2022 - Issue 10

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Michael Kidner RA at Flowers Gallery

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Michael Kidner RA at Flowers Gallery

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Early AIDS info poster in the Barbican Curve Gallery as part of Out and About!

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A book about single sex parenting, which was controversial art the time. Part of Out and About!

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A giant triptych by Flora Yukhnovich at Flowers

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Detail of a work by Flora Yukhnovich at Flowers

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Mixed-media work by Peter Mammes

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Mixed-media work by Peter Mammes

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Install view of Cordialis group show

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One of the works in the ‘We are made of star stuff’ group show. You can take home the poetry sheets!

Showcasing artists and works that caught my attention.

Images 1-2 = Michael Kidner RA (1917-2009) made paintings that make you go cross-eyed. You might even do a triple take once you learn that many of these optical colour arrangements were hand painted decades before desktop computing made these kinds of images commonplace.

‘After Image’ at Flowers (@FlowersGallery) until 30 Apr

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Images 3-4 = To coincide with the Barbican’s 40th birthday, Bishopsgate Institute (@BishopsgateInstitute) — which collects lived experiences of everyday people — is showcasing early 80s artefacts from their LGBTQ+ archives. It’s a fascinating look at how far we’ve come, both as an understanding and accepting society, and in terms of graphic design.

‘Out and About!’ at the Barbican Curve Gallery (@BarbicanCentre) until 21 Mar

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Images 5-6 = Sumptuous, sensual shapes seduce? Fluidly feminine floral figures? These huge works by Flora Yukhnovich (@Flora_Yukhnovich) are inspired by Venus and remind me of childhood summers lying in the grass looking at clouds. Wait… I think I see a face? 

‘Thirst Trap’ at Victoria Miro (@VictoriaMiroGallery) until 26 Mar

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Images 7-8 = Peter Mammes (@PeterMammes) combines symbols of power, imagery of submission and death in colourful wood-cut style paintings and mixed-media works that question and subvert governmental authority. That these look like Soviet-era relics may or may not be coincidental. 

‘Ephemeron’ at Atom Gallery (@AtomGallery) until 26 Mar

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And finally, two group shows:

Image 9 = ‘Cordialis’ at Stour Galleries (@Stour.galleries) until 02 Apr by Promethean Art Collective (@Promethean_Art_Collective) covers a wide range of topics, mediums and styles.

Image 10 = ‘We are made of star stuff’ at Hoxton 253 (@hoxton253_artprojectspace) until 27 Mar is a cohesively curated show about our relationship with geology.

Alas, the works are a bit more miss than hit, but they both have some interesting items and they’re a 10 min walk apart, so why not go to both? If you end at Stour Galleries (@Stour.galleries) you can settle into their wonderful little cafe afterwards to discuss the work.

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PLUS — don’t forget to check What’s On so you don’t miss any of the great shows closing soon.

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