It’s a joy to come across creativity in unexpected places. This was the case on a recent walk when we came across this collection by Kitpromo on Hornsey Road at the junction with Grenville Road N19. The photo of me above gives you some idea of scale. There’s a collection of different characters around the […]
Unexpected public sculpture in North London
Goldsmiths Fair exhibition: the connection between drawing and making
Drawing is a key element in the language of art. It’s the way we gather information and communicate ideas, a tool which doesn’t have to be perfect. As long as the information is conveyed then the job has been done. Designs on Silver, this online exhibition from Goldsmiths Fair is an enjoyable way to see […]
Louis-Léopold Boilly’s images of life in Paris
Given the lack of physical exhibitions at the moment I’ve been looking back through my archives and found this genre artist whose work I saw a while ago at the National Gallery . Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761 – 1845) lived through turbulent times and was one of the first artists to take life on the streets […]
Tracey Emin/ Edvard Munch at The Royal Academy
Titled The Loneliness of the Soul, this exhibition at the Royal Academy is a collection of works by Edvard Munch selected by Tracey Emin alongside some of hers. Munch has apparently been an obsession since adolescence with connections evident from the very beginning of this show. These watercolours by Munch moved me more than the […]
Bruce Nauman at Tate Modern
Another Tate exhibition I visited before our current lock-down was Bruce Nauman at Tate Modern. I’ve been determined to see as much as possible whenever permitted and the galleries I’m a member of tend to have taken priority. As usual I can only mention a fraction of pieces on show so here goes. Whilst focussing […]
Lynette Yiadom Boakye at Tate Britain
Another temporary casualty of lock-down, Fly in League with the Night is the evocative title of Lynette Yiadom Boakye’s solo show at Tate Britain and is a glorious feast of painting. A friend introduced me to her work several years ago but this is the first time I’d seen so many of her paintings in […]