Parasol Unit Foundation in London is currently showing the work of nine Iranian artists: The Spark is You. A sister show is also taking place in Venice for the Biennale but I’m only talking about the London one here. It’s a diverse range of work including, amongst others, Sahan Hesamiyan’ s precisely constructed geometrical sculpture […]
Nine Iranian artists in London. The Spark is You.
Francie Hester at the Susan Eley Gallery New York
I was delighted that my first sale at The Other Art Fair in Brooklyn recently was to the gallerist Susan Eley who bought a small study as a gift for one of her artists Francie Hester currently exhibiting there. After the show I visited her gallery; these images give you some indication of the work. […]
Cul-de-sac by Phyllida Barlow at the Royal Academy
Moving around uncertain and tenuously balanced space, a sense of instability and the deception of materials, all are elements for me of Phyllida Barlow’s work in this exhibition at the Royal Academy. What seem to be massive blocks of concrete are skimmed bits of plywood. Bent wire and painted plaster structures affect the space around […]
Les Colombes by Michael Pendry in New York
This installation, currently on at the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest, right next to the Guggenheim in New York, gives the viewer time to pause and reflect. You walk straight in from the street into a dark and quiet space. Sit, or walk around to appreciate the sculpture – the choice is yours. Michael Pendry’s […]
Mike Nelson’s Asset Strippers at Tate Britain
Currently on at the Duveen Gallery at Tate Britain, Asset Strippers by Mike Nelson is a poignant elegy to Britain’s manufacturing history, so much of which has now disappeared. Machines and equipment, much of which is from the textile industry and with remnants of their function, are arranged as sculpture throughout the space Fibre fluff […]
The newly restored Pitzhanger Manor
The country house of Sir John Soane, Pitzhanger Manor has recently reopened after an extensive restoration by Julian Harrap architects and Jestico + Whiles so I leapt at the offer to visit. Originally built by Soane’s former boss, George Dance, the house was in the country yet only 8 miles from London so within walking […]