| Simon Rumley Having bought works by then relatively unknown artists Jamie Shovlin, Ian Monroe and Marcel Dzama, Simon Rumley founded the auspicious New London Kicks in 2005. An annual show sponsored by the oldest and largest art fair in the US, The Armory Show, New London Kicks promotes contemporary and emerging artists in New York in collaboration with Soho House NY and Wooster Projects. As well as showing breaking talent such as Miho Sato, Gordon Cheung and Stella Vine, Rumley was first to exhibit Katy Moran’s work in New York before she was picked up by Stuart Shave/Modern Art and selected for a show at the Gagosian Gallery. Rumley has also produced, written and directed four feature films. The first three, Strong Language, The Truth Game and Club Le Monde formed a youth culture trilogy set in 1990s London and were critically acclaimed by, among other publications, The Times, Penthouse and Time Out. Rumley’s most recent film, The Living and The Dead, an extreme psychological drama starring Roger Lloyd-Pack, was premiered at the prestigious Rotterdam Film Festival last year and has since gone on to be released in 26 different territories. Rumley’s next film, a psycho sexual horror anthology called “Little Deaths” will shoot later in the year. In 2007 together with Zavier Ellis, Rumley established Ellis Rumley Projects Ltd, and in the same year they launched The Future Can Wait. Rumley is also on various London based committees including: Macmillan de’Longhi Art Auction, Vauxhall Collective and the Lambeth Academy Local Career Advisory Board. |