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Category Archives: Exhibitions

Collect at the Saatchi Gallery

If you are in London today I can highly recommend a visit to Collect at the Saatchi gallery  There is a wealth of beautifully crafted objects on display including jewellery, ceramics, furniture and art. Galleries from the UK and abroad have been selected by the Crafts Council.  The jewellery from the Netherlands particularly stood out for it’s creative, contemporary and energetic designs. Project Space on the third floor slightly lacked the buzz of the lower galleries due to it’s sparse layout, however the series of canvas embroideries by Louise Gardiner had a lively, zesty colour palette. The show finishes today, May 14th 2012.

Louise Gardiner embroidery

Louise Gardiner embroidery

Louise Gardiner at Collect

Louise Gardiner at Collect

Louise Gardiner tumbleweed embroideries

Louise Gardiner tumbleweed embroideries

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 14 May 2012
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Butterfly windows at the Tate

The Tate Modern is currently showing the first major UK retrospective of the artwork of Damien Hurst.

Our favourite pieces are the large butterfly wing encrusted surfaces.  Inspired by gothic stained glass windows, the artworks use thousands of actual butterfly wings arranged in intricate patterns. The light reflects in a beautiful glow and has a similar aura to a cathedral window.  It is unnerving to see so many trapped butterfly wings but the overall effect is stunning; at least it has a beauty to compliment the obligatory shocking element.

It is advisable to book in advance, show runs until 9th September 2012.

Damien Hirst Butterflies

Damien Hirst Butterflies

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 13 April 2012
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British Design 1948- 2012: Innovation in the Modern Age at the V&A Museum.

Opening on Saturday, the V&A’s British design exhibition is a celebration of the post war British art and design industry.  300 design objects have been selected and grouped under the headings Tradition & Modernity, Subversion and Innovation & Creativity.  Learn more about the exhibition here, it runs from 31st March – 12 August 2012.

British Design at the V&A Museum, London

British Design at the V&A Museum, London

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 27 March 2012
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Country Living Spring Fair 2012

The Country Living Spring Fair opens tomorrow at the Business Design Centre in Islington.  It looks like it will be the perfect day out for present buying – or maybe just treating yourself!  The show offers a great opportunity to meet many of the craftspeople and find out more about their creative practices.

21st – 25th March 2012.

Country Living Spring Fair

Country Living Spring Fair

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 20 March 2012
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Steamed Willow Sculptures

The bulbous, twisting forms by Laura Ellen Bacon are created from steamed willow on a grand scale.  One of Bacon’s latest installations can be seen at the New Art Centre in Wiltshire, (until the 15th April 2012.) We like the stark contrast between the square Artist House and the organic sculpture! Read more about Bacon here…

Laura Ellen Bacon, split forms at the New Art Centre

Laura Ellen Bacon, split forms at the New Art Centre

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 15 March 2012
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Jason Singh at the V&A

Meet sound artist Jason Singh during an open studio at the Victoria & Albert museum, London.  Singh is currently Artist in Residence at the V&A, exploring the Iranian, Afghanistan and Middle Eastern collections to inspire experimental sounds.  For more information on his background and the dates for open studios visit the V&A webpage here.

Jason Singh at the V&A

Jason Singh at the V&A

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 9 February 2012
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Spotted!

The Gagosian Galleries are exhibiting Damien Hurst’s ‘The Complete Spot paintings’ 1986- 2011.  The series is running across all eleven Gagosian Galleries worldwide.

Damien Hurst became famous in the late 1980’s as part of the YBA’s, Young British Artists, supported and collected by Charles Saatchi.  Hurst was awarded the Turner Prize in 1995.

If you share an obsession with colour combination I recommend you take a browse around this exhibition!

January 12th- February 18th 2012.

Gagosian Gallery

Gagosian Gallery

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 6 February 2012
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Nicholas Hawksmoor at the Royal Academy

An exciting new architectural exhibition is coming to the Royal Academy of Arts, London.  The influence of Nicholas Hawksmoors iconic and imaginative baroque buildings are illustrated through images, quotations and film interviews.  It opens on 4th February, through to 17th June 2012.

Nicholas Hawksmoor, Royal Academy, London

Nicholas Hawksmoor, Royal Academy, London

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 23 January 2012
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The Power of Making

The Power of Making is an exhibition at the V&A, in collaboration with The Crafts Council, celebrating the joy of handmade products.  100 diverse objects are on display, curated by Daniel Charny.  There’s an interesting 6 minute video on the V&A website featuring a selection of the makers explaining the rewards of working with your hands to create a handcrafted product.

The Power of Making
6 September 2011 to 2nd January 2012
Admission free

Power Of Making

Power Of Making

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 9 December 2011
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Rothko in Britain

50 years ago The Whitechapel Gallery hosted Mark Rothko’s first solo exhibition in Britain.  The current exhibition, ‘Rothko in Britain’, displays photos of visitors from 1961 and their memoirs describing these groundbreaking abstract paintings. Rothkos large canvases, with luminous rectangles of colour, initiate powerful responses from visitors, both then and now; get yourselves along to see for yourselves!
The exhibition runs from 9th September 2011 – 26th February 2012.

Rothko in Britain at The Whitechapel Gallery

Rothko in Britain at The Whitechapel Gallery

Posted by: Vicky Thompson on 15 November 2011
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