Sunday 17 March 2024

Gerty, am I a clone?

I saw the 2009 sci-fi film Moon (directed by Duncan Jones and starring Sam Rockwell) on my flight home from London earlier this week.  It's such a sad, powerful and challenging movie in the sense that it confronts me with questions of existentialism.  Without spoiling it in case you've never seen it, here's a short clip:

Video from pfcymbaline's youtube channel


Tubeway Army's Replicas from their 1979 album Replicas:

Video from Scott Thompson's youtube channel


Friday 15 March 2024

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Framing Yours Making Mine

Back in Toronto now ...  But posts on my recent trip to London will continue.

Thea Djordjadze from her solo exhibition Framing Yours Making Mine currently at Sprüth Magers, London:













Monday 11 March 2024

Chromascopic

Another exciting show I went to see during my current trip to London was Chromascopic at APT Gallery, a group exhibition curated by Laurence Noga and Ben Gooding.  The focus of the show is to "examine, explore and celebrate the non-figurative flourishing of British colourists in the twenty-first century".  Clearly, the curators did an excellent job.

Jason Martin's Ex Fialta:




Mary Webb's Chattel House Series II, Bryce II and Chattel House Series I:




Jason Martin's Untitled:




Lothar Götz's Winter and Ben Gooding's Laguna:





Laurence Noga's Soft Green Filtered Black (diptych):




Ian Davenport's Magenta Portrait:




Jason Martin's Chi and Lothar Götz's Spring:




Imogen Wetherell's Chime Extended I and II:




Ian Davenport's Ripple:



And the icing on the cake is that I got the chance to meet and chat with one of the friendly curators Laurance Noga finally after following him virtually for years.  I look forward to more inspiring projects from you in future, Laurence.  Congratulations on the great show!

Saturday 9 March 2024

Abstraktes Bild

I'm in heaven ... seeing Gerhard Richter's new abstract work alongside some of his most celebrated older abstract paintings currently at David Zwirner, London:











Thank you, Z, for the tip.


Thursday 7 March 2024

Morellet @ AJ

I arrived in London early this morning.  The first thing I saw was François Morellet's survey exhibition, which was opening at Annely Juda Fine Art today.  Just this wonderful show alone is already worth my trip.







Tuesday 5 March 2024

After Poetry

I went to the opening reception of Chris Shepherd's new show After Poetry at a new Toronto location of Bau-Xi Gallery this past weekend.  It’s great to see some old friends.  The titles of all of Shepherd‘s photographic work are carefully chosen poetry lines.

The Past Is Still. The Future Trembles. and Everything. / Everything / Overtakes Me Eventually:


I Spend A Lot Of Time Waiting Around For Something / Wonderful To Happen:


We Have Broken The Future Of Thunder:


My Skin Takes The Light: