Living in constrained circumstances means that I’m coming across places and noticing things I might not have paid much attention to otherwise. This block of flats is a case in point. Part of East Village, a new development in Stratford, each balcony has been dressed with a design. I can’t tell if you can see […]
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.
Brancusi at MoMA New York
Since everything has been online for so long I began looking through previous exhibition visits and came across these images from my last visit to New York – so long ago! I find myself comforted by the purity of Constantin Brancusi, seen at MoMA in a room devoted to his work. There is a short […]
Unexpected public sculpture in North London
It’s a joy to come across creativity in unexpected places. This was the case on a recent walk when we came across this collection by Kitpromo on Hornsey Road at the junction with Grenville Road N19. The photo of me above gives you some idea of scale. There’s a collection of different characters around the […]
Goldsmiths Fair exhibition: the connection between drawing and making
Drawing is a key element in the language of art. It’s the way we gather information and communicate ideas, a tool which doesn’t have to be perfect. As long as the information is conveyed then the job has been done. Designs on Silver, this online exhibition from Goldsmiths Fair is an enjoyable way to see […]
Louis-Léopold Boilly’s images of life in Paris
Given the lack of physical exhibitions at the moment I’ve been looking back through my archives and found this genre artist whose work I saw a while ago at the National Gallery . Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761 – 1845) lived through turbulent times and was one of the first artists to take life on the streets […]
Tracey Emin/ Edvard Munch at The Royal Academy
Titled The Loneliness of the Soul, this exhibition at the Royal Academy is a collection of works by Edvard Munch selected by Tracey Emin alongside some of hers. Munch has apparently been an obsession since adolescence with connections evident from the very beginning of this show. These watercolours by Munch moved me more than the […]
Bruce Nauman at Tate Modern
Another Tate exhibition I visited before our current lock-down was Bruce Nauman at Tate Modern. I’ve been determined to see as much as possible whenever permitted and the galleries I’m a member of tend to have taken priority. As usual I can only mention a fraction of pieces on show so here goes. Whilst focussing […]
Lynette Yiadom Boakye at Tate Britain
Another temporary casualty of lock-down, Fly in League with the Night is the evocative title of Lynette Yiadom Boakye’s solo show at Tate Britain and is a glorious feast of painting. A friend introduced me to her work several years ago but this is the first time I’d seen so many of her paintings in […]
Chila Kumari Singh Burman – the Winter commission at Tate Britain
As we enter 2021 I really wanted to post something optimistic and uplifting. Neon looks at its best in the dark but I was happier cycling on a chilly grey morning to see the exuberant and joyful Tate Britain winter commission by Chila Kumari Singh Burman, open for all to enjoy even while all museums […]
New prints by Cornelia Parker at Cristea Roberts
Combining deliveries with gallery visits seems to have been a thing recently which I’ve been happy to make the most of. I’m a big fan of Cornelia Parker so this show of new prints at Cristea Roberts was a treat. Using the early photographic technique of calotype first discovered by Henry Fox Talbot she plays […]