These sculptures were unveiled a couple of years ago to honour the Windrush generation but this was the first time I’d had a proper look at them in situ. Custard Apple, Breadfruit and Soursop are typical Caribbean fruit remembered from Veronica Ryan OBE‘s childhood visits to Ridley Road Market in Dalston, London. These are accessible […]
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A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography at Tate Modern. Post 2 of 2
Here are a few more photos from A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography currently at Tate Modern. The studio shots above are by Ruth Ginika Ossai. Her sitters choose which backdrop they want from her stock inspired by Nollywood films or Igbo gospel music videos. I loved the streetwise posed teenage boys in front […]
A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography at Tate Modern. Post 1 of 2
Pere of Gbaramatu. His Imperial Majesty, Oboro Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba. From Nigerian Monarchs series by George Osodi This exhibition, A World in Common: Contemporary African Photography , is on at Tate Modern till January 2024 and I managed to catch it right at the beginning. I think we’re often guilty of forgetting how diverse […]
Kay Gasei and Craig Keenan collaborate at East Art Gallery.
Words to the effect of “we thought it would be fun to do something together” produced Skies and Stars at East Art Gallery, a collaborative show between Craig Keenan and Kay Gasei, artists with two different and distinctive styles. It all comes together perfectly in the Drama Llama Triptych. Reflections meant I had to stand […]
Anselm Kiefer: Finnegans Wake at White Cube Bermondsey
One of the most important artists of our time, Anselm Kiefer’s current installation, Finnegans Wake at White Cube Bermondsey overwhelms with its sheer scale and density. I can well believe that 18 container trucks brought the work in for installation. There’s just so much to look at. You get pulled into the detail with lines […]
Barbara Hepworth: Life and Art at the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne
Whenever I have a trip out of London (embarrassingly rare I know) I aim to visit a museum or gallery. This time it was a welcome return to the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne where this excellent show, Barbara Hepworth: Life and Art, is on till early September. Exhibitions like this are perfect for me: full […]
China’s Hidden Century at The British Museum
China’s Hidden Century, on at The British Museum in London till 8th October, is dense with information, all of it fascinating. We didn’t manage to get through everything in almost 3 hours as every single item was worth looking at. For each answer there were more questions, more to learn. This was a culturally rich […]
Sohan Qadri at Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Sohan Qadri was artist, yogi and poet, born in India yet living for over thirty years in Europe. This exhibition , The Seer, at Sundaram Tagore in London is of his works on paper. Qadri moved away from oil painting on canvas in favour of paper which he considered more suited to the spiritual concerns […]
The Seven Deadly Sins: Chris Ofili at Victoria Miro
The Seven Deadly Sins by Chris Ofili currently at Victoria Miro exemplifies his imaginative interpretation of sin. I can well believe this series took six years to complete. Not only are the paintings large, the composition of each is with densely worked with figures twisting and intermingling within a verdant flowing world, the handling of […]
Image of the artist: self portraits at the Royal Academy
The RA Collection, a gallery within the institution itself, is a bit of a secret. It’s completely free to visit and contains a variety of historical and contemporary artworks from the Royal Academy’s inception to the present day. Image of the Artist is a small display of self-portraits by current and recent Royal Academicians. Here […]