in ɖ fôṭgrafs, objcts or txts fṛm ɖer jrniz.
Rgādls v ɖ landscep or lcešn, jrñ ɖ last for decedz ɖz xplorrz hv md ɖer māc. Wōc On šoz ɖt fṛm landāt t cnspčl āt n fṛm strītftogṛfi t film, mč v ɖ impwtnt āt v âr tîm hz bn crietd ʈru an act v wōcñ.
Xibitñ Ātists
Mrīna Abraṃvič, Fransīs Alīs, Tim Brenn, Atŭl Bāla, Janit Cādif, Sôfi Cal, Rêčl Clūlo, Mîc Cołr, Sẹra Culn, Bradli Dêviz, Cris Druwri, Hêmiš Fltn, Alic Finle, Trêsi Hana, Dan Holdswrʈ, Jêmz Hyġnin, Tim Nôlz, Ričd Loñ, Meḷni Mančo, Pat Naldi n Wendi Crkup, Brūs Nwmn, Jūłn Ôpi, Ñgrid Polād, Sîmn Pôp, plan b, Tim Robinsn, Brindīs Snabynzdotir n Māc Wilsn, Jem Sâɖm, Brendn Stywt Brnz, Brayn Tómsn, Rêčl Rrpca, Ričd Wentwrʈ, Jeṛmi Wŭd, Rîts n Saits, wōcwōcwōc, Caʈrin Yas, Cẹri Yuñ.”
