Gift Horse, a bronze sculpture by Hans Haacke, has recently been installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. The larger-than-life-sized skeleton has a live feed of the London stock market running on a ribbon tied to its leg. The sharp commentary of this piece may not be noticed by all passersby but I do hope they stop […]
Artists
Frank Stella sculpture in Royal Academy courtyard
It was quite a surprise to see this sculpture, “Inflated Star and Wooden Star” by Frank Stella in the Royal Academy of Arts courtyard on my way to the Rubens exhibition the other day. I had no idea it was by him till I looked at the sign. The man is 78 and still producing […]
Teamlab stand display at Maison & Objet
Technological collectiveTeamlab created this digital imagining of the tearoom of the future for Japanese porcelain company Arita, celebrating 400 years, and French porcelain company Bernardaud. Below are my photos. To see the video please click on the link at the bottom of the page. Yes, please click Teamlab video from Maison & Objet to watch it […]
Richard Serra at Gagosian London
This has been sitting in my drafts for ages as I was waiting for written permission from Gagosian London to post these images taken of the Richard Serra show at Britannia Row. Their silence indicating assent, here it is. I sometimes try to focus on a purely sensory response when looking at art which was […]
London Art Fair – post 3 of 3
I had planned to make this a selection of the use of photography but, as there were too many other images I wanted to share, my final post of this series gathers together some of them instead. I featured the Charlie Smith Gallery only a few weeks ago; they showed here with their regular stable […]
London Art Fair – post 2 of 3
Drawing, something that moves me immensely, is an activity promoted by Rabley Drawing Centre which celebrated its 10th anniversary. Their stand included this large drawing by Eileen Cooper which stopped me in my tracks. Much of her work fills the page edge to edge so this piece was a bit different and felt as if it […]