PG & Tim Shaw with Lifting the Curse at Real World Studios. Photo: York Tillyer.
Peter with Tim Shaw and his wonderful sculpture Lifting the Curse at Real World Studios this week.
A burning version of the sculpture was used as the cover image for the song The Court from i/o. The work was originally created to literally lift the curse that was issued to the Royal Academy and its members by the artists Gilbert & George, but is also addresses a wider gathering of dark forces with particular reference to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The ritual burning was Royal Academy member Shaw’s visceral and robust response to them both.
