SS Blue Jacket - Exhibition and Catalogue

Part of Plymouth International Book Festival

Featuring Artists: BERYL COOK, PETER LANYON, SHANA MOULTON, LUCY STEIN, EDWARD STEIN, MERLIN JAMES, ROBERT LENKIEWICZ, MATTHEW RICHARDSON, SIMON BAYLISS, SIMON FUJIWARA as you have never seen them before.

Left at the helm, long after the captain of SS Blue Jacket had retired to his wife below deck, the First Mate became infatuated by an arousing light at sea…

Bayliss & Stein’s erotically-charged interpretation of the fishy local tale of ‘SS Blue Jacket’ - a ship which crashed into a lighthouse on a clear night - is an anchor for the themes of the exhibition at KARST.

The emphasis within this multi-generational show is painting; the sea and the West Country coast serve as a grand backdrop or force behind the artists’ practices. Art-world notions of insider or outsider, high or low, old or new, have been eroded in the tidal-wash, replaced by the personal mythologies of the artists involved. 

An accompanying catalogue, designed by award-winning graphic designer Rupert Gower-Cliff, will be launched at the opening event. It will include a continuation of Bayliss & Stein’s ongoing conversation about art practice which plumbs the depths - baring an artist’s psyche and heritage - essays by acclaimed art writers, and images of the artists’ work.

FREE