Sometimes paintings are so delicate they really can’t be appreciated properly in a photograph: Riccardo Guarneri‘s work seen at Gallery Rosenfeld is a case in point. These recent paintings by the octogenarian Italian were shown with those of the much younger Chinese painter Qinzhen Han: while different in age, gender and nationality, their concerns are […]
Places
The Library of Exile by Edmund de Waal, British Museum
My last cultural day out before the shut-down was visiting galleries with Tabish Khan of The Londonist and already feels like an age ago. I don’t normally mention my exhibition companions but it’s only fair to include him as he’s in the photo above and did suggest the venues that day. The Library of Exile […]
JD Malat Gallery, London
Jean-David Malat, director of JD Malat, presented a group show, The Contemporary Human Condition, which I was able to see in March just before the shutdown. The range of work was broad, as is the subject, and here are a few of the works including Liu Fei‘s trademark bald women. Mio Yamato, with her mesmeric […]
The theatre at Alexandra Palace
Some said it would never happen but, after 80 years of neglect and one year after reopening, the restored theatre at The Peoples’ Palace looks splendid and is now available for event hire as well as gigs and plays. I happened to visit it quite by chance as it is very close to my studio […]
Lights at Granary Square
Connecting with the elements. I last walked through Granary Square when the Christmas lighting was in place. The thing that struck me most there was the combination of elements in the fountains. Water and light combined to create a firework-like fizz. The camera caught just that magical transformation from water to fire coming into the […]
Whitaker Malem’s home and studio at Open House Weekend
Patrick Whitaker and Kier Malem have been work and life partners for several decades now and, although you may not know their name, you’re bound to have seen some of their work which includes superhero costumes, fashion and collaboration with Allen Jones. As part of Open House London I volunteered to help at their live/workspace and […]