If you still have time, go quickly because a gorgeous Italian sculptor, Giuseppe Penone ( b1947) is currently holding an exhibition at the Ikon in Birmingham. Saturday Guardian puts it as top of their recommended. For starters, as a venue, the Ikon is beautifully constructed inside and out and one of those revamp successes. By [...]
July 6, 2009
Categories: Brenda Baxter, Reviews . Tags: environment, giuseppe penone, ikon birmingham, sculpture . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: Leave a Comment
Anish Kapoor’s C Curve makes amazing viewing on the South Downs, close to Brighton. These photographs were taken at intervals throughout the day, and are displayed in chronological order. Lizzie Simner
May 14, 2009
Categories: Lizzie Simner, Photography . Tags: anish kapoor, brighton, c curve, Lizzie Simner, Photography, sculpture, sky mirror, south downs . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: 1 Comment
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
Mention that you’re from/live/work in Brighton and you’ll almost always conjure an enthusiastic response along the lines of ‘….yeh, Brighton…it’s pretty cool there, right?’ For a while, however, all I could see of my hometown was the fake tan and garish commercial sleaze of West Street on the one hand, and, in no franker terms, [...]
March 22, 2009
Categories: Discussion, Lizzie Simner, Rachel Collins . Tags: anish kapoor, anthony gormley, barbara halunicki, brighton, brighton art school, creativity, eley kishimoto, fine art, grand parade, jonathan m woodham, julian macdonald, mark eley, north laines, royals, sculpture, southdowns, the basement, turner prize, white night festival . Author: eleanorrose . Comments: 6 Comments
