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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]