CODEX
16th May – 14 June
Preview: 15th May 6-9pm
Opening Hours Wed – Sat 11am – 3pm
or by appointment to: lyleaperkins@gmail.com
C4RD is pleased to present a group exhibition featuring works by Fay Ballard, Paul Finn, Helena Foster, and Victor Lim Seaward.
Art, when exhibited, is often distilled into a finished idea — a resolved form that becomes a speculative commodity. This exhibition at the Centre for Recent Drawing seeks to reframe our understanding of the creative process by granting access to the origins of artistic thought: drawings and sketches made before the work is finalised.
By focusing on sketchbooks and preliminary studies, Codex invites viewers to engage with the moment before commitment — the branching, tentative stages of idea development. The title, Codex — meaning the trunk of a tree — references the ancient format of books that underpins how we record, reflect, and transmit ideas to this day.
This exhibition is curated by C4RD Resident Artist Lyle Perkins.
more information can be found on his work at:
instagram : @lyleaperkins
C4RD
2-4 Highbury Station Road, London N1 1SB
www.c4rd.org.uk
UK Charity 1123530