March 9 - April 10, 2021
front gallery - installation view: Poly Phonic Swirl; Cleans Her Teeth Ten Times a Day; Midnight Splash; Heather Refresher; Germfree Adolescent
front gallery - installation view: Poly Phonic Swirl; Cleans Her Teeth Ten Times a Day; Midnight Splash
front gallery - installation view: Heather Refresher; Germfree Adolescent
front gallery - installation view: Heather Refresher; Germfree Adolescent; Highly Inflammable; Flower Child
front gallery - installation view: Highly Inflammable; Flower Child
Emily Hartley-Skudder’s third solo exhibition with Jonathan Smart Gallery takes its name from the song and album Germfree Adolescents by British punk band X-Ray Spex. Front woman Poly Styrene became an icon for modern-day feminist punk and was known for her synthetic dayglo wardrobe. While scrubbing her teeth on national television, she explained; “I chose the name Poly Styrene because it’s a lightweight, disposable product”. Other song titles on the album include: Art-I-Ficial, Plastic Bag, I am a Cliché, Highly Inflammable, Warrior in Woolworths and The Day the World Turned Dayglo.
The album Germfree Adolescents was written by Poly Styrene, and recorded and released in 1978.
back gallery - installation view: Pewter Fizz; Back To School Beau; Poly Styrene
For more information on this show and Emily's practice, the following interview by Becky Hemus for The ART Paper is a great read:
https://www.the-art-paper.com/emily-hartley-skudder-interview-germfree-adolescents/
Poly Phonic Swirl
Poly Phonic Swirl - detail
Cleans Her Teeth Ten Times a Day
Cleans Her Teeth Ten Times a Day - detail
Midnight Splash
Midnight Splash - detail
Heather Refresher
Heather Refresher - detail
Germfree Adolescent
Germfree Adolescent - detail
Highly Inflammable
Highly Inflammable - detail
Flower Child
Flower Child - detail
Pewter Fizz
Pewter Fizz - detail
Back To School Beau
Back To School Beau - detail
Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene - detail
Emily Hartley-Skudder and Hamish Coleman installing Heather Refresher and Germfree Adolescent
2020
self-adhesive shelf liner on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, MDF, aluminium trim
900 x 900 x 45mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2021
3D vinyl on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, glass, digital sublimation print on microfibre, found towel holder set, gesso and oil on toothbrush, urethane resin, aluminium trim
780 x 920 x 120mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2020/2021
polyethylene foam on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found shower head, aluminium trim
820 x 600 x 150mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2020
3D vinyl on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found taps, aluminium trim
950 x 710 x 190mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2020
semi-transparent window vinyl on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found hose and taps, aluminium trim
980 x 600 x 230mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2020/2021
new old stock wallpaper on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, glass, digital sublimation print on microfibre, found taps, aluminium trim
850 x 530 x 110mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2021
polyethylene foam on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, modified handle and loofah, aluminium trim
580 x 580 x 120mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2021
commercial flooring vinyl samples on aluminium composite panel, grout, oil on linen, found taps, aluminium trim
660 x 740 x 170mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2020
polyethylene foam on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found plug hole, aluminium trim
610 x 610 x 33mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents
2020
self-adhesive shelf liner on aluminium composite panel, oil on linen, found plumbing fixtures, aluminium trim
615 x 615 x 100mm
Exhibited in
Germfree Adolescents