The Strand Gallery was recently the venue for a mixed group show, Dawn, curated by Bernard Raphael Gallery so here is some of the work. Storm Athill specialises in creating pictures from words. The piece above is of Johnny Cash in a deliberate James Dean pose. She mainly produces prints but these were the original images. Lucy Temple is obsessed […]
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Shadows of The Wanderer by Ana Maria Pacheco in Norwich Cathedral
Part of a city-wide celebration of Ana Maria Pacheco’s work, this powerful and topical installation is on display in the North Transept of Norwich Cathedral till September. It reveals its power slowly so give yourself time. Shadows of the Wanderer comprises ten over life-sized painted wooden figures on a raised base. Each figure is carved from […]
Circles wherever I look: at The Museum of London
The first shape ever created using a line, the circle is in evidence in all societies from the very earliest stages of our existence. This struck me yet again on a recent visit to The Museum of London. Here is evidence of a farm enclosure in Shepperton from 3600 BC and a double- ditched enclosure […]
Final Sale – public art at the Old Building London School of Economics
Walking back from a private view the other evening I saw this in the distance which begged a closer look. The Old Building at the London School of Economics is the location beautifully lit up at night. Final Sale is a temporary installation created by the Recycle Group dealing with consumerism in our current global recession, […]
Traces in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern
Tate Modern is generally acknowledged to be one of the wonders of contemporary London. I noticed during a recent visit the traces of Doris Salcedo’s Shibolleth piece from 2007 remaining in the floor. At the moment Richard Tuttle‘s installation, I Don’t Know – The Weave of Textile Language fills the space still leaving plenty of […]
Hats by milliner and costume designer Sahar Freemantle
Sahar’s work has been featured here before. She recently had a solo show at Craft Central which included some new pieces shown below. Most of what she sells is more commercial but I really do prefer the statement pieces for that very reason. Nothing quite right for the wedding I’m attending this summer though – […]
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector at The Barbican
This exhibition was far more engrossing than expected. Collecting is variously described as an illness, an obsession, a response to early material deprivation, the desire for acquisition…I could go on but I think you get the idea. The artists featured include Arman, Peter Blake, Hanne Darboven, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Dr Lakra, Sol LeWitt, Martin Parr, Jim Shaw, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Pae White […]
Seen at The Country Living Fair
I popped in to the recent Country Living Fair heading, as usual for the food stands, and found a few other things besides as you can see below. First of all though, I liked the Irish coffee kit offered by Coole Swan. I don’t have a great tolerance for whiskey, cream or coffee separately but […]
The recent solar eclipse
Well, did any of you actually see anything when we had the solar eclipse on the 20th March? I was working from home that day and noticed that it got a bit darker for a while – that’s what low cloud will give you. I did have Stargazing Live running on my laptop (click here to […]
Extreme weather – an inspiration
I was stuck in a doorway during a powerful and dramatic storm, moved to photograph the rain and hail downpour for its sheer power and beauty. It lasted for quite a long time and yes, I did wait till it was over before moving on, glad to have caught some of the force on camera.