The Gallery of
Everything presents
Guitar Shop: a sculptural installation of vernacular musical instruments from America. The exhibition, which occupies the top floor of the gallery on Chiltern Street, is accompanied by the collaged (musical) objects of
Felipe Jesus Consalvos: a self-taught Cuban art-maker, whose satirical and political opus was discovered long after his death.
Connecting the two is a manner of manufacture, a style born in the spirit of make-do. For the string (and no-string) instruments in
Guitar Shop reflect 50 non-conformist makers, their names lost to the currents of time, their talismans reflecting profound and personal experiences.
These remarkable objects - from improvised banjos and box guitars, to violins and tambourines - are more than just tools for making music. They are spectacular vernacular sculpture: some playable, some not, their usage impeded by basic laws of physics.
Co-curated with musician, composer and guitar enthusiast Eg White, the works in
Guitar Shop range in price from £150 to £2,500 depending on age, rarity, size, condition and vibes.