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Oona Grimes the children 16, 2019 Coloured pencil drawing, 29.7 x 21cm
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Oona Grimes the children 16, 2019 Coloured pencil drawing, 29.7 x 21cm
Portraits in Photography, Film and Drawing
Portraits in Photography, Film and Drawing
When you’re trying to make a portrait of somebody you know well, you have to forget and forget until what you see astonishes you. Indeed, at the heart of any portrait which is alive, there is registered an absolute surprise surrounded by close intimacy. I’ll certainly be misunderstood but I’ll take a risk and say: to make a portrait is like fucking. (Berger, 2013: 160)
Such is the collaboration,…
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Exhibition Picks | 4 November 2014
Opening this week…
Polly Apfelbaum: Colour Sessions at Frith Street
Inspired by the drapery and coloured fabrics depicted in Renaissance and Baroque paintings, Polly Apfelbaum's series of monochrome fabric works are opening at Frith Street Gallery this week.
7 November – 20 December 2014
Oona Grimes: Chapter Two at Danielle Arnaud
Oona Grimes' series of large drawings exploring the conversational nature of the diptych, beginning as 'a book of protective spells or science fiction hieroglyphics'.
8 November – 14 December 2014
First Thursdays
150+ East London galleries come together on the first Thursday of every month to run free events, exhibitions, talks, workshops, and private views for a special late opening.
6 November 2014
Plus, a last chance to see...
Jeremy Evans: My left Hand Wants to Buy me a House at ASC
When artist Jeremy Evans temporarily injured his dominant right hand, he created these 100 text and image drawings with his less reliable left appendage. This resulting exhibition serves as a meditation on motivation, the value of art and Pascal's wager.
Last day: 7 November 2014
Mark Hagen: A Parliament of Some Things at Almine Rech
This week is your last chance to see 'A Parliament of Some Things', a series of paintings by Mark Hagen. Hagen pushes black and white paint through lengths of rough burlap onto glass planes.
Last day: 8 November 2014