Without Walls, 2009
Decima were criticised in January 2009 following an exhibition on Sunday 18th where they utilised images of missing three year old schoolgirl Madeleine McCann in pornographic artwork. The exhibition was branded "appalling and completely insensitive" by the NSPCC.
Decima hit back with a detailed letter explaining their intentions published in the Hackney Gazette on 18 February 2009.
In another statement published in the Hackney Gazette, those running Decima said "Decima Gallery was over three days subjected to dozens of people from Liverpool literally kicking the door in. We have just got new studio tenants and six of them were in the gallery over the weekend and were terrified......Losing these tenants and goodwill of our landlord, Decima Gallery in Hackney Wick had to close it doors on January 28 for the final time, leaving several planned exhibitions in confusion."
In July 2009, Decima exhibited in the Ghetto Gallery, Split, Croatia and went on to stage notable exhibitions in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany; Piccadilly, London and the Tate Modern, London.
As well as exhibitions, in 2009 Decima also organised various film projects, performance projects, art fairs, live music events and even a Berlin rave.
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