I look at so many wonderful things and sharing what I see encourages, I hope, others to consider acquiring objects which, in addition to being made with care and skill, also enable the artists and makers to earn a living producing work they believe in. There is a warmth about silverware and these items from […]
Contemporary silversmithing from Bishopsland
Anthony Gormley at Greenwich
Quantum Cloud, a sculpture by Anthony Gormley inspired by quantum physics, was resplendent in the winter sun when we walked past it over the Christmas break. His ever-present human form is just discernible within the buzzing mass of lines. I was really surprised to learn that this piece is taller at 30 metres than the Angel of […]
Season’s Greetings from Caroline Banks
A very Merry Christmas and positive energy for the New Year and 2015 I’ll be taking some time off from posting so this is it till early January so I hope you enjoy the break as much as I intend to!
Art on London’s streets
Just a quickie today of two installations from my photo archive. This interactive piece on Columbia Road was seen over the summer. I twizzled the sections around a bit before taking these pictures. It’s the first one of this type that I’ve noticed so please let me know if you’ve discovered others. This was seen […]
Walead Beshty at The Barbican Curve
A Partial Disassembling of an Invention without a Future: Helter-Skelter and Random Notes in Which the Pulleys and Cogwheels Are Lying Around at Random All Over the Workbench. Phew, that’s the longest exhibition title I’ve ever written and is taken from a 1979 lecture by avant-garde film-maker, photographer & writer Hollis Frampton Walead Beshty has produced […]
Daryl Brown at Lubomirov-Easton Gallery
My first visit to Lubomirov-Easton in Deptford on a cold night revealed the work of Daryl Brown who has recently completed a residency here. This is his composite wood and acrylic sculpture, “Hummingbird” which, from some angles, looked as if it was lit inside. Daryl’s aim here was how to inhabit the space. The piece below, taking […]