Batchelor + Alptekin

At Tate Modern, London 2018 ...

David Batchelor's Spectrum Of Brick Lane 2:

Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin's H-Fact: Hospitality/Hostility:

Sixty Minute Spectrum

David Batchelor's chromatic clock, Sixty Minute Spectrum, currently on the roof of Hayward Gallery, London:

Drawing Biennial MMXVII

I went to see Drawing Biennial at Drawing Room when I was in London two weeks ago.  I was a bit hesitant at first to share these pictures since all the drawings they were showing were placed inside plastic wraps, and the reflections on the plastic surfaces might have obscured the drawings in many cases.  But then I found that the reflections actually made the images more interesting.  So here they are ...

Alison Turnbull:

Ana Rojas Vega:

Andrew Bick:

Danny Rolph:

David Batchelor:

Frank Pudney:

James Brooks:

Knut Henrik Henriksen:

Lothar Götz:

Rana Begum:

Yelena Popova:

The show is still on for four more weeks.

Abstract Drawing

Curated by Richard Deacon, the exhibition Abstract Drawing at Drawing Room is probably not in the radar of most visiting London.  It was high on my must-see list when I visited London last month since abstract drawing is a big part of what I do.

Victoria Haven:

Richard Wright:

Tomma Abts:

Dom Sylvester Houédard:

Sol LeWitt:

Lothar Götz:

Emma McNally:

David Batchelor:

John Golding:

Dorothea Rockburne:

Concrete

Not all art gallery cafes are created equal.  Some are more inspiring than the others.  There are a couple of gallery cafes that I love visiting just as much as the galleries.  Concrete Day Cafe Night Bar of London's Southbank Centre right by Hayward Gallery is one of them.  The downtempo electronic sound they usually play sets the mood.  I went there just for a tea and a little time out even though there were no exhibitions inside the Hayward that day.  Outside the window, Pink Pimp Mix - the concrete mixer sculpture with a fluorescent pink neon outline - was created by David Batchelor.

It is hard not to get creative hanging at Concrete ...

Batchelor's vehicles for colour at modernist Tate

I spent most of my time at Tate Britain today.  I have enjoyed their show The Vorticists: Manifesto for a Modern World and learned about the development of modern art (the vorticist movement) in the UK during World War I.  Unfortunately, photography was not allowed at the exhibition.

Another exhibition currently showing at TB is the retrospective of British revised modernist architect James Stirling.  Impressive axonometric drawings of important projects of his were displayed along with models and other information.

It was a nice surprise to see David Batchelor's work again today at TB.  Though not a lightbox installation this time, his work on view is equally colourful:

The Shape Of Things To Come

I visited Camden Art Centre and Whitechapel Gallery yesterday.  I didn't quite feel connected to the exhibition at CAC.  I think I enjoyed the tea and cake at their cafe better than their show.  I went to Whitechapel to see my favourite artist Fred Sandback's installations and I was not disappointed.  It's a pity no photography was allowed.  Hopefully I'll see more of Sandback's works when I visit New York in August.

I visited Saatchi Gallery and Serpentine Gallery today.  It was a great show by Michelangelo Pistoletto at Serpentine but again no photography.  So I have no images to share.  I did take some pictures of their annual summer pavilion by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.  I'll write about that on a separate post later when I get a chance to.

Saatchi is showing The Shape Of Things To Come: New Sculpture.  Although most works on view here are from a few years ago, they do not look outdated.  Here are some of my favourites:

Björn Dahlem at Saatchi, London 2011:

David Batchelor at Saatchi, London 2011:

Anselm Reyle at Saatchi, London 2011:

Roger Hiorns at Saatchi, London 2011:

Kris Martin at Saatchi, London 2011: