Editing Stuckism (section)

==Growth in the UK==
[[Image:1999 First Stuckist show.jpg|thumb|''Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!'', the first Stuckist show, 1999]]

In July 1999, the Stuckists were first mentioned in the media, in an article in ''The Evening Standard'' and soon gained other coverage, helped by press interest in Tracey Emin, who had been nominated for the [[Turner Prize]].<ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/news99.html Stuckism news 1999], stuckism.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Aitch|first1=Iain|title=Dirty Laundry Brit Artists Tracey Emin and Billy Childish go very public|url=http://www.gettingit.com/article/373|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021104064024/http://www.gettingit.com/article/373|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2002|publisher=Whoa!|access-date=17 March 2015|date=23 November 1999}}</ref>

The first Stuckist show was ''Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!'' in September 1999 in Joe Crompton's in [[Shoreditch]] Gallery 108 (now defunct), followed by  ''The Resignation of Sir Nicholas Serota''. In 2000, they staged ''The Real Turner Prize Show'' at the same time as the [[Tate Gallery]]'s Turner Prize exhibition.<ref>[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-891549-turner-prize-a-load-of-rubbish.do Turner Prize: a load of rubbish?], ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', 24 October 2000. Retrieved 30 August 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114085645/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-891549-turner-prize-a-load-of-rubbish.do |date=14 November 2009 }}</ref>

A "Students for Stuckism" group was founded in 2000 by students from [[Camberwell College of Arts]], who staged their own exhibition. [[Stephen Howarth|S.P. Howarth]] was expelled from the painting degree course at Camberwell college for his paintings,<ref>Alberge, Dalya, "Students accuse art college of failing to teach them the basics", ''[[The Times]]'', p. 9, 8 July 2002. Online at [http://www.stuckism.com/SPHowarth/TimesArticle.html stuckism.com].</ref> and had the first solo exhibit at the Stuckism International Gallery in 2002, named ''I Don't Want a Painting Degree if it Means Not Painting''.<ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/Howarth/index.html S.P. Howarth], stuckism.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref>

Thomson stood as a Stuckist candidate for the [[2001 United Kingdom general election|2001 British General Election]], in the constituency of [[Islington South and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Islington South & Finsbury]], against [[Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury|Chris Smith]], the then [[Secretary of State for Culture]]. He picked up 108 votes (0.4%).<ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/votearch.html Vote Stuckist 2001], stuckism.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.independentsbiennial.org/?p=99 Vote 2001, Islington South & Finsbury], BBC. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref> Childish left the group at this time because he objected to Thomson's leadership.<ref>[http://www.trakmarx.com/2004_02/10_billy.htm Billy Childish On Stuckism], April 2004, trakmarx.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/Childish.html Billy Childish], stuckism.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref>

[[Image:Stuckism International Gallery 2004.jpg|thumb|left|[[Stuckism International Gallery]]]]

From 2002 to 2005, Thomson ran the [[Stuckism International Gallery|Stuckism International Centre and Gallery]] in Shoreditch, London. In 2003, under the title ''A Dead Shark Isn't Art'', the gallery exhibited a shark which had first been put on public display in 1989 (two years before [[Damien Hirst]]'s) by Eddie Saunders in his Shoreditch shop, JD Electrical Supplies. It was suggested that Hirst may have seen this and copied it.<ref name=deadshark>[http://www.stuckism.com/SharkSpot.html "A Dead Shark Isn't Art"], stuckism.com. Retrieved 20 March 2006.</ref>

In 2003, they reported [[Charles Saatchi]] to the UK [[Office of Fair Trading]], complaining that he had an effective monopoly on art. The complaint was not upheld.<ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/Saatchi/SaatchiOFT.html "Charles Saatchi reported to OFT"], stuckism.com. Retrieved 27 May 2006</ref> In 2003, an allied group, [[Stuckism Photography]], was founded by Larry Dunstan and Andy Bullock. In 2005, the Stuckists offered a donation of 175 paintings from the Walker show to the Tate; however, it was rejected by the Tate's trustees.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/11/arts.artsnews1 How ageing art punks got stuck into Tate's Serota], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 11 December 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref>

In August 2005, Thomson alerted the press to the fact that the Tate had purchased a work by [[Chris Ofili]], ''The Upper Room'', for £705,000 while the artist was a serving Tate trustee.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/11/arts.artsnews1 How ageing art punks got stuck into Tate's Serota], The Guardian, 11 December 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/Tate/Ofili.html "Tate buys trustee Chris Ofili's The Upper Room in secret £705,000 deal"], stuckism.com. Retrieved 27 May 2006</ref> Fraser Kee Scott, owner of [[A Gallery]], demonstrated with the Stuckists outside the Tate Gallery against the [[Tate's purchase of The Upper Room|gallery's purchase of ''The Upper Room'']]. Scott said in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' that the Tate Gallery's chairman, Paul Myners, was hypocritical for refusing to divulge the price paid. Ofili had asked other artists to donate work to the gallery.<ref name=walden>Walden, Celia. "Spy: Art-felt grumble", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', p. 22, 19 October 2008.</ref> In July 2006 the Charity Commission censured the gallery for acting outside its legal powers.<ref>Alberge, Dalya (2006) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517032514/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article689514.ece "Tate's Ofili purchase broke charity law"] ''The Times'' online, 19 July 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2007</ref> Sir Nicholas Serota stated that the Stuckists had "acted in the public interest".<ref>Front Row, BBC Radio 4, interview by Mark Lawson, 25 July 2006</ref>

In October 2006, the Stuckists staged their first exhibition, ''[[Go West (exhibition)|Go West]]'', in a commercial West End gallery, [[Spectrum London]];<ref name=portrait>Barnes, Anthony (2006) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080516073122/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20060903/ai_n16710587 "Portrait of an ex-husband's revenge"] ''The Independent on Sunday''. Retrieved 9 October 2006, from findarticles.com</ref> this signalled their entry as "major players" in the art world.<ref name=pants>Teodorczuk, Tom (2006) [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23364213-details/Modern+art+is+pants/article.do "Modern art is pants"] ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', 22 August 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2006 from thisislondon.co.uk. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617120902/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23364213-details/Modern+art+is+pants/article.do |date=17 June 2009 }}</ref>

[[Image:Paul Harvey, Charles Saatchi.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Paul Harvey (artist)|Paul Harvey]]. ''Charles Saatchi'', 2006.]]

An international symposium on Stuckism took place in October 2006 at the [[Liverpool John Moores University]] during the Liverpool Biennial. The programme was led by [[Naive John]], founder of the Liverpool Stuckists. There was an accompanying exhibition in the 68&nbsp;Hope Gallery at [[Liverpool School of Art and Design]] (John Moores University Gallery).<ref>[http://www.independentsbiennial.org/?p=99 Day 13th Oct "International Symposium on Stuckism"], Independents Liverpool Biennial. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref>

By 2006, there were 63 Stuckist groups in the UK. Members include Naive John, [[Mark D]], [[Elsa Dax]], [[Paul Harvey (artist)|Paul Harvey]], [[Jane Kelly (artist)|Jane Kelly]], [[Udaiyan]], [[Peter McArdle]], [[Peter Murphy (artist)|Peter Murphy]], [[Rachel Jordan]], [[Guy Denning]] and [[Abby Jackson]]. [[John Bourne (artist)|John Bourne]] opened Stuckism Wales at his home, a permanent exhibition of (mainly Welsh) paintings. [[Mandy McCartin]] is a regular guest artist.<ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/McCartin/index.html Mandy McCartin], stuckism.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.</ref>

In 2010, Paul Harvey's painting of Charles Saatchi was banned from the window display of the Artspace Gallery in [[Maddox Street]], London, on the grounds that it was "too controversial for the area".<ref>[http://londonersdiary.standard.co.uk/2010/08/mr-saatchi-in-the-frame.html "Mr Saatchi in the frame"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716081052/http://londonersdiary.standard.co.uk/2010/08/mr-saatchi-in-the-frame.html |date=16 July 2011 }}, ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', 24 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref><ref name="spoonfed">[http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/spoonfed-arts-team-8139/charles-saatchi-painting-gets-stuckists-shut-down-3643/ "Charles Saatchi painting gets Stuckists shut down"], [[Spoonfed Media]], 25 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312083222/http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/spoonfed-arts-team-8139/charles-saatchi-painting-gets-stuckists-shut-down-3643/|date=12 March 2012}}</ref> It was the centrepiece of the show, ''Stuckist Clowns Doing Their Dirty Work'', the first exhibition of the Stuckists in [[Mayfair]],<ref name=spoonfed/> and depicted Saatchi with a sheep at his feet and a halo made from a cheese wrapper.<ref name=wilkinson/> The [[Saatchi Gallery]] said that Saatchi "would not have any problem" with the painting's display.<ref name=wilkinson>Wilkinson, Tara Loader.[http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2010-08-26/charles-saatchi-art?mod=mostread-TT "Mayfair divided over Charles Saatchi cheese painting"], ''[[Financial News]]'', 26 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref> The gallery announced they were shutting down the show.<ref name=spoonfed/> Harvey said, "I did it to make Saatchi look friendly and human. It's a ludicrous decision".<ref name=wilkinson/>
The Stuckists protested with emails to the gallery.<ref name=carmichael>Carmichael, Kim. [http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2010/08/28/painting-by-north-east-artist-sparks-row-in-art-world-61634-27154002/ "Painting by North East artist sparks row in art world"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917232318/http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2010/08/28/painting-by-north-east-artist-sparks-row-in-art-world-61634-27154002/ |date=17 September 2010 }}, ''[[The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper)|The Journal]]'', 28 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.</ref> Subsequently, the painting was reinstated and the show continued.<ref name=carmichael/>

===Demonstrations===
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[[Image:2005 Stuckist Turner demo (2).jpg|thumb|left|Outside the Turner Prize, Tate Britain, 2005: Stuckists demonstrate against the purchase of [[Chris Ofili]]'s ''[[The Upper Room (paintings)|The Upper Room]]''. The cutout is Tate chairman [[Paul Myners]].]]

The Stuckists gained significant media coverage for eight years of protests (2000–2006 and 2008) outside Tate Britain against the Turner Prize, sometimes dressed as clowns. In 2001, they demonstrated in [[Trafalgar Square]] at the unveiling of [[Rachel Whiteread]]'s ''Monument''. In 2002, they carried a coffin marked ''The Death of Conceptual Art'' to the [[White Cube]] Gallery.<ref>[http://www.stuckism.com/Tate/WhiteCube.html "White Cube Demo 2002"], stuckism.com. Retrieved 19 April 2008.</ref><ref name="cripps"/> Outside the launch of ''The Triumph of Painting'' at the Saatchi Gallery in 2004, they wore tall hats with Charles Saatchi's face emblazoned; they also carried placards claiming that Saatchi had copied their ideas.<ref>[http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/painting-north-east-artist-sparks-4453343 Painting by North East artist sparks row in art world] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402205727/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/painting-north-east-artist-sparks-4453343 |date=2 April 2015 }}, The Journal, 28 August 2010.</ref>

Events outside Britain have included ''The Clown Trial of President Bush'' held in [[New Haven]] in 2003 to protest against the [[Iraq War]]. [[Michael Dickinson (artist)|Michael Dickinson]] has exhibited political and satirical collages in [[Turkey]] for which he was arrested,<ref name=guardianbriton>Birch, Nicholas. [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1871134,00.html "Briton charged over 'insult' to Turkish PM"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 13 September 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2007.</ref> and charged, but acquitted of any crime—an outcome which was seen to have positive implications for Turkey's relationship with the [[European Union]].<ref name=tait>Tait, Robert. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/sep/26/turkey.humanrights "Turkish court acquits British artist over portraying PM as US poodle"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 26 September 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2008.</ref>

===The Stuckists Punk Victorian===
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''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'' was the first national gallery exhibition of Stuckist art. It was held at the Walker Art Gallery and [[Lady Lever Art Gallery]] and was part of the 2004 Liverpool Biennial. It consisted of over 250 paintings by 37 artists, mostly from the UK but also with a representation of international Stuckist artists from the US, Germany and Australia. There was an accompanying exhibition of Stuckist photographers. A book, ''The Stuckists Punk Victorian'', was published to accompany the exhibition. ''[[Daily Mail]]'' journalist Jane Kelly exhibited a painting of [[Myra Hindley]] in the show, which may have been the cause of her dismissal from her job.<ref name=sacked>Wells, Matt and Cozens, Claire. [https://www.theguardian.com/uk_news/story/0,,1315987,00.html "Daily Mail sacks writer who painted Hindley picture"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 30 September 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2008.</ref>

===A Gallery===
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[[File:2007 A Gallery.jpg|thumb|left|The [[A Gallery]], Wimbledon, July 2007. Paintings by [[Peter McArdle]] (left) and Paul Harvey, sculpture by Adrian Bannister.]]
In July 2007, the Stuckists held an exhibition at [[A Gallery]], ''I Won't Have Sex with You as long as We're Married'',<ref name=prune>Duff, Oliver. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090616210252/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/bolton-gig-just-the-ticket-for-the-other-phil-collins-451755.html "Stuckists prune Vine"], ''[[The Independent]]'', 5 June 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2008. </ref><ref name=moody>Moody, Paul. [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artblog/2007/jul/12/everyonestalkingaboutstella "Everyone's talking about Stella Vine"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 12 July 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2008.</ref> titled after words apparently said to Thomson by his ex-wife, [[Stella Vine]] on their wedding night.<ref name=moody/> The show coincided with the opening of Vine's major show at [[Modern Art Oxford]] and was prompted by Thomson's anger that the material promoting her show did not mention her time with the Stuckists.<ref name=prune/> Tate chairman [[Paul Myners]] visited both shows.<ref name=legal>Duff, Oliver. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071001144745/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/pandora/article2809157.ece "Legal sharks circle round Davis and his chief of staff"], (3rd story), ''[[The Independent]]'', 27 July 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2008. </ref>

===''Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision''===
[[Image:Charles Thomson. Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Charles Thomson (artist)|Charles Thomson]]. ''[[Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision]]'', 2000]]
[[File:2006 Stuckist Turner demo (4).jpg|thumb|left| Demonstration against the Turner Prize, 2006. Left to right: Federico Penteado, [[Charles Thomson (artist)|Charles Thomson]], [[John Bourne (artist)|John Bourne]]. ]]

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As Charlotte Cripps of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote, Charles Thomson's painting ''Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision'' is one of the best known paintings to come out of the Stuckist movement,<ref name=cripps>Cripps, Charlotte. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105162919/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040907/ai_n12797891 "Visual arts: Saying knickers to Sir Nicholas], ''[[The Independent]]'', 7 September 2004. Retrieved from findarticles.com, 7 April 2008.</ref> and as Jane Morris wrote in ''[[The Guardian]]'' it's a likely "signature piece" for the movement,<ref name=morris>Morris, Jane. [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1857054,00.html "Getting stuck in"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 24 August 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2008.</ref> standing for its opposition to conceptual art. Painted in 2000, the piece has been exhibited in later Stuckist shows, and featured on placards in [[Stuckist demonstrations]] against the Turner Prize. It depicts Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate Gallery and the usual chairman of the Turner Prize jury, and satirises Young British Artist Tracey Emin's installation, ''[[My Bed]]'', consisting of her bed and objects, including [[panties|knickers]], which she exhibited in 1999 as a Turner Prize nominee.<ref name=cassidy>Cassidy, Sarah. [http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1221073.ece "Stuckists, scourge of BritArt, put on their own exhibition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001130452/http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1221073.ece |date=1 October 2007 }}, ''[[The Independent]]'', 23 August 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2008.</ref>