LONDON, UK.- White Space, County Hall Gallery, presents Bloc, March 10 - May 22, 2005 with artists: Eleonora Aguiari, Doug Fishbone, Raul Ortega Ayala, Ruth Barker, Naglaa Walker, Sigga Bjorg Sigurdardottir, Erica Eyres, Mathieu Gallois, Anthony Gross, Ben Sadler, Catherine Morland, Colin Guillemet, Simon Keenleyside, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, and Neil Zakiewicz.

The exhibition opens at County Hall Gallery, London, on 10 March 2005. BLOC provides exposure for 16 of the UK’s most promising emerging artists at a crucial time in their career. Sourcing talent from our most prestigious institutions, BLOC explores the trends, concerns, techniques and diversity of a new generation of British artists.

A DVD catalogue, interactive cutting edge website www.bloc-art.com and SMS services are provided by Bloc Media the Official Media Sponsor of Bloc 2005. A panel discussion exploring the emerging art scene in the UK chaired by Dr Suhail Malik (Senior Lecturer and Course Leader, Postgraduate Fine Art Critical Studies, Goldsmiths College) will take place on Sunday 13 March 2005, 3pm. The panel consists of Miria Swain (Curator, Modern Art, Oxford), Duncan McLaren (author and journalist), Martin Herbert (Critic), Nigel Cooke (artist), and Anthony Gross (artist & co-founder of temporarycontemporary).