Wandering round the back streets of Bermondsey I wanted to show a friend Andrew Logan’s house, not realising that it was now the Kristin Hjellegjerde gallery in SE1. Kristin Hjellegjerde is a gallerist I’ve admired and followed since first meeting her several years ago at her first gallery in Wandsworth. Gerald Chukwuma’s solo show, Eclipse […]
Artists
Park Seo-Bo at White Cube Gallery
One of the founders of what became known as Dansaekhwa (or Tansaekhwa), Park Seo-Bo‘s recent show at White Cube gives an overview of his long career, even including a couple of paintings from the 1960s. Here are photos of some of the pieces that touched me the most. These ridged works are made with Hanji, […]
Chasing Seasons by Lucy Stevens
One of the shows that is now possible to visit in real life, this exhibition by Lucy Stevens at StudionAme in Leicester combines art and science to explore the effects of climate change on bird species. On from 7th till 20th May and also available to view online, the project sees her working in collaboration […]
Jessica Rankin at White Cube Bermondsey
Well, here are more photos from this show of Jessica Rankin at White Cube as I have now seen the work in the flesh. It’s even more impressive and moving in real life than in the photos I had shared last month. I also noticed while there that most, if not all of the exhibits […]
Prisoner: solo show by Daniel Hosego at James Freeman Gallery
My first private view in real life this year, this exhibition at James Freeman gallery shows what artist Daniel Hosego has been working on over the past 14 months when he felt like the prisoner of the title. I’ve long been an admirer of Daniel’s precisely drawn works referencing the greats of Renaissance art (note […]
Jessica Rankin at White Cube Bermondsey
This show, ‘the nostalgia for the infinite’ at White Cube Bermondsey is at the top of my list of exhibitions to visit as soon as galleries reopen. I’ve already booked my slot. Another artist discovered during lock-down, I find Jessica Rankin‘s joyful painted and stitched canvases life-affirming. The use of paint is something of a […]