You Dig the Tunnel, I'll Hide the Soil
Celebrate the life of Edgar Allen Poe with 'You Dig the Tunnel, I'll Hide the Soil' at the White Cube
You Dig the Tunnel, I'll Hide the Soil is the current exhibition at the White Cube Gallery held in anticipation of bicentenary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth.
The exhibition has been curated by the artist and writer Harland Miller in collaboration with Irene Bradbury and explores the enduring legacy and cult status of the American writer.
This exhibition brings together a broad range of these responses, from 34 artists, ranging from painting and sculpture to installation, digital media and performance, as well as existing works such as Douglas Gordon's Sleeper (Portrait to Edgar Allan Poe) (2002) and Mike Nelson's installation Melnais Kakis (The Black Cat) (1999).
You Dig the Tunnel, I'll Hide the Soil' features the work of Fergus Bremner, Jake & Dinos Chapman, John Cooper Clarke, Liz Craft, Tracey Emin, Angus Fairhurst, Katharina Fritsch, Paul Fryer, Barnaby Furnas, Douglas Gordon, Rodney Graham, Marcus Harvey, Anton Henning, Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer, Abigail Lane, Christian Marclay, Kris Martin, Harland Miller, Polly Morgan, Mike Nelson, Magnus Plessen, Michele Howarth Rashman, Julian Schnabel, Gregor Schneider, Norbert Schoerner, George Shaw, Cindy Sherman, Jason Shulman, Dirk Skreber, Paul Steinitz, Fred Tomaselli, Jane & Louise Wilson and Cerith Wyn Evans.
The exhibition runs from Friday April 4th to Saturday May 10th and is open Tuesday To Saturday from 10am to 6pm.
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The closest underground station is located at Old Street.
If travelling by bus the 21, 43, 55, 76, 141, 205, 214, 243, 271 and 394 all serve Old Street
