Tag: art in london
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Artworks in continuous transformation
Takesada Matsutani’s exhibition, Shifting Boundaries, at Hauser & Wirth London explores over six decades of work shaped by a tension between control and release, where materials are pushed to the point where form begins to emerge on its own.
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The power of art to uplift others
A reflection on the Barbican exhibition dedicated to Noah Davis, whose work portrays Black life with beauty, majesty, joy, and humour in the face of systemic racism. Through dreamlike figurative paintings and a radical commitment to access and inclusion, Davis created a body of work that transcends time, place, and representation.
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Fairy tales in the contemporary world
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolves? marks Anna Weyant’s first London exhibition at Gagosian Gallery. Through technically refined figurative painting, Weyant draws on Flemish portraiture and Baroque chiaroscuro to explore femininity, identity, and the unsettling tension between beauty and melancholy.
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Turning adversity into creativity
Jason and the Adventure of 254 by Jason Wilsher-Mills at the Wellcome Collection is a joyful and moving exhibition that transforms childhood disability and adversity into vibrant creativity. Blending memory, humour, and imagination, the artist invites viewers to reflect on resilience, identity, and the origins of artistic expression.
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Painting the banality of evil
Painting the Banality of Evil reflects on the Philip Guston retrospective at Tate Modern, marking the artist’s first major UK exhibition in nearly two decades. Tracing Guston’s journey from abstract expressionism to his provocative figurative works confronting racism, violence, and moral responsibility, the article examines the enduring relevance and controversy of his art in today’s…
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Fibrous structures
Magdalena Abakanowicz’s Tate Modern exhibition reveals her groundbreaking transformation of woven fibre into monumental sculptural forms, immersing viewers in a primal landscape that redefines the boundaries between textile, sculpture and the human body.
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Disquieting apocalyptic visions
Mike Nelson’s Extinction Beckons at the Hayward Gallery reimagines his most ambitious installations, immersing viewers in disquieting, dystopian environments that blur the boundaries between past, present, and future.
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A net of human connections
The exhibition Me Somewhere Else by Chiharu Shiota at Blain|Southern London presents immersive red-thread installations that explore memory, consciousness, and human connections. A poetic and enveloping experience, it invites viewers to step into the work and reflect on body, mind, and absence.