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 […]
Places
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 […]
Collect at Somerset House. Post 1 of 2
Collect, the annual fair organised by the Crafts Council, was held once more at Somerset House. The range and quaity of craftsmanship is always impressive. I already wrote about glass in my last post so will focus on other materials this time. Korean Gallery Sklo presented sea urchin-like vessels by metal sculptor and jeweller Hyejeong […]
Vessel Gallery at Collect, Somerset House.
One of the strongest stands for me this year at Collect was Vessel Gallery. Here are a few of the glassmakers they exhibited. I was particularly taken with the work of Karin Mørch, who will have a solo show at Vessel later this month. The fluidity of her calligraphic pieces form a dance between motion, […]
Figures in Extinction. Complicité and Crystal Pite at Factory International, Manchester.
The world premiere of Figures in Extinction at Factory International in Manchester was one of the most powerful theatrical productions I have ever seen. This was the only UK venue to host it before an international tour. I’ve been a long-term fan of Complicité, co-founded by Simon McBurney since their foundation in the early 1980s […]