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With summer ending I said goodbye to Anton and Lisa B's wonderful Garden of Ibiza
their lovely Antony Gormley
and a Buddha in the sun.
It feels like there is a new dawn on the horizon and the real fun is just beginning. Alex Ito was one of our first ever Still House purchases and he had presented a wonderful and thoughtful show at Rod Barton. Two contrasting works; a sleek dolphin polished and produced to a high standard
and a weird taxidermied rabbit with horrid little eyes. Enough to creep you out for good. It certainly woke us up and reminded us of the horror that can often lay behind beauty.
Nel Aerts at Carl Freedman was showing solid talent with some rather dynamic painting and odd creatures crawling out of woodwork.
Talking of new dawns, Lizzie is back! It’s such a relief and joy to have her in our midst once again.
We made a quick visit to Kinman Gallery to see ‘Flora, Fauna’. Rebecca Ackroyd’s soft material was interfered with by silicone moulds of concrete. The contrast appears to be harsh but in reality is quite delicate.
It was also wonderful to see Graham Collins shine at Jonathan Viner. He had worked wonders with the aluminium vitrines I had seen in his Brooklyn studio, now placed meticulously in the gallery.
Modern Art is showing a fantastic painting show, every one is a winner particularly this lovely Sanya Kantarovsky.
A fabulous work by the artist Michael Williams.
A trip to Ancient & Modern on Whitecross Street meant seeing Eva Berendes and Andreas Bunte’s ‘Norma’ but also an absolutely electric food fest which Bruce Haines gave me tour of.
I even spotted a Conor Harrington graffitied on the walls.
In total contrast, Jewyo Rhii’s show at the Wilkinson Gallery was incredibly interesting and full of narrative. The work had a lot of movement with a big block of ice melting in the gentle breeze of the fans.
Also managed to find time to drop by French Riviera and check out the work of Lucy Woodhouse, where she had used parts of discarded objects from Regent’s Canal such as the glass from an old television screen.
Then for dessert it was Herald Street, which presented me with the beautiful watercolours of Ida Ekblad. All incredibly different and vibrant and all incredibly experimental.
Meanwhile, back at Zabludowicz Collection HQ a ‘Trecartin/Fitch Green’ was being applied ready for the big day. The show is really starting to take shape and will look amazing when finished. Watch out for 2 October; Lizzie Fitch/Ryan Trecartin: ‘Priority Innfield.’
