Taking its name from a maritime phrase that dates back to the early 17th century, a new group exhibition, ‘In The Offing’, organised by artist Mark Leckey and currently on show at the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate, hints at what lies on the horizon, both physically and metaphorically.
The phrase ‘in the offing’ refers to the area of sea just beyond the shoreline – look-outs on the shore would first catch sight of approaching ships when they were 'in the offing'. Leckey, who serves as both artist and editor, commissioned a series of emerging and established artists and musicians to make work that responded to this phrase, using the concept of a magazine editorial as his foundation to choreograph a multi-sensory mash-up that seamlessly blends moving image, sound, light and painting.
