MARK TITCHNER: ‘IT’S THE HOPE THAT KEEPS US HERE’
4 November - 25 February 2023
Emotions are rarely as heightened in life as they are during the World Cup, and English artist Mark Titchner has exploited those extremes for his show at OOF Gallery in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The World Cup is global, it’s everywhere, it’s for everyone, and with that comes a helluva lot of feelings. All the belief, joy and passion of fandom is here in phrases like ‘we believe in us’, ‘be strong in small things’ and ‘never glorify your weakness’. But the abject misery of defeat and disappointment is here too: ‘you have failed utterly’, ‘envy the success of others’. Printed on glistening mirrors and signature Titchner multicoloured backgrounds - and combined with strobing videos and overwhelming crowd noise pumped through the gallery - this show is an immersive trip into the emotions of football. It's inspired by coaching manuals and the way managers and fans speak, but his new body of work has a universality that goes way beyond football: these are artworks about the highs and lows of everyday life, about how we communicate with each other, and how we view ourselves. You will see yourself reflected in this work, literally, and you will leave having experienced many feelings. That’s the power of football, that’s the power of the World Cup.
MARK TITCHNER: ‘IT’S THE HOPE THAT KEEPS US HERE’
GALLERY 1 & 2
4 November 2022 to 25 February 2023.
Entry is free, access is via The Tottenham Experience (Spurs Shop), open Thu-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4, Mon 10-5, closed Tue & Wed.
PRESS: The Art Newspaper, BBC Front Row, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph