It’s your last chance to see Mathew Weir at the Alison Jacques Gallery. Weir’s exhibition of painting and sculpture is inspired and informed by his fascination with ceramics. His work sheds new light on art history by picking out references and transforming them into something fresh. He places dioramas or ceramic figurines into landscapes constructed [...]
May 11, 2009
Categories: Art News, Ellie Rose, Morgan Quaintance . Tags: alison jacques gallery, art, ceramic, dark, london, mathew weir, may exhibitions, painting, racial stereotype, sculpture . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: Leave a Comment
Anthony Gormley’s commission called One and Other will take the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in July. It will be occupied by volunteers standing every hour for 100 days! (That’s 2,400 people) Gormley says that ‘through elevation onto the plinth and removal from common ground, the subjective living body becomes both representation and representative, encouraging [...]
March 19, 2009
Categories: Art News, Jo Matthews . Tags: anthony gormley, being art, contemporary art, fourth plinth, london, one and other, plinth . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: Leave a Comment