Coming from a background in Mixed Media (textiles), I’m always interested to see how fibre and fabric are used in the expression of ideas. Viewed by the predominantly male Fine Art world as “craft” and historically gendered as female (i.e. of lesser importance) by scholars, textiles as fine art has had to fight against much […]
Artists
Andrea Dobreva: Public Grapes, Anonymous Meat at Fiumano Clase
Public Grapes, Anonymous Meat is a solo show by Andrea Dobreva at Fiumano Clase. Dobreva spent eight years in Munich working with refugees of many nationalities and found that, even though each individual had their own unique story, they were often treated as merely ‘migrants’ or ‘refugees’. Dobreva elevates the people she met and the […]
Purple Hibiscus at the Barbican
Purple Hibiscus, a massive textile installation by Ibrahim Mahama covering the entire lakeside facade, is now up at The Barbican in London until the 18th August. The photos below were taken during the installation. Part of the current exhibition Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art , this was created with hundreds of […]
Annamarie Dzendrowskyj at Muse Gallery, London
This solo show by Annamarie Dezendrowskyj at Muse Gallery is an exploration of ambiguity, or as she calls it, “indiscernability”. It’s the otherworldliness, the in-betweenness that I appreciate. These small oil paintings are not just pictures, they’re also objects taking up space – read on to see what I mean. It’s intriguing to see how […]
Cloud songs on the horizon by Ranjani Shettar at the Barbican Conservatory
The Barbican conservatory is one of those hidden London gems: a tropical garden inside a Brutalist complex. And it’s free to visit. This sculptural installation by Indian artist Ranjani Shettar, Cloud songs on the horizon, sits happily within the lush environment. As you can see from my photos it was a beautiful spring day when […]
The Cult of Beauty at the Wellcome Collection, London
The Cult of Beauty is a free exhibition currently on at the Wellcome Collection. It’s a venue I don’t get to as much as I would like as their shows are always worth seeing. The Cult of Beauty offers a diverse and wide-ranging view of the concept of beauty and how it has evolved over […]