This is a concerted exhibition, with a powerfully curated theme that individual artists can seldom aspire to. It isn't just the catalogue essay that makes the difference but the momentum of common interests. A single artist can't generate it. For example, Kate Derum's Day return at Gallery 101 has a huge amount of work in it, an impeccable standard of execution, an inclusive range of images and a consistent visuality across a variety of media, from tapestry to assemblage. It's coherent and heroic but thematic connections among the images in a given work aren't immediately apparent.
Meaningful symbols are engaged but their combinations sometimes seem arbitrary.
The title Day return possibly refers to the work of weaving the large tapestries in the show. But the most successful works are the small tapestries that celebrate the unselfconscious resources of the formalesque. The Age Company Ltd 2000. Any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.