Currently on at Frith Street Gallery, Disarm by Fiona Banner aka Vanity Press lingers in the mind for a surprisingly long time. Fiona Banner is interested in language, gender and conflict. In this show her film of a jet flypast is a remarkable thing to watch with military hardware performing a highly skilled statement of […]
One-minute blog of interesting things
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As a working contemporary artist I visit many exhibitions and shows, but sometimes it is the things I see that are part of daily life that capture my interest. My one-minute blog of interesting things reflects the fact that although we are increasingly time-poor, there is creativity all around us.
Kristina Chan: Habitable Climes at Canada House, London
Canada House is right opposite the National Gallery and houses its own art gallery, currently showing Habitable Climes, by Canadian artist Kristina Chan, a photographer and printer. Chan is the second artist in The Sunderland Collection’s Art Programme, launched in 2024 where artists are invited to create new work in response to Collection items in […]
Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350 at the National Gallery, London
This is one that I’m recommending to everyone as it’s simply glorious, the type of show the National Gallery is so good at presenting. Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350, brings together works by artists (including Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti) from 14th Century Siena, Italy. It shows their importance […]
Time and Tide: Richard Long and David Nash prints at Cristea Roberts, London
This small exhibition is in the downstairs gallery at Cristea Roberts. I’ve only included a few pieces here as works behind glass are fiendish to photograph. You can see more on the gallery website. Most people will recognise David Nash‘s living sculpture, Ash Dome planted in 1977, from the BBC4 trailer. It’s a beautiful concept […]
Collect at Somerset House. Post 2 of 2
The thread running through this post on Collect is the maker’s manipulation of materials. At Jagged Art, Robyn Neild encrusted this 19th century folk bench with delicate bronze casts of navelwort. Yang Liu showed a mixed-media piece at Hong Kong lacquer Gallery by SOIL. Lacquer fascinates me as I think of it as a hugely […]
Collect at Somerset House. Post 1 of 2
Collect, the annual fair organised by the Crafts Council, was held once more at Somerset House. The range and quaity of craftsmanship is always impressive. I already wrote about glass in my last post so will focus on other materials this time. Korean Gallery Sklo presented sea urchin-like vessels by metal sculptor and jeweller Hyejeong […]
Vessel Gallery at Collect, Somerset House.
One of the strongest stands for me this year at Collect was Vessel Gallery. Here are a few of the glassmakers they exhibited. I was particularly taken with the work of Karin Mørch, who will have a solo show at Vessel later this month. The fluidity of her calligraphic pieces form a dance between motion, […]
Figures in Extinction. Complicité and Crystal Pite at Factory International, Manchester.
The world premiere of Figures in Extinction at Factory International in Manchester was one of the most powerful theatrical productions I have ever seen. This was the only UK venue to host it before an international tour. I’ve been a long-term fan of Complicité, co-founded by Simon McBurney since their foundation in the early 1980s […]
emajendat. Lauren Halsey at the Serpentine Gallery, London.
Emajendat, by Lauren Halsey at the Serpentine Gallery is a full-on blast of joy and celebration. The title says it all. This is a testament of love to the culture and vitality of South Central Los Angeles, home to the artist and her family for generations, a “funky garden” made within the setting of Kensington […]
It Will End In Tears: Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum at The Curve, Barbican.
The Curve at The Barbican can be an intimidating space for an exhibition but It Will End In Tears by Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum worked well as you followed the narrative elements. Walking through felt like witnessing a 1940s film noir plot. We are though given the freedom to interpret the story in a variety of […]
