The Eye is the First Circle was one of the first paintings I ever saw by Lee Krasner. The title and concept has resonated with me ever since so I was curious to learn more about her in this exhibition at the Barbican. Her huge abstract expressionist canvases have room to breathe in the downstairs […]
Artists
Abdoulaye Konate at Blain|Southern, New York
Malian art isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the first tier of international art galleries so it was heartening to see that Blain|Southern launched their New York gallery with this show by Abdoulaye Konate. Working in readily available local textiles, much easier to source than paints, he creates massive […]
Nine Iranian artists in London. The Spark is You.
Parasol Unit Foundation in London is currently showing the work of nine Iranian artists: The Spark is You. A sister show is also taking place in Venice for the Biennale but I’m only talking about the London one here. It’s a diverse range of work including, amongst others, Sahan Hesamiyan’ s precisely constructed geometrical sculpture […]
Francie Hester at the Susan Eley Gallery New York
I was delighted that my first sale at The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn recently was to the gallerist Susan Eley who bought a small study as a gift for one of her artists Francie Hester currently exhibiting there. After the show I visited her gallery; these images give you some indication of the work. […]
Cul-de-sac by Phyllida Barlow at the Royal Academy
Moving around uncertain and tenuously balanced space, a sense of instability and the deception of materials, all are elements for me of Phyllida Barlow’s work in this exhibition at the Royal Academy. What seem to be massive blocks of concrete are skimmed bits of plywood. Bent wire and painted plaster structures affect the space around […]
Mike Nelson’s Asset Strippers at Tate Britain
Currently on at the Duveen Gallery at Tate Britain, Asset Strippers by Mike Nelson is a poignant elegy to Britain’s manufacturing history, so much of which has now disappeared. Machines and equipment, much of which is from the textile industry and with remnants of their function, are arranged as sculpture throughout the space Fibre fluff […]