The connor brothers saint and sinners 2016

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CONTENTS

Director’s Foreword

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Tell Him I Was Too Fucking Busy

I Wondered if I Would Spend The Rest Of My Life

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I Don’t Care About What Anybody Says About Me

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Reality Is A Lovely Place, But I Wouldn’t Want To live There

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We Must be Careful About What We Pretend to Be

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We Must Be Careful About What We Pretend To Be

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I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation

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What A Terrible Mistake To Let Go Of Something Wonderful For Something Real

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Every Saint Has A Past

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I Don’t Know, I Don’t Care

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If You’ve Got A Skeleton In Your Closet

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It All Ends In Tears Anyway

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Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself

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What’s So Special About The Truth Anyway

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Celebrity Is A Mask That Eats It’s Own Face

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So It Goes...

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Sane Men

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Her Heart Bumped Like Shoes In A Dryer

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So It Goes

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Faster, Faster, Faster

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If You’ve Got A Skeleton In Your Closet

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You Can’t Take It With You

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It Never Got Weird Enough For Me

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Chris, Now What

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Every Saint Has A Past

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And Those Who Were Seen Dancing

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If You’ve Got A Skeleton In Your Closet, You’d Better Make It Dance

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I Don’t Care What Anybody Says About Me

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Every Saint Has A Past

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She Generally Gave Herseldf Very Good Advice

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I Tried To Drown My Sorrows

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Every Saint Has A Past And Every Sinnir Has A Future

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Worth It to Watch The Flames

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I Don’t Remember To Going To Bed

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You Shall Know The Truth

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DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD The Cat Street Gallery invites you to a very special exhibition by The Connor Brothers. The mysterious duo debut in Hong Kong with their solo show SAINTS AND SINNERS. ‘The Connor Brothers’ is the pseudonym of Mike Snelle & James Golding. Their work explores the boundary between truth and fiction and raises questions about how we construct meaning from experience. By blurring the line between truth and fiction the artists puncture a hole in our every day construction of reality and through this pin prick we catch a glimpse of an altogether larger world with infinitely more possibilities. The Connor Brothers cast a cynical and penetrating eye at contemporary culture. Their work is often humorous and steeped in both historical and popular culture, presenting an almost anthropological view of contemporary western societies obsession with wealth, fame and the unrealistic idealism of advertisings’ vision of relationships. The Connor Brothers have had sell-out shows in London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Their work has been auctioned by both Christie’s and Bonhams with their work having been sold alongside Banksy and Damien Hirst and is included in several important private collections, as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum. They recently sold a work at a Phillips auction for double the estimate.

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I W on d er ed I f I W o u ld Spe n d Th e Re st Of M y Lif e

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SOLD OUT

R ea l i t y Is A Lo v el y Pl a ce, B ut I W o ul d n’ t W a nt T o Li ve T her e

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We Mu st Be C a r efu l A b out Wh at We Pre te n d To B e

Wha t A T er r ib le Mista k e T o Let Go Of S omething Wond er ful For S omething Rea l

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I D on ’t K n ow , I Don ’ t Care

It Al l E nd s In T ea r s Any wa y

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W h a t’s So Sp ec i a l A b out Th e Truth An yway

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S o It G o es . . .

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H er H ea r t Bu mp ed L ike Sh oe s I n A Drye r

Fa s t er , Fa s t er , Fa s t er

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Yo u C a n’t Ta ke It With Y ou

C hr i s , No w W ha t

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A nd Those W ho We re Se e n Dan c in g

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I D o n’ t C a r e W ha t Any b o d y S a y s Ab o ut M e

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She Gen er a lly Ga v e H e rse lf Ve ry Good Advic e SOLD OUT

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E ver y S a i nt H a s A Pa s t a nd E v er y S i nner H a s A Fut ur e

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W or th I t To W atc h Th e Flam e s

I D o n’ t R ememb er G o i ng T o B ed

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You Sha ll K n ow Th e Truth

T el l H i m I w a s T o o Fuck i ng B us y

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I Don’t Ca r e A b ou t W ha t A n y b o dy Says About M e

W e M us t b e C a r ef ul Ab o ut W ha t W e Pr et end t o B e

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I Ca n R esi st Ev er y th i ng E xc ept Te m ptation

E ver y S a i nt H a s A Pa s t

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I f Yo u ’v e Got A Skele ton I n Y our Close t Giclee print on silkscreen varnish Ed. of 95 75 x 120 cm 2016 f ram ed HKD 5 ,5 0 0 unframed HKD 3,500

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Al t ho ug h Of C o ur s e Y o u E nd Up B eco mi ng Y o ur s el f Giclee print on silkscreen varnish Ed. of 50 29 x 41.5 cm 2016 f r a m e d H K D 2, 000 unframed HKD 1,000

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C eleb r i ty I s A Ma sk That E ats I t’ s Own Fac e

S a ne M en

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So I t Goe s

If Y o u’ v e G o t A S k el et o n In Y o ur C l o s et

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I t N ev er Go t W ei rd E n ough For M e Giclee print on silkscreen varnish Ed. of 50 29 x 41.5 cm 2016 f ram ed HKD 2 ,0 0 0 unframed HKD 1,000

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E ver y S a i nt H a s A Pa s t Giclee print on silkscreen varnish Ed. of 250 25.8 x 36.5 cm 2016 f r a m e d H K D 2, 000 unframed HKD 1,000

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If You’ve G o t A Skeleto n I n Yo u r C lose t, Y ou’ d B e tte r M ake I t Dan c e

E ver y S a i nt H a s A Pa s t

Mixed media on paper Ed. of 3 110 x 170 cm 2016

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I Tr i ed To D r own M y Sorrows Acrylic, oil, giclee and screenprint and varnish on canvas Unique 80 x 120 cm 2016 f ram ed HK D 5 3 ,0 0 0

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