The Strand Gallery was recently the venue for a mixed group show, Dawn, curated by Bernard Raphael Gallery so here is some of the work. Storm Athill specialises in creating pictures from words. The piece above is of Johnny Cash in a deliberate James Dean pose. She mainly produces prints but these were the original images. Lucy Temple is obsessed […]
Artists
Shadows of The Wanderer by Ana Maria Pacheco in Norwich Cathedral
Part of a city-wide celebration of Ana Maria Pacheco’s work, this powerful and topical installation is on display in the North Transept of Norwich Cathedral till September. It reveals its power slowly so give yourself time. Shadows of the Wanderer comprises ten over life-sized painted wooden figures on a raised base. Each figure is carved from […]
Final Sale – public art at the Old Building London School of Economics
Walking back from a private view the other evening I saw this in the distance which begged a closer look. The Old Building at the London School of Economics is the location beautifully lit up at night. Final Sale is a temporary installation created by the Recycle Group dealing with consumerism in our current global recession, […]
Traces in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern
Tate Modern is generally acknowledged to be one of the wonders of contemporary London. I noticed during a recent visit the traces of Doris Salcedo’s Shibolleth piece from 2007 remaining in the floor. At the moment Richard Tuttle‘s installation, I Don’t Know – The Weave of Textile Language fills the space still leaving plenty of […]
Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector at The Barbican
This exhibition was far more engrossing than expected. Collecting is variously described as an illness, an obsession, a response to early material deprivation, the desire for acquisition…I could go on but I think you get the idea. The artists featured include Arman, Peter Blake, Hanne Darboven, Edmund de Waal, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Dr Lakra, Sol LeWitt, Martin Parr, Jim Shaw, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andy Warhol, Pae White […]
Slow Movement by Roman Signer at The Barbican Curve.
This show at The Barbican is on for about 3 months, during which time artist Roman Signer’s slow-moving kayak will have travelled 450 miles, the distance from London to his home in Zurich. The passage of time and our perception of it are his ongoing concerns. His exploration of both fast and slow time are […]