The Good Life

The Good Life presents the work of ten artists based in Manchester, London and Philadelphia. Apartment rejoices in the nature of self-sufficiency, ingenuity and our elavated city centre location. However The Good Life has a dark side and dysfunction and discord are never far away.

The artists are Alice Bradshaw, Mathew Brotherhood, David Gledhill, Paul Harfleet, Gary Leddington, Maeve Rendle, Cherry Tenneson, Rachel Tweddell, John Tiney and Ian Vail.

The show previewed on Thursday 14th April and was our busiest yet. Below are some images of the featured artists.

Paul Harfleet 07870 244 153 Hilary Jack 07957 398 451 or e-mail: apartmentmanchester@hotmail.co.uk

John Tiney

John Tiney graduates from Goldsmith's Ma in fine art this summer. John is interested in forcing art into the gaps between cultures. John sent Hilary and Paul a letter asking them to buy Kinder Eggs with a cheque he supplied. During the opening visitors opened and constructed the toys and placed them on the table as was instructed in the letter. John's video also showed in the living room depicting an artist at work as shown below.

John Tiney

Our location is questioned with John Tiney’s ‘I Love Art Me’ this hand drawn poster adopts the red heart signifier of love popularised in the ‘I Heart New York’ logo. With this piece Tiney is gently parodying north-south divide and its irrelevance to an international audience. He also sent a letter to Hilary and Paul with a cheque for twenty-two pounds to install a fruit bowl with strict instructions to replenish its depleting stock if the visitors as invited to help themselves.