Citra Sasmita‘s show, Into Eternal Land, was on at The Curve Barbican . The traditional technique of Indonesian Kamasan painting was historically carried out exclusively by men to illustrate Hindu epics. Taught by a priest’s daughter she uses the medium to explore Bali’s culture and colonial past, inventing new female-centred mythologies to reimagine a post […]
Artists
Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press at Frith Street Gallery, London
Currently on at Frith Street Gallery, Disarm by Fiona Banner aka Vanity Press lingers in the mind for a surprisingly long time. Fiona Banner is interested in language, gender and conflict. In this show her film of a jet flypast is a remarkable thing to watch with military hardware performing a highly skilled statement of […]
Kristina Chan: Habitable Climes at Canada House, London
Canada House is right opposite the National Gallery and houses its own art gallery, currently showing Habitable Climes, by Canadian artist Kristina Chan, a photographer and printer. Chan is the second artist in The Sunderland Collection’s Art Programme, launched in 2024 where artists are invited to create new work in response to Collection items in […]
Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350 at the National Gallery, London
This is one that I’m recommending to everyone as it’s simply glorious, the type of show the National Gallery is so good at presenting. Siena: The Rise of Painting 1300-1350, brings together works by artists (including Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti) from 14th Century Siena, Italy. It shows their importance […]
Time and Tide: Richard Long and David Nash prints at Cristea Roberts, London
This small exhibition is in the downstairs gallery at Cristea Roberts. I’ve only included a few pieces here as works behind glass are fiendish to photograph. You can see more on the gallery website. Most people will recognise David Nash‘s living sculpture, Ash Dome planted in 1977, from the BBC4 trailer. It’s a beautiful concept […]
Collect at Somerset House. Post 2 of 2
The thread running through this post on Collect is the maker’s manipulation of materials. At Jagged Art, Robyn Neild encrusted this 19th century folk bench with delicate bronze casts of navelwort. Yang Liu showed a mixed-media piece at Hong Kong lacquer Gallery by SOIL. Lacquer fascinates me as I think of it as a hugely […]