this is an excellent exhibition at the white cube hoxton and shoreditch town hall based on the writings of edgr alan poe (who seems to be in vogue at the moment with masque of the red death at the BAC) it is curated by the artist and writer Harland Miller, who has assembled an amazing cast of contemporary arts bit hitters ( it features the work of Fergus Bremner, Jake & Dinos Chapman, John Cooper Clarke, Liz Craft, Tracey Emin, Angus Fairhurst, Katharina Fritsch, Paul Fryer, Barnaby Furnas, Douglas Gordon, Rodney Graham, Marcus Harvey, Anton Henning, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Abigail Lane, Christian Marclay, Kris Martin, Harland Miller, Polly Morgan, Mike Nelson, Magnus Plessen, Michele Howarth Rashman, Julian Schnabel, Gregor Schneider, Norbert Schoerner, George Shaw, Cindy Sherman, Jason Shulman, Dirk Skreber, Paul Steinitz, Fred Tomaselli, Jane & Louise Wilson and Cerith Wyn Evans)
it made by its location. most of the exhibition is in the basement of shoreditch town hall and is navigated in semi darkness along disused corridors and dank rooms. it is perfect for the gothic theme. my highlight was Christian Marclay brilliant The Watch, in one of the dark, dank spaces sits an antique timepiece, bathed in a tiny pool of light, in a crumbling chimney stack with a furious ticking sound filling the room.
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