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Firstly, we visited Norfolk for a mini art trip, where Ivor Braka very kindly hosted us at The Gunton Arms
We arrived and got straight into the swing of things!
I loved the Glenn Ligon corner, a dedication to such a great artist
We then went to the magnificent Houghton Hall, still occupied today
The gardens had so many treasures to behold. Around every corner there was a surprise, such as Rachel Whiteread’s ‘Chicken Shed’
We checked out the beautiful James Turrell installation
Back to London, and next up was the Curator Tour at the gallery hosted by Paul Luckraft, and Ken Paranada helped on the way. We have so many visitors now, it is such a pleasure that people venture out their homes without fear now we are coming out of the pandemic
We had a fantastic audience who showed great interest in the work. Pictured here is a visitor standing in front of ‘Roberta’s Physical Stance #2’ by Lynn Hershman Leeson
We headed to the Serpentine to see Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s amazing show ‘Alienarium 5’. I was intrigued by her panorama where historical and living artists meet, taking up a whole rotunda in the centre space of the Serpentine
I was so happy to see our art loan at Kiasma where Donna Huanca has a show showing Melanocytes/Etheric Temple from 2016
Daata launched a work by Collection artist Rosie Gibbens at the Chicago Art Fair which featured NFTs, AR, and video works
What a wonderful surprise at the Hayward Gallery; the Louise Bourgeois show was a showstopper
There were so many works about stitching, fabric, and birth
The show was uplifting and sometimes whimsical
Last stop was to see the opening of Invites: Victor Seaward which was an incredibly inventive show that centres around ‘Oracle (Nocturne)’, a shell-like form hanging from the beam in the installation, which contains a gelatinised tonic water that fluoresces under UV light due to its quinine content. Quinine was brough to Europe in the seventeenth century and was used as an anti-malarial treatment for British soldiers in colonial India, as well as being a key ingredient in gin and tonic! Seaward’s source materials are embedded in history which I love
On his stool were 3D printed camomile flowers, and a spider dangling above. Everything was crafted to perfection it was incredibly impressive. As you journey through this installation, there is deeper meaning to be revealed layer by layer
Some of my Swiss friends also stopped by to join us for a visit
Together we checked out these incredible works by Keiken. The ‘Bet(a) Bodies’ are wearable, and emit light, sounds, and vibrations, creating a stirring experience
One of our first Invites artists Heather Phillipson who is currently on the fourth Plinth, has been nominated for the Turner Prize! Back in 2013 we exhibited Heather’s work which we loved so much. Here’s Beth Greenacre checking out the installation in 2013
