The publication “Betwixt 2024” has recently launched, coinciding with the opening of the exhibition organised by the Freelands Foundation and taking place across four sites in central and north London between 17–23 February 2024. The artist Crystal Bennes is participating alongside 19 other artists based in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Sheffield.
Latitudes’ profiles a new work Bennes has produced with the support of the Freelands Artist Programme, that will be presented from March 16th as part of a group exhibition foregrounding the practices of ten emerging Scottish-based artists at the Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh.
Involving tapestry, sculptural installation, video, and performance Bennes’ new project “O (Copper, cotton, cobalt, crude, naphtha, bauxite, palm)” (2023) addresses the rapaciousness and sophistry of commodities trading, an arena in which financial instruments are used to bet on the future value of raw materials and natural resources including crude oil, metals, coffee, and cotton.
Published in 2024, 370 pages, designed by Kristin Metho
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