NORTH A STREET The home studio of George Anderton is a most fascinating place. An unintended showroom of endless arrangements that at once seem random but then curiously edited. The place has such a presence. I don't know whether it's the house itself, the overgrown backyard, the dear occupant or the dozens of haphazard yet oddly focused collections. I feel something here, it's palpable, and it slows and heightens my senses at the same time.

When I visit the attic - like I have many times - it always presents differently. The light is hazy and soft around a disparate assortment of objects, furniture, leaning canvases, and always a table or two of papers and books. I had to photograph exactly what I walked into - this view. That’s the thing about George and his spaces, they are always interesting and elegant and ever-changing, no matter what room or direction you wander. Nothing is arranged, yet corner conversations can occur, interrupted by a vertical deer head. You can’t make this stuff up. It’s too beautiful.

To create an authentic environment for the exhibit, ALL IN / George Anderton / Works from North A St, Jose Gelats and I brought in objects from North A to complement the artwork and to provide context, since all were coming from combined scenarios of George’s creation. Antique chairs, lamp shades, a deer head - even the breeze blocks were borrowed. A weathered wood table from Budapest and an Anderton-made table were also added to All In representing a smattering of North A treasures. - Kathy Gibson