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Viewing Olga de Amaral

Above Olga de Amaral

Olga de Amaral
Lisson Gallery, London

23 September — 29 October 2022
https://www.lissongallery.com/exhibitions/olga-de-amaral-0d8e7c7f-c10a-40d7-9eca-56dac5ea12de

There hasn’t been a solo Olga de Amaral exhibition in London for almost a decade, but Lisson Gallery’s much-anticipated show more than makes up for it. Born in Bogota in 1932, the Colombian artist has made her name creating large-scale abstract tapestries and sculptures made with natural fibres and precious metals, notably gold leaf, that blur the line between art and craft.

Featuring her cascading, layered textiles and numinous clouds of hanging strands, it examines her mastery of the loom and the ways in which her practice crosses over into painting, sculpture and installation.

Central to the exhibition is Luz Blanca (White Light, 1969), an early work in which Amaral experimented with sheets of plastic as well as the iridescent surface reflections. Equally captivating are her cloud-like Brumas (Mists, 2014), in which three-dimensional coloured forms seem to appear within gathered skeins of thread.

It will be a chance to see the scope of Amaral’s practice and to celebrate an artist of prodigious talent. Add to your autumn to-do list now.

Viewing Jadé Fadojutimi: Can we see the colour green because we have a name for it?

The Wick Culture - Jadé Fadojutimi. Photo: Milan Tarascas. © Jadé Fadojutimi. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Jadé Fadojutimi. Photo: Milan Tarascas. © Jadé Fadojutimi. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

The Wick Culture - JADÉ FADOJUTIMI
An Empathic Revolution, 2022
190 x 170 cm
Acrylic, oil and oil pastels on canvas
Photo: Michael Brzezinski. Courtesy: Jadé Fadojutimi

Above JADÉ FADOJUTIMI An Empathic Revolution, 2022 190 x 170 cm Acrylic, oil and oil pastels on canvas Photo: Michael Brzezinski. Courtesy: Jadé Fadojutimi

The Wick Culture - Jadé Fadojutimi, Ob-sess(h)-ion, 2020. 180 x 170cm, oil and oil stick on canvas. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London. © Jadé Fadojutimi, 2020. Photo: Mark Blower.

Above Jadé Fadojutimi, Ob-sess(h)-ion, 2020. 180 x 170cm, oil and oil stick on canvas. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London. © Jadé Fadojutimi, 2020. Photo: Mark Blower.

The Wick Culture - Jadé Fadojutimi Photo: Ami Podrebarac © Jadé Fadojutimi. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Jadé Fadojutimi Photo: Ami Podrebarac © Jadé Fadojutimi. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Jadé Fadojutimi. Photo: Milan Tarascas. © Jadé Fadojutimi. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above JADÉ FADOJUTIMI An Empathic Revolution, 2022 190 x 170 cm Acrylic, oil and oil pastels on canvas Photo: Michael Brzezinski. Courtesy: Jadé Fadojutimi

Above Jadé Fadojutimi, Ob-sess(h)-ion, 2020. 180 x 170cm, oil and oil stick on canvas. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London. © Jadé Fadojutimi, 2020. Photo: Mark Blower.

Above Jadé Fadojutimi Photo: Ami Podrebarac © Jadé Fadojutimi. Image courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Jadé Fadojutimi: Can we see the colour green because we have a name for it?
The Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire

16 September 2022 — 19 March 2023
https://hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/jade-fadojutimi/

Jadé Fadojutimi has taken the art world by storm. She’s only 29 yet her energetic paintings combining abstract and figurative elements have already been picked up by the Tate and sold for over one million at auction. Now she’s the subject of a major solo show at the Hepworth Wakefield in Yorkshire.

Curated by Andrew Bonacina, it includes new works made in response to the scale and architectural qualities of the galleries as well as a selection of Fadojutimi’s drawings and sketchbooks. Expect vibrant compositions that bubble with untrammelled energy and reference a range of sources, from the artist’s own identity to the social and cultural environments that have shaped her distinctive vision.

It’s a chance to see Fadojutimi’s work alongside celebrated pieces from the Hepworth Wakefield’s outstanding Modern British art collection. You’ll come away with a new appreciation of her prodigious talent. Book your train tickets now.

Doing London Design Festival

The Wick Culture - Inky Dhow Ultramarine Armchair + Rug - MATTIA GREGHI

Above Inky Dhow Ultramarine Armchair + Rug – MATTIA GREGHI

The Wick Culture - Blackhorse Workshop Birthday Party

Above Blackhorse Workshop Birthday Party

The Wick Culture - London Design Festival Districts. Image Courtesy Sam Jacob

Above London Design Festival Districts. Image Courtesy Sam Jacob

The Wick Culture - Eleanor. Image Elisabeth Adriel

Above Eleanor. Image Elisabeth Adriel

The Wick Culture - Sotheby's. Gesture, One Bench 2022

Above Sotheby’s. Gesture, One Bench 2022

The Wick Culture - Ginori Reborn Exhibition

Above Ginori Reborn Exhibition

The Wick Culture - INtoSIGHT TEASER Portrait

Above INtoSIGHT TEASER Portrait

The Wick Culture - Landmark Project 'Swivel' by Sabine Marcelis

Above Landmark Project ‘Swivel’ by Sabine Marcelis

The Wick Culture - Laz Emporium, All day in-person event

Above Laz Emporium, All day in-person event

The Wick Culture - Queer Nostalgia by Julia Dotson (BA Fashion- Fashion Design with Marketing)

Above Queer Nostalgia by Julia Dotson (BA Fashion- Fashion Design with Marketing)

The Wick Culture - Tom Dixon, Melt Land A

Above Tom Dixon, Melt Land A

The Wick Culture - London Festival of Architecture: The Lebanese House, 13th June 2022

Above London Festival of Architecture: The Lebanese House, 13th June 2022

Above Inky Dhow Ultramarine Armchair + Rug – MATTIA GREGHI

Above Blackhorse Workshop Birthday Party

Above London Design Festival Districts. Image Courtesy Sam Jacob

Above Eleanor. Image Elisabeth Adriel

Above Sotheby’s. Gesture, One Bench 2022

Above Ginori Reborn Exhibition

Above INtoSIGHT TEASER Portrait

Above Landmark Project ‘Swivel’ by Sabine Marcelis

Above Laz Emporium, All day in-person event

Above Queer Nostalgia by Julia Dotson (BA Fashion- Fashion Design with Marketing)

Above Tom Dixon, Melt Land A

Above London Festival of Architecture: The Lebanese House, 13th June 2022

London Design Festival
Various locations across London

17 — 25 September 2022
https://www.londondesignfestival.com

London’s biggest celebration of contemporary design returns for its 20th anniversary edition, with an exciting line-up of exhibitions, installations, talks and events happening across the city. Navigating the nine-day design extravaganza can be a daunting task, so here are our must-see highlights.

Start at the V&A, the festival’s official hub, where you’ll find an extraordinary collection of specially commissioned installations and displays by international contemporary designers. Of all the LDF projects on display here, our favourite is The Lebanese House: Saving a home, saving a city, an evolving installation by Annabel Karim Kassar exploring the reconstruction of Beirut after the 2020 explosion.
This year there are 12 official Design Districts, each one boasting its own unique personality and jam-packed programme of events, just a short walking distance from each other.

Head to the Mayfair Design District for LDF cocktails at sketch, a swoon-worthy scent collaboration at the Jo Malone Townhouse and a solo exhibition of work by the architect, sculptor and artist Max Clendinning at Sadie Coles HQ. Over in Shoreditch, you’ll find a wealth of product launches, a graduate showcase and a solo show by mixed media artist Karen Nicol.

Trek west for Yinka Ilori’s new solo show at the Design Museum, featuring a range of works in his trademark colourful style. While in the area, be sure to check out Sony Design’s INTO SIGHT, one of the festival’s two landmark projects.

The other landmark project, Swivel, is also worth seeing. Conceived by the Rotterdam-based designer Sabine Marcelis, and located in St Giles Square, it comprises ten unique seats made from a selection of stones and marbles sourced from Europe, the Middle East and Brazil. Marcelis hopes it will encourage people to stop, stare and experience the space afresh.

In Greenwich you’ll find Henge, the London Design Festival commission made of 150-million-year-old Jurassic limestone and marble. Conceived as a circular gathering space, it invites people to engage with it through performance, music and poetry. A short walk away is Design London (21-24 September), featuring the very best emerging and established design brands, as well as a curated selection of pavilions, installations and events.

If you’re in the King’s Cross area, make a beeline for the solo show of works by Alice Straker at Wolf & Badger and a launch presentation by Tom Dixon.