Natalie Dray

British

Natalie Dray is a British artist. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh have featured Natalie Dray's work in the past.

Natalie Dray in the news

Natalie Dray has been featured in articles for this is tomorrow and Frieze Magazine. The most recent article is Natalie Dray: Kierkegaardashian written for this is tomorrow in September 2018.

Past Exhibitions

All That the Rain Promises and More...

Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh

Edinburgh | UK

Jul 25, 2019 - Sep 14, 2019

Natalie Dray: Kierkegaardashian

Blain Southern, London

Mayfair | London | UK

Jul 25, 2018 - Sep 15, 2018

Tarantallegra

Tara Downs

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

Jul 07, 2016 - Aug 07, 2016

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Articles

Natalie Dray: Kierkegaardashian

this is tomorrow Sep 21, 2018

Natalie Dray’s work gives me joy the way I feel joy when I see a weed which, lodged within the interstices of the city, has found nutrient in seemingly hostile bricks or concrete.

Natalie Dray

Frieze Magazine Jun 03, 2016

A facelift is a strike against time, an attempt to reverse the effects of ageing: to smooth those wrinkles, lift that sagging jowl.

Coverage

“ ..Dray’s work is situated between the representational strategies of manufacturing, commerce and art, using all these fields as a common site of production... ”
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Cell Project Space

“ ..Choosing the more male dominated arena of self-taught computer assembly, Dray undermines the power positions of the individuals dominating this activity and the markets which orchestrate the brands themselves... ”
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Cell Project Space

“ .. Dray’s reductionist assessment of the works and consistent refusal to bypass function is based on a stringent protocol of security and safety standards outlined by the UK’s manufacturing regulatory body... ”
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Cell Project Space

“ ..Dray’s explorations aim to challenge conventions, like those of uniform engineering by hacking the hidden mechanics and functions of consumer products... ”
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Cell Project Space

“ ..Issues around a product’s political currency and social value, as well as the potential impact of how material and colour can effect response resonates with Dray’s application of metal finishes, detail... ”
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Cell Project Space