AFK <> AZQ <> ART Alistair Frost. 23rd of March 11th of May Opening reception 22nd of March 6 8. Wednesday Friday 12 6 Saturday 12 5

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1 AFK <> AZQ <> ART Alistair Frost 23rd of March 11th of May 2013 Opening reception 22nd of March 6 8 Wednesday Friday 12 6 Saturday 12 5

2 !"#$%!&'$%!()***************** **********+!,-./"0123#45678'(9):; It was the 90 s hip hop group, House Of Pain, that said, Jump around, jump around, jump up, jump up and get down! Jump around! But I m pretty sure they weren t talking about what to do in a sauna. Leave the jumping to the gym and the sitting to the sauna. Some people like silence in their sauna and some like to chat. If you are going to talk, then make it light and relaxing. Most people who are new to a sauna will just want to talk about the heat anyway. If you don t like silence and you don t feel like talking then there are sound systems that are designed for sauna installation that you can play your favourite album on or the calming sound of whale song; the choice is yours LOL<>WTF<>BTW If you spend too little time on each work you risk looking petty and insignificant. If you spend too much time you risk looking pretentious and smarter than everyone else. My advice is to take the average time spent looking at each painting, and then spending a fraction more time looking at it. This way you will look more learned to the average patron and are sure to impress anybody you are with but will avoid being labeled a snob. It may also help to look slightly concerned when looking at the piece. This will give the impression to others that you not only understand the art, but understand so well that you may have found something wrong with it. However, this tactic is best left to the advanced gallery visitor, beginners may come off as being stupid and clueless and it may lead to ridicule and in some extreme cases, the accusation that you don t get it. There's no rule saying reusing an idea for a painting isn't permitted, that you may use an idea for only one canvas. If an idea was good enough for one painting, then why not use again? Turn the idea into a series, explore how you might improve on the first, and see how you might develop the idea through different compositions and colors. You could paint variations on the theme, as the Impressionist Monet did with haystacks, poplar trees, Rouen cathedral, and waterlilies. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

3 Alistair Frost (b. 1981, lives and works in London) radically combines classical painting with elements of today s everyday and digital culture, negotiating issues of art making and the relationships between images and language. Frost reworks traditional mediums of oil painting and sculpture down to their essentials to expose the medium as a singularity. Understanding adobe programs, computer graphics and digital culture as source material, his work translates these tools directly into the painting process to progress to the core of an image. Sifting through source material, Frost selects clip art that can be easily flattened and categorized under relative themes: geographical locations, fashion and lifestyle, computer and cell phones, the human figure, etc. He manifests his imagery as a symbol for something else or the real thing, where encrypted codes play out behind the surface. Frost merges contemporary methods of image making alongside a historically layered medium, which locates the work both within the historical genre of painting and today s familiar mass culture. Alistair Frost was born in 1981 in Cheltenham and currently lives and works in London. He received his MA in painting from the Royal Collage of Arts, London in Recent and future exhibitions include: Managing Bounces, Cell Projects, London, 2013; Image coming soon, solo, Mary Mary, Glasgow, 2012; Out of Office Auto Reply, solo, Christian Andersen, Copenhagen, 2012; Bernhardt, Frost, Kitaj, Rivers, Schumann, Williams, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, 2012; DOVBLE TROVBLE, Center for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, 2012; Alistair Frost / Gerda Scheepers, Mary Mary, Glasgow, 2011; Schhh Hieroglyphics, HOTEL, London, 2011; Boom, HOTEL, London, 2010; Feint Art, Kunstverein Freiburg im Marienbad, Freiburg, 2010; Laser Eye Correction, solo, Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin, 2009; Europaisch-Amerikanische Freundschaft: Ida Ekblad, Alistair Frost, and David Hominal, Gavin Brown s Enterprise, New York, 2009; Studio Voltaire presents, BolteLang, Zurich, For further information and images, please contact: t +41 (0) Anna Bolte: anna@boltelang.com Chaja Lang: chaja@boltelang.com Caroline Lommaert: caroline@boltelang.com With the generous support of:

4 BolteLang Alistair Frost Born 1981 in Cheltenham, UK Lives and works in London, UK Education Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK BA (Hons) Painting, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK Solo Exhibitions 2013 AFK <> AZQ <> ART, BolteLang, Zurich, Switzerland 2012 Image coming soon, Mary Mary, Glasgow, UK Out of Office Auto Reply, Christian Andersen, Copenhagen, Denmark 2011 Schhh Hieroglyphics, HOTEL, London, UK 2009 Laser Eye Correction, Galerie Micky Schubert, Berlin, Germany 2008 one/word/look, Dicksmith Gallery, London, UK 2006 In Brief, Jerwood Space, London, UK Group Exhibitions 2013 Managing Bounces, Cell Projects, London, UK 2012 Bernhardt, Frost, Kitaj, Rivers, Schumann, Williams, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, USA DOVBLE TROVBLE, Center for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, UK 2011 Alistair Frost / Gerda Scheepers, Mary Mary, Glasgow, UK Airplane Mode, Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, USA 2-3D Abstract, Bodson-Emelinckx Gallery, Brussels, Belgium There are two sides to every coin, and two sides to your face, Xippas Galerie, Paris, France Flat works, Summer Fayre, Outpost, Norwich, UK 2010 Boom, HOTEL, London, UK Feint Art, Kunstverein Freiburg im Marienbad, Freiburg, Germany Spontaneous Generation, Zach Feuer Gallery (LFL), New York, USA Jerwood Contemporary Painters 2009, The Gallery at Norwich University, Norwich, UK 2009 Europaisch-Amerikanische Freundschaft: Ida Ekblad, Alistair Frost, and David Hominal, Gavin Brown s Enterprise, New York, USA Jerwood Contemporary Painters, PSL, Leeds, UK Lead Slugs and Blank Spaces, Museum 52, London, UK Jerwood Contemporary Painters, Jerwood Space, London, UK Studio Voltaire presents, BolteLang, Zurich, Switzerland Alistair Frost / Stuart Elliot / Rupert Ackroyd, Dicksmith Gallery, London, UK 2008 Journey to the Center of Uranus, CANADA Gallery, New York, USA Alistair Frost / Simone Gilges / Matthew Smith, Studio Voltaire, London, UK The Brotherhood of Subterranea, Kunstbunker - Forum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Nuremberg, Germany Grotto, Museum 52, London, UK LA 08 Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA 2007 NADA Art Fair, Miami, Florida, USA Signs and Messages from Modern Life, Kate MacGarry, London, UK Bloomberg New Contemporaries, touring to, New Art Gallery, Wallsall, Rochelle School, London and Corner House, Manchester, UK True Romance, The Breeder, Athens RCA, Greece Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK 2006 Belief in Flowers, Meinblau Galerie, Berlin, Germany 2005 The Valley, Bloomberg Space, London, UK The Last Chicken of Sainsbury s, The Chateau, Glasgow, UK 2004 Voodoo Shit, Hales Gallery, London, UK

5 Press & Publications 2013 Alistair Frost, by Chris Sharratt, Frieze Issue 152, January-February 2012 Like Watching Paint Thrive, by Roberta Smith, The New York Times, 28th June The New York Observer, by Andrew Russeth, July Alistair Frost: Circa 2045, Buk Szpan, Poland Kaleidoscope. Issue 16 pp , Fall Issue 2011 Colby like Cheese. Keller like Helen, by Colby Keller, Big Shoe Diary, October 2010 Alistair Frost: Cool Runnings, Stichting Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam 2009 Younger Than Jesus, exhibition catalogue New Museum, Phaidon Alistair Frost at Galerie Micky Schubert, by Mark Prince, Art Forum, April Alistair Frost 'Einladung Zum cocktail', by Hans-Jurgen Hafner, Artnet, April 2008 Alistair Frost, by Ossian Ward, Reviews, Time Out No. 1971, May 29th -June New Contemporaries 2007, David Barrett, Art Monthly, October Signs and Messages from Modern Life, Martin Herbert, Time Out, Nov Collections Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA Portland Museum of Art, USA de la Cruz Collection, Miami, USA

6 Installation view AFK <> AZQ <> ART

7 This town isn t big enough for two clichés., 2013, acrylic on linen, 130 x 110 cm AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013, embroidered robe, ed. of AP

8 Installation view AFK <> AZQ <> ART

9 My plagiarism brings all the boys to the yard, 2013, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013, embroidered robe, ed. of AP

10 AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013, embroidered robe, ed. of AP The boos I can handle. It s the silnce of the educated fans that rankles., 2013, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm

11 Installation view AFK <> AZQ <> ART

12 AFK <> AZQ <> ART Sauna, 2013, sauna oven, sauna bench made of wood, sauna bucket and ladle, barometer, disco light, mirror, lipstick, champagne bucket, bottles

13 AFK <> AZQ <> ART Sauna, 2013, detail, sauna oven, sauna bench made of wood, sauna bucket and ladle, barometer, disco light, mirror, lipstick, champagne bucket, bottles

14 AFK <> AZQ <> ART Sauna, 2013, detail, sauna oven, sauna bench made of wood, sauna bucket and ladle, barometer, disco light, mirror, lipstick, champagne bucket, bottles

15 AFK <> AZQ <> ART Sauna, 2013, detail, sauna oven, sauna bench made of wood, sauna bucket and ladle, barometer, disco light, mirror, lipstick, champagne bucket, bottles

16 This town isn t big enough for two clichés., 2013, acrylic on linen, 130 x 110 cm

17 Good news, the test results show it s a metaphor!, 2013, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm

18 You do yoga like a guy., 2013 acrylic on linen, 80 x 100 cm

19 You ve got self-esteem problems? BOR-ing!!!, 2013, acrylic on linen, 100 x 80 cm

20 My plagiarism brings all the boys to the yard, 2013, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm

21 The boos I can handle. It s the silnce of the educated fans that rankles., 2013, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm

22 BL - Alistair Frost 'AFK <> AZQ <> ART' (prices excl. VAT & shipping) 1 ALISTAIR FROST This town isn't big enough for two clichés., 2013 Acrylic on linen 130 x 110 cm ( 51 1/8 x 43 1/4 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 2 ALISTAIR FROST Good news, the test results show it's a metaphor!, 2013 Acrylic on linen 80 x 60 cm ( 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inch ) FROST '000 GBP 3 ALISTAIR FROST You do yoga like a guy., 2013 Acrylic in linen 80 x 100 cm ( 31 1/2 x 39 3/8 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 4 ALISTAIR FROST You've got self-esteem problems? BOR-ing!!!, 2013 Acrylic on linen 100 x 80 cm ( 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 5 ALISTAIR FROST My plagiarism brings all the boys to the yard..., 2013 Acrylic on linen 80 x 60 cm ( 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inch ) FROST '000 GBP 6 ALISTAIR FROST The boos I can handle. It's the silence of the educated fans that rankles., 2013 Acrylic on linen 80 x 60 cm ( 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inch ) FROST '000 GBP

23 7 ALISTAIR FROST AFK <> AQZ <> ART Sauna, 2013 Sauna oven, sauna bench made of wood, sauna bucket and ladle, barometer, disco light, mirror, lipstick, champagne bucket, cocktail shakers, bottles FROST ALISTAIR FROST AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013 Embroidered robe Ed. 3/5 + 2 AP FROST GBP 9 ALISTAIR FROST AFQ <> AZQ <> ART, 2013 Embroidered robe Ed. 1/5 + 2 AP FROST GBP 10 ALISTAIR FROST AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013 Embroidered robe Ed. of AP FROST GBP 11 ALISTAIR FROST AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013 Embroidered robe Ed. 1/5 + 2 AP FROST GBP 12 ALISTAIR FROST AFK <> AZQ <> ART, 2013 Embroidered robe Ed. 1/5 + 2 AP FROST GBP

24 Further available works

25 Soup de Jour, 2012, acrylic on linen, 100 x 80 cm

26 The best heavy metal album the world ever 2, 2011, oil on linen, 130 x 110 cm

27 If they gave us lemons, you d make lemonade, but I d make Limoncello, 2011, oil on linen, 200 x 140 cm

28 Cos it s the chicken s day off, yo!, 2011, oil on linen, 200 x 170 cm

29 Triptychs are boring paint me a diptych, 2011, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm

30 Triptychs are boring paint me a diptych, 2011, acrylic on linen, 80 x 60 cm

31 BL - Alistair Frost, available works (prices excl. VAT & shipping) 1 ALISTAIR FROST Soup de Jour, 2012 Acrylic on linen 100 x 80 cm ( 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 inch ) FROST '000 GBP 2 ALISTAIR FROST Triptychs are boring...paint me a diptych, 2011 Acrylic on linen 80 x 60 cm ( 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 3 ALISTAIR FROST Triptychs are boring...paint me a diptych, 2011 Acrylic on linen 80 x 60 cm ( 31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 4 ALISTAIR FROST Cos it s the chicken s day off, yo!, 2011 Oil on linen 200 x 170 cm ( 78 3/4 x 66 7/8 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 5 ALISTAIR FROST If they gave us lemons, you d make lemonade, but I d make limoncello, 2011 Oil on linen 200 x 140 cm ( 78 3/4 x 55 1/8 inch ) FROST '500 GBP 6 ALISTAIR FROST The best heavy metal album in the world ever 2, 2011 Oil on linen 130 x 110 cm ( 51 1/8 x 43 1/4 inch ) FROST '000 GBP