Chisenhale Gallery presents a major solo exhibition by British artist Tariq Alvi. Working intuitively, recycling and re-contextualizing found printed matter from newspapers and magazine advertising, Alvi’s labour intensive works present us with both disarmingly simple and complex aesthetic forms that reflect upon contemporary society. His works map emotional and psychological landscapes operating at the threshold of private and public life and hold in play a tension between reality and desire, symbolic order and material presence. For his exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery Alvi will create a site-specific installation exploring ideas of value and exchange.

Tariq Alvi (b. 1965, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is a British artist based in London. Solo exhibitions include Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe (2009); 2nd Floor Projects, San Francisco (2008); Cabinet, London (2007); CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2005) and the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (2001).