Castle & Elephant
2010
Castle and Elephant, a project curated by Hannah Conroy, initiated by Coventry Artspace and supported by Coventry City Council, Arts Council England and the Empty Shops Network bought a programme of exhibitions, screenings and discussions to Coventry from autumn 2009 until winter 2010. The group exhibition Rumiko Hagiwara – Dillan Marsh – Elizabeth Rowe brought together three artists whose work encapsulates notions of distraction, futility and perseverance. January 2010
Working with the aesthetics of mass media, Elizabeth Rowe’s practice merged images from printed material to regain an element of control over an overwhelming accumulation of information. In preparation for exhibition, Rowe produced F-k reason (2009), which singularly featured on the front image of the exhibition flyer. In line with ideas of ineffectuality, four new works were commissioned and intended for inclusion in The Coventry Telegraph. When the commissions were denied printing due to the ambiguous non-commercial content, an enlightening conversation between Rowe and the editor discussing ideas about the ephemeral in art, formed an integral part of the show.