The show is based around the concept of implosion, not as a destructive force but as a centering force and act of integration. From its inception 1996, the gallery has grown organically out of the dialogue between Anton and core roster of artists. This exhibition payed tribute to those who have shaped the gallery’s trajectory and have made the gallery what it is today: a space of confluence for various media and artists of different backgrounds and locales.

Implosion 20 juxtaposes new works with historic pieces that became milestones in the gallery’s history. A video recording of Angus Fairhurst’s live performance (with Phillip Bradshaw, Cerith Wyn Evans and Matt Collishaw) from his two-person show with Lothar Hempel, Low Expectations, commemorates the gallery’s opening on September 19, 1996.

The concert established the enduring interest in the intersection between visual art and music that defines the gallery and many of its participants.