Anything by Louise Bourgeois is worth looking at in my book – this woman worked as an artist for most of her life and was only recognised in her later years. As I heard someone say recently: if you’re a female artist the one thing you need in your lifetime is longevity and Bourgeois fortunately […]
Louise Bourgeois at the London Art Fair
Jaggedart Gallery at the London Art Fair
Jaggedart specialises in work that embraces the fabrication of art including these sculptural pieces below shown at the London Art Fair. I have to restrain myself from looking with my hands as everything is so tactile. Kazuhito Takadoi trained in agriculture and horticulture, and now uses materials gathered from her garden and allotment – her pieces not […]
The London Art Fair
It’s always worth setting aside at least a couple of hours for the London Art Fair, the largest art fair in January held at the Business Design Centre in Islington as you get to see a comprehensive selection of art from the 20th & 21st centuries. Vigo Gallery showed from their regular stable of artists: […]
ActionSpace: for artists with learning difficulties
Based at Cockpit Studios in Holborn, ActionSpace puts on a show during the twice-yearly open studios.The work exhibited is overwhelmingly joyful and exuberant yet I had never stopped to find out more as the people there were already busy with other visitors. I didn’t talk to anyone this time either but at least managed to pick up […]
Lumiere London at Kings Cross
Another freezing night saw us explore the Kings Cross area, covering displays before having to take refuge in the recently opened Waitrose cafe for heat and hot chocolate. Again, this is only a selection of what was on offer. Binary Waves by LAb[au] translated waves from surrounding mobile phones into light , creating an ever-changing and non-repeating pattern […]
Lumière London in the West End
London’s first Lumière festival took place over the coldest weekend of the winter. It was a mega-fest of social media images -they’ve been all over the net so I’ve just selected a few pieces for this post. Each piece of work was specifically designed for its site encouraging us to look up at architecture so often overlooked. The tumbling […]