Tom Groves is an academic, writer, artist and curator. He is Head of the Art Histories Department at City & Guilds of London Art School, Curator and Academic & Education Co-coordinator at the Brixton based Gallery Block 336, and the Programme Leader of BA (Hons) Photography at the University of Greenwich.
Through writing, curating, painting, photography and installation, Tom Groves’ practice shifts between different conceptual registers and formal concerns. Underpinned by an engagement in psychoanalytic theory and a critique of historic and contemporary trends of art’s reception, Groves plays with preconceptions of what constitutes object, place and meaning and questions whether the desire for certainty is driven ultimately by an objectless, placeless and meaningless relation.
Recently curated exhibitions include:
- IT IS AS IF: Vong Phaophanit & Claire Oboussier 2015
http://block336.com/exhibitions/1607-2/ - Morphogenèse: A Collaboration with Erik Nyström / Lee Fraser 2014
http://block336.com/exhibitions/morphogenese/ - Chrine: Morley Hill 2013
http://block336.com/exhibitions/chrine/
Recent Publications Include:
- Art Histories Journal: City & Guilds of London Art School. A publication featuring the written work of students, writers and artists including Mark Wallanger, Gabriel Gbadamosi, Michael Paraskos, Annette Kobak and others. 2015
http://issuu.com/cityandguildsoflondonartschool/docs/art_histories_2015 - IT IS AS IF: A Publication of the work and writing of Vong Phaophanit and Claire Oboussier. Block 336 Ltd 2015. 9780957622821
- The Deepest Darkness: A Publication of the work and writing of Robin Mason. Block 336 Ltd. 2013. ISBN 978-0-9576228-0-7
Recent Events include:
- Simulated Surgery and in conversation with Professor Roger Kneebone. 2015
http://block336.com/events/it-is-as-if-simulated-surgery/ - On Darkness: A symposium exploring the theme of ‘Darkness’ with Richard Cork, Sam McAuliffe, Teresita Dennis and the work of Robin Mason in the exhibition The Deepest Darkness. 2013
http://block336.com/events/deepest-darkness-symposium/