Nicola Hicks is widely renowned for working on a monumental scale, this presentation focuses on rare smaller sculptures by Nicola, including works in bronze and for the first time, special studio cast plasters. Creating small-scale works during 2020 has allowed Hicks to embrace a year in which existing plans have been postponed and given her the room, both […]
The works in our current exhibition, Dancing Into the Light - "letting rip", are from Wilhelmina Barnes-Graham's highly productive period. Dancing into the Light, refers to this confident unleashing of expression. 'Willie' said her work was about expressing what she felt as well as what she saw. These works are packed full of movement, balance and […]
This exhibition of work by Prunella Clough (1919 – 1999) and Alan Reynolds (1926 – 2014), brings together two of the most important figures in twentieth-century British painting, exploring between them, figuration, abstraction, cubism, ‘concrete’ art, and collage. Prunella Clough is widely regarded as one of the most singular and significant British artists of the […]
p- ool- s o-f t- he ou- t- l- ine- s incorporates a score titled Knives (2017), collaboratively produced by Anna Barham through computer and human reading processes. The score contains over a hundred versions of a short passage from Vampyroteuthis Infernalis, by the Brazilian Czech-born philosopher, writer and journalist, Vilém Flusser. The book presents a speculative investigation of the vampire squid to consider human and […]
Digging deeper into the stories told in Constance Spry and the Fashion for Flowers; this online exhibition looks at Spry’s ground-breaking career, remarkable life, and the legacy she has left in floristry and beyond. Get to know the doyenne of flowers through films, articles and interviews with Spry experts and admirers, including memories from those who worked […]
One of the great pioneers of abstraction, Sonia Delaunay was a key figure in the Parisian avant-garde, and one of the most influential female artists of her time. She is known for her sense of depth and movement and her bold approach to colour. Bastian’s forthcoming exhibition brings together a number of works from her […]
Mercedes Azpilicueta calls herself a 'dishonest researcher', who creates work in conversation with archives and libraries, myths and legends. In pursuit of elusive historical figures, she uncovers queer, migrant and unheard voices from South America’s colonial past. Created in close collaboration with historians, dancers and craftspeople, her installations take the form of dramaturgy involving set designs, theatrical props, costumes […]
“My inclination to paint, especially from life, is a completely political one. We belong here. We deserve to be seen and acknowledged in real time. We deserve to be heard and to be imaged with shameless generosity and accuracy.” – Jennifer Packer This exhibition, The Eye is not Satisfied With Seeing, includes paintings and drawings from […]
Whether dancing on the rooftops in Paris, sharing ideas with Pablo Picasso, or gathering starfish on the beaches of Cornwall, Eileen Agar (b.1899 Buenos Aires – d.1991 London) transformed the everyday into the extraordinary. Her unique style nimbly spanned painting, collage, photography and sculpture, even ceremonial hats. Combining order and chaos, Agar’s work fuses vivid abstraction with imagery […]
A quote from the artist "What interests me more, are ideas of ambiguity and mutability in relation to the concept of identity, and the various subject positions we occupy, which are always fluid." Berni Searle draws on a series of her works for this exhibition: Interlaced, which shows continuing engagement with the effects of colonisation, dispossession […]
Alicia Reyes McNamara produced her recent series of paintings and works on paper, From Within, after researching Mexican and Irish mythology and in particular, the recurrence of water myths within those two discourses. McNamara was struck by how many times feminine goddesses were a central part of these myths, yet were largely presented as fallen […]
The exhibition, Past Into Present, features new works from Bridget Riley’s current series Measure for Measure and Intervals. Viewed together, these works underscore both the consistency of Riley’s decades-long investigation of colour and form and her relentless experimentation with perception.
The My Eternal Soul paintings on view in this exhibition introduce new and recent examples drawn from Yayoi Kusama’s highly celebrated, ongoing series, which she commenced in 2009. These works, at once bold and intensely detailed, and conveying extraordinary vitality, are joyfully improvisatory, fluid and highly instinctual. They abound with imagery including eyes, faces in profile, […]
This much anticipated show brings together large-scale ceramic works, wooden sculptures, masks and vibrant paintings on paper. The exhibition, Kuchui Clans of Buganda, includes the largest ceramic sculpture that the artist has ever created which is presented for the first time in the gallery’s private garden. Leilah Babirye’s powerful works are a testament to her […]
'Britainton’, is an exhibition of new sculptures by Claire Partington, which interweaves art history, feminism and fairytale to create a surreal and riotous vision of Britain in 2021. Claire works principally in ceramics, and for her large figures she uses imagery from the past to reinterpret the present. The works in ‘Britainton’ tap sources ranging from […]
An exhibition of works on paper by Gwen John (1876-1939). The lover of Auguste Rodin and sister of the flamboyant artist Augustus John. Her work was often overlooked, yet she was amongst the first female students to study at the Slade School of Art, and exhibited with major galleries and at important exhibitions, including the […]
"I had the landscape in my arms when I painted it. I had the landscapes in my mind and shoulder and wrist." —Helen Frankenthaler Imagining Landscapes,paintings by Helen Frankenthaler, 1952–1976, is an exhibition of fourteen paintings from the collection of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, several of which have never been exhibited before. The references to […]
The Yanomami Struggle, is an exhibition devoted to the life and work of Claudia Andujar and her collaboration with the Yanomami, one of Brazil’s largest indigenous peoples, who she has spent her life documenting and defending. Over 200 photographs, an audio-visual installation and a series of drawings by the Yanomami are brought together for the […]
Enter the world of Charlotte Perriand, whose pioneering designs shaped the 20th century. Her modern ideas can be found in the way we live today, from the use of materials to her belief that good design is for everyone. Step inside recreations of some of her most famous interiors, including the apartment designed for the Salon […]
Since the 1950s, Paula Rego has played a key role in redefining figurative art in the UK and internationally. An uncompromising artist of extraordinary imaginative power, she has revolutionised the way in which women are represented. This retrospective will tell the story of this artist’s extraordinary life, highlighting the personal nature of much of her work and […]