Artists

Circles play such an important role in my visual vocabulary that I was keen to visit this show at Handel Street Projects. Fay Ballard‘s practice is based on drawing and making these circles is, for her, meditation. It is also apparent to the viewer, being quiet, contemplative pieces. Looking closely you see the slight irregularities […]

“Everything was sculpture. Any material, any idea without hindrance born into space, I considered sculpture”. So thought Isamu Noguchi and is something this comprehensive retrospective exhibition at the Barbican gallery aims to convey. How do you compress a life’s work into a one-minute blog? I can’t so will just show a few photos of objects […]

Sun at Night is the current exhibition at the Barbican Curve, the first solo show in London for Shilpa Gupta. A moving exploration of the abuse of human rights for writers and poets. Give yourself time when visiting as, although the pieces are small, their impact is powerful. Small sculptures and drawings line the walls, […]

The second exhibition at the newly opened Pace Gallery on Hanover Square is this installation by Torkwase Dyson. I hadn’t come across her work before and was impressed by the monolithic quality of these sculptures. My photos are of the installation itself as I was unable to attend a performance. Rough painted textures contrast with […]

Pace Gallery opened their new space on Hanover Square with this exhibition, Mark Rothko 1968: Clearing Away. It’s a rare opportunity to see smaller, more intimate works on paper. Rothko specified that his work should be viewed at a distance of 18 inches (45cm). The gallery has laid down ridges on the floor at just […]