STUART SEMPLE IT'S HARD TO BE A SAINT IN THIS CITY
16 February - 16 March 2012
The Cat Street Gallery is proud to present It’s Hard To Be A Saint In This City, a new series of works on paper, large scale paintings, foam sculptures and modified readymades by British artist Stuart Semple. Against the atmospheric backdrop of a creepy teen supernatural TV show, Semple weaves a story of a loser’s prayer to be more than human, to control and dominate their environment. Whilst doing so he makes a clear judgement over humankind’s longings for fame and fortune or triumph over mass-media culture. Rather like anti-anthems for teenage weirdo’s these new works are firmly dedicated to the loner kids like Stuart who only had their dreams to get them through the day.
Semple regularly exhibits worldwide and has held successful solo exhibitions in Italy, Hong Kong, London and New York. His works can be found in major international collections including the Getty, Langen, David Roberts and Niarchos foundations and on the walls of One Hyde Park. Semple’s works have also been well received during top international art fairs including Art Basel Miami, ARTHK art Fair, Frieze and Art Chicago. He has been featured across the media including BBC, Esquire, The Art Newspaper, Vogue, The Telegraph, Observer, i-D, and Art Review.
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