AlterNativeArt

“She’s a phoney, but she’s a real phoney… Because she honestly believes all the phoney junk that she believes in...” (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) Real Phoney explores the delight in artifice and the surface image, the porous boundary between pictorial and physical spaces, and ideas of spectacle, submergence and superabundance. The show represents several departures for the artist, primarily her move away from representational signs and signifiers to an emphasis on pattern and layering. Tantra’s palette of ready-made industrial paints and plastics are also updated, with a variety of metallic, reflective and transparent materials included that enable the artist to investigate depth in new ways. Real Phoney 8 May - 21 June 2009 Gallery open late for first Thursdays - Thursday 7 May | with music and cocktails Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday 1-6/Sunday 2-5 or by appointment First Thursday of the month - gallery open until 9pm Closed Bank Holiday Sundays except by appointment

“She’s a phoney, but she’s a real phoney… Because she honestly believes all the phoney junk that she believes in...” (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) Monika Bobinska is delighted to present the first major solo exhibition by Sinta Tantra in the UK. Best known for her site-specific murals and installations in the public realm, Tantra will turn the white cube of the gallery inside out by focussing on the external walls of the gallery building and on the floor. Real Phoney explores the delight in artifice and the surface image, the porous boundary between pictorial and physical spaces, and ideas of spectacle, submergence and superabundance. The show represents several departures for the artist, primarily her move away from representational signs and signifiers to an emphasis on pattern and layering. Tantra’s palette of ready-made industrial paints and plastics are also updated, with a variety of metallic, reflective and transparent materials included that enable the artist to investigate depth ...