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Gallerist X (2013)

Gallerists Teeth (2013-ongoing)


Gallerists Teeth is an ongoing project by Ned James that explores trust and exchange within the art world. To initiate a project, James requests a dental X-ray from the participating arts professionals, establishing a personal transaction as the basis for collaboration.

James is developing a system for measuring teeth quality against professional performance, proposing an alternative and deliberately questionable method of assessing those who shape and circulate art.

Detached from their owners, the X-rays are anonymised and presented as readymade artworks. Removed from their medical context, they become anonymous portraits.

The project asks what we are willing to give up in order to participate in the art world, and whether trust can be established through the exchange of something so intimate.



Curator X (2017)


Arts Organisation Director X (2022)



Art Director X (2020)



Arts Producer X (2016)