Walking back from my regular blood donation session just behind Oxford Circus I came across several art displays. I’ve divided them into three parts as there was way too much for one or even two posts. Late afternoon on Regent Street was pretty quiet giving a clear view of the recent changes: widened pavements and […]
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.
Jessica Rankin at White Cube Bermondsey
This show, ‘the nostalgia for the infinite’ at White Cube Bermondsey is at the top of my list of exhibitions to visit as soon as galleries reopen. I’ve already booked my slot. Another artist discovered during lock-down, I find Jessica Rankin‘s joyful painted and stitched canvases life-affirming. The use of paint is something of a […]
Discovering Howardena Pindell
Thanks again to Katie Hessel’s Great Women Artists podcast for introducing me to Howardena Pindell. The interview gives a fascinating insight into her life and work. Working in different media throughout her long career, Pindell has covered collage, painting, video and photography. Her seminal video piece Free White and 21 , unfortunately still pertinent today, […]
Balcony dressing in Stratford, London
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 […]
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 […]