Artangel presents contemporary artworks in unusual venues, often places not otherwise open to the public which makes them worth checking out. Set in the Original Cell at the Maughan Library in King’s College London, Enemies and Rascals by Terence Gower is an audio piece with the added interest of seeing some of the original research […]
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Threadflux at White Conduit Projects, London.
Coming from a mixed-media background I’m always interested to see how textiles are used to convey ideas and emotions. Threadflux, a group show currently on at White Conduit Projects, shows a selection of work using material in unexpected ways. Take Cognitive Dissonance by Sarah Impey. The machine-stitched words are sucked into a disconcerting sphincter to […]
Banksy’s sculpture in London’s Waterloo Place.
This caused quite a stir, as does any new Banksy artwork, when first discovered in Waterloo Place, central London. As you can see below, he picked his location with care: the place is full of historical memorials and grand statues of the “Great and Good”. Seen from a distance the scale perfectly fits its setting. […]
Zurbarán at the National Gallery: Still Life
The penultimate room in this exhibition at the National Gallery focusses on Zurbarán‘s still lives (as well as those of his son), showing how they were also used as references within other paintings. This small painting is from the National Gallery’s own collection. It could have been an individual piece or a section of a […]
Zurbarán at the National Gallery: the richness of detail.
I first heard the saying “every detail is not a detail” decades ago from luxury brand Hermès and it has been one of my mottoes ever since. It came to mind when looking at Zurbarán in the current exhibition at the National Gallery. One of the wonderful things about seeing original art is that you […]
Zurbarán at the National Gallery
Who? people said to me when I mentioned this show at the National Gallery. A 17th century Spanish artist, Francisco de Zurbarán worked during the Counter-Reformation. His patrons were religious orders intent on reinforcing the power and influence of the Catholic church throughout the Spanish Empire. I don’t know if he was very religious but […]