Kenny Schachter Rove

Kenny Schachter Rove was a London gallery space operated by Kenny Schachter, active in the early 2000s and known for an unconventional programme that brought together emerging and established artists in contexts that blurred the boundaries between commercial gallery, project space, and critical platform. The gallery hosted significant exhibitions including William Pope.L’s some things you can do with blackness… (2005), and produced catalogues and printed matter that remain important documents of the period.

  • William Pope.L — some things you can do with blackness…, Kenny Schachter Rove, London, 2005. Front cover. Deep red ground. Centre: close-up photograph of a small black bear-like sculptural object, heavily textured surface with white dust or residue, suspended or resting against two white diagonal rods. White serif title text lower centre: "William Pope.L / some things you can do with blackness…" William Pope.L — some things you can do with blackness…, 2005 — interior plate, p. 5. Skin Set Drawings, 2002–2004. Four colour drawings on grid paper, each filled edge to edge with large hand-lettered text: upper left, purple on white: "RED PEOPLE ARE A NOVEL SET IN THE HEAD OF A WATERMOCCASIN"; upper right, yellow-green on white: "YELLOW PEOPLE ARE A TEA OF SANITY"; lower left, black on white: "RED PEOPLE ARE A LIQUID IN A BEAKER IN A LAB IN MANCHESTER ENGLAND"; lower right, blue and green on blue: "BLACK

    William Pope.L — some things you can do with blackness…, Kenny Schachter Rove, London, 2005

    William Pope.L — some things you can do with blackness…, Kenny Schachter Rove, London, 2005