Formation and Form chronicles the part that West Space has played in presenting artists’ ideas and new art over the past ten years. It is a document of West Space’ history and ethos as well as being a book designed to provoke discussion about artist-run organisations and contemporary art. In this book we have looked at the nature of artist-run spaces as sites for independent action and the do-it-yourself sensibility. Artist-run organisations pursuing independence must think about how they can survive and grow, where they can find support and audiences for “cutting-edge” art and whether or not what they do is important to the culture or society at large. Formation and Form questions this tension which exists for all independent artists and artist-run spaces.



Contributors: Suzie Attiwill, Sandra Bridie, Martina Copley, Janenne Eaton, Alex Gawronski, Richard Holt, Brett Jones, Leung Chi Wo, Jonathan Middleton, Tom Nicholson, Gregory Pryor
Editing: Stephanie Holt
Edited by Brett Jones
Designed by 3Deep
Published by West Space and 3 Deep Publishing
ISBN 0 975145 50 9
190 Pages, Hardcover 23 FCI, 48 TCI 235(h)x 165(w)mm