EDITOR’S LETTER

Welcome to The Wick

— Katy Wickremesinghe
Dear All,

If you are not already reeling from the socialising, viewing and overstimulation of Frieze week then there is always next week’s kick off with FIAC for the culture thirsty. The week commenced with The Pace Gallery party at Nomad and via openings, events and many a gathering rolled into Friday’s Versace x Frieze dinner. Frieze has got its mojo back. Galleries offered up plenty of soothing moments with colour fields and still lives in abundance sating a desire for contemplative, heart-warming work. For those looking for something more immersive in their viewing, Superblue London from Marc Glimcher and Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst opened its doors at Burlington Garden with a mystical forest installation and mist filled bubbles, from artist duo A.A Murakami.

The union of art and fashion is tightly knotted with partner, MatchesFashion.com at the fair and events at Dover Street Market and Zilver. Meanwhile, for the first time Celine partnered with Sotheby’s on its Contemporary Art Evening Sale.

Enjoy the serendipitous meetings of art and fine minds IRL in the weeks to come.

With best wishes from me and the KTW family,
Katy
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Objects of Desire

Sophie Bille Brahe, Celestine Splash Ring

The Wick - Annie Morris with her Stack sculptures. (Courtesy of Annie Morris)
Monday Muse

Interview Annie Morris, Artist

The Wick - Andrea Tyrimos
Spotlight

Feature Mental health advocate Andrea Tyrimos

THE WICK LIST
The Wick - Damien Hirst, Dog with Bone, 2017. Photographed by Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2021

Viewing Damien Hirst: Sunshine, presented by HENI

Claridge’s ArtSpace, the freshly opened permanent art gallery located in the hotel’s Victorian basement, debuts with an exhibition of Damien Hirst’s pipe cleaner animals.

The Wick - New Spring, 2017. Courtesy of COS x Studio Swine.

Viewing Superblue London

Superblue’s latest immersive installation by artist duo A.A. Murakami comes to the gallery’s new home in Burlington Gardens.

The Wick - Mark Rothko, 'Untitled', 1968. Copyright © 2020 by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko. Courtesy Pace Gallery.

Viewing Mark Rothko: 1968: Clearing Away

Pace Gallery debuts its new home in Hanover Square with a bijou exhibition of works on paper created by Mark Rothko in the late 1960s, a pivotal and prolific period in the artist’s career.

“The idea is not to rebel, the idea is to communicate.”

Jimi Hendrix

Chris Levine's lasers land at Houghton Hall. Contemporary British artist Chris Levine is looking to the stars with his solo presentation at Houghton Hall. Titled '528 Hz Love Frequency,’ the inaugural Autumn Winter exhibition at the historic Norfolk landmark sees Levine illuminate the grounds with a spectacular display of lasers and light, bringing together a body of new work created specifically for this unique environment. The centrepiece of the exhibition is Molecule of Light, a monumental sculpture that stands 25m tall and, as darkness falls, projects brilliant lights alongside a 3D ambisonic soundscape, with lasers pointing sacred geometries towards the North Star. One by one, visitors can immerse themselves in modulating sound frequencies on the solfeggio scale — an experience that Levine hopes will be both uplifting and purifying. Elsewhere across the estate, Levine has displayed a series of new holographic artworks, prints and more immersive laser and LED installations, with each work showcasing Levine's distinctive, cutting-edge approach that fuses together technology and the power of collective experiences. '528 Hz Love Frequency’ is on show at Houghton Hall, Norfolk 22 October - 23 December 2021. Tickets available now. @houghton_hall @chrislevine @sothebys @twelve__arts @ktwlondon #HoughtonHall #LightAndSound #ChrisLevine #LoveFrequency #connectwithculture #LifeMeetsArt
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This week's spotlight is artist and mental health advocate Andrea Tyrimos, championed by Jo Baring, the director of the Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art. There's no doubt that conversations around mental health have becoming increasingly urgent, with Mind UK reporting that 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England. For contemporary artist Andrea Tyrimos, helping to raise awareness and break down the stigma that still very much exists around mental health is central to her work. Her 'Bipolar Picasso' project, fuelled by personal experience, features intimate paintings of people who have experience with various issues, with accompanying spoken word audio recordings revealing the innermost thoughts of the sitter. It was this exhibition that caught the eye of Jo Baring, who oversees one of the UK’s most significant art collections. A former director of Christie’s, Baring's accomplishments are wide-ranging, including hosting the popular art podcast series, ‘Sculpting Lives’, and launching The Ingram Prize, a leading prize for contemporary artists, in 2016. Tyrimos' exhibition ‘Health and the Climate and Ecological Emergency Exhibition’ is currently on show at @uclh @andrea_tyrimos @jobaringart @mtartagency @ingramcollectionuk @sculptinglives #Spotlight #AndreaTyrimos #MentalHealth #ContemporaryArt
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Your morning shot, courtesy of Ben Hassett. Forensic yet painterly, these intensely saturated works were shot by Hassett over a two year period in LA. Everyday, typically overlooked scenes, are examined with Hassett’s fresh lens, drawing out the energy and vitality of the setting in juxtaposition to the stillness of the passers by. This is just one of the works featured in Hassett’s first solo exhibition, Beer Soda Lotto. Curated by Carrie Scott, the exhibition is currently on show at David Hill Gallery in Notting Hill until 18 December 2021. @benhassett @ceascott @davidhill_photo #DavidHillGallery #CarrieScott #BenHassett #Photography
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Claridge's ArtSpace debuts with Damien Hirst exhibition, 'Sunshine (Complex Relationships Explained Simply)’, presented by HENI. Last Wednesday, Claridge's ArtSpace welcomed London's culturally curious to toast the opening of its first exhibition, which brings together for the first time a series of Damien Hirst's brilliant pipe cleaner animals and examples of his colour chart series. Art enthusiasts including Nick Grimshaw, Nazy Vassegh, Stephen Webster MBE and Touria El Glaoui joined the artist on the eve of Frieze to celebrate the opening of the hotel's new permanent art space. Designed by John Pawson, Claridge's ArtSpace is one of the largest galleries in Mayfair, and is the first specifically designed art gallery in any luxury hotel in the world. The physical exhibition also boasts a digital twist — HENI will accept cryptocurrency as payment for the artworks, and it is also possible to purchase artworks in the exhibition using Tenders from The Currency, Hirst’s first NFT collection, with Claridge’s serving as the exclusive location for pick-up of physical works. Claridge’s ArtSpace is open from 10 am – 6pm daily on Brooks Mews, London W1. @claridgesartspace @claridgeshotel @paulafitzherbert @damienhirst @heni @ktwlondon Photos by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Claridge's.
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