Drum Solo by Andrew Cross
British artist Andrew Cross is to premiere his new film at Ikon Eastside 1-25 July. The Solo features a performance by Carl Palmer, legendary rock star drummer of 1970s ‘supergroup’ Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
The Solo considers the relationship between music and space by focusing on a much-maligned musical form: the rock drum solo. Popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, drum solos were a key feature of concerts at that time, combining extraordinary musical virtuosity and showmanship.
…Alongside The Solo a selection of colour photographs by Cross will be displayed, each showing an unassuming field that was once the location of the Knebworth Festival during the 1970s. Pictured at different times of day, the silent landscape holds memories of long summer days and rock legends. As with the film, Cross hones in on a specific moment and through intense scrutiny throws into question our relationship to places loaded with personal and cultural significance.
This is part of Ikon’s This Could Happen To You: Ikon in the 1970s, a retrospective exhibition that ‘surveys the gallery’s programme from 1970-1978′, with works also being displayed at Ikon Brindleyplace and the Pallasades Shopping Centre.
