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Viewing Gabriel de la Mora: FRAGMENTXS

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
26,026, 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
23,485 bovans white T2 hen eggshell fragments, 2,541
araucana hen T9 eggshell fragments on wood
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. / 60 x 60 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 26,026, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards 23,485 bovans white T2 hen eggshell fragments, 2,541 araucana hen T9 eggshell fragments on wood 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. / 60 x 60 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
6,059, 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
2,683 T3 bovans white hen eggshell fragments, 3,376
araucana hen eggshell fragments on wood
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 6,059, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards 2,683 T3 bovans white hen eggshell fragments, 3,376 araucana hen eggshell fragments on wood 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
805, 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
423 convex blown glass fragments and aluminum and 382
concave blown glass
fragments and aluminum on museum cardboard and
wood
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. / 30 x 30 x 2 cm
Framed: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. / 35 x 35 x 6 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 805, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards 423 convex blown glass fragments and aluminum and 382 concave blown glass fragments and aluminum on museum cardboard and wood 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. / 30 x 30 x 2 cm Framed: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. / 35 x 35 x 6 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
2,184, 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
Acrylic on turkey feathers
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 2,184, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Acrylic on turkey feathers 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
2,244, 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
Acrylic on turkey feathers
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 2,244, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Acrylic on turkey feathers 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
1,707, 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
Acrylic on turkey feathers
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm. © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 1,707, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Acrylic on turkey feathers 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm. © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
2,184 I Mo.Di., 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
Morpho didius butterfly wings on museum cardboard
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. / 30 x 30 x 2 cm
Framed: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. / 35 x 35 x 6 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 2,184 I Mo.Di., 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Morpho didius butterfly wings on museum cardboard 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 3/4 in. / 30 x 30 x 2 cm Framed: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. / 35 x 35 x 6 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

The Wick Culture - Gabriel de la Mora
1,984 He.Le., 2023
Signed backwards and dated backwards
Hebomoia leucippe butterfly wings on museum
cardboard
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 3/4 in. / 60 x 60 x 2 cm
Framed: 25 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. / 65 x 65 x 6 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 1,984 He.Le., 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Hebomoia leucippe butterfly wings on museum cardboard 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 3/4 in. / 60 x 60 x 2 cm Framed: 25 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. / 65 x 65 x 6 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 2,184, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Acrylic on turkey feathers 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 2,244, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Acrylic on turkey feathers 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Above Gabriel de la Mora 1,707, 2023 Signed backwards and dated backwards Acrylic on turkey feathers 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. / 30 x 30 x 4 cm. © Gabriel de la Mora. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor

Gabriel de la Mora: FRAGMENTXS
Timothy Taylor

31 August – 30 September 2023
www.timothytaylor.com/exhibitions/fragmentxs/

Scoot over to Timothy Taylor to be privy to the piercing beauty of Mexican artist Gabriel de la Mora’s new paintings in his third exhibition at the blue-chip gallery. Piecing together four interconnected and ongoing series, De la Mora presents 29 paintings that dive into the intersection of nature and abstraction. Complied of both organic and synthetic materials, the artists create patterns replicated in the natural world, from butterfly patterns or the ornamentation of bird features to the subtle variety in white hues of eggshells.

Repetitive and deeply meditative, the viewer is brought back to nature. Through found feathers, egg shells and butterfly wings, De la Mora offers a connection to the earth, drawing on both the aesthetic and conceptual elements of the materials and repurposing them into visual art. Holding onto the beauty of nature whilst also changing the function of the materials to pose a perspective of nature. Combining art history, scientific research and creative experimentation, De la Mora makes way for new ways of thinking and seeing. Not to be missed, head to Timothy Taylor to meditate on the work of Gabriel de la Mora.

Viewing This Island Sunrise

The Wick Culture - This Island Sunrise, curated by Simon Andrews, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 31 August - 24 September 2023 © The Artist/s, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Katie Morrison

Above This Island Sunrise, curated by Simon Andrews, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 31 August – 24 September 2023 © The Artist/s, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

The Wick Culture - Tom Dixon
Skeleton Throne, 1985
salvaged and re-purposed welded concrete-reinforcement steel rods
unique
49 x 23.25 x 32.75 in (124 x 59 x 83 cm) © Tom Dixon, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Katie Morrison

Above Tom Dixon Skeleton Throne, 1985 salvaged and re-purposed welded concrete-reinforcement steel rods unique 49 x 23.25 x 32.75 in (124 x 59 x 83 cm) © Tom Dixon, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

The Wick Culture - Eduardo Paolozzi
Sculptor’s Chair, 1985-1987
salvaged and re-purposed materials including pine, beech, rope, linen, nylon cord, metal hooks and
nails, together with a hammer
unique
46.5 x 24.75 x 22.50 in (108 x 63 x 57 cm) © Eduardo Paolozzi, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.Photo: Katie Morrison

Above Eduardo Paolozzi Sculptor’s Chair, 1985-1987 salvaged and re-purposed materials including pine, beech, rope, linen, nylon cord, metal hooks and nails, together with a hammer unique 46.5 x 24.75 x 22.50 in (108 x 63 x 57 cm) © Eduardo Paolozzi, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.Photo: Katie Morrison

The Wick Culture - English or Welsh
Turner’s Throne, c. 1640
turned ash and fruitwood, oak boards
unique
56 x 32 x 29 inches (142 x 80 x 73.5 cm) Courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
Photo: Katie Morrison

Above English or Welsh Turner’s Throne, c. 1640 turned ash and fruitwood, oak boards unique 56 x 32 x 29 inches (142 x 80 x 73.5 cm) Courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

Above This Island Sunrise, curated by Simon Andrews, Sadie Coles HQ, London, 31 August – 24 September 2023 © The Artist/s, courtesy Simon Andrews and Sadie Coles HQ, London. Photo: Katie Morrison

This Island Sunrise
Sadie Coles, 8. Bury Street

31 August – 24 September 2023
www.sadiecoles.com/exhibitions/967-this-island-sunrise-curated-by-simon-andrews/

The game of thrones.

Head to Sadie Coles to experience in the curation of Simon Andrew’s exhibition ‘This Island Sunrise.’ Celebrating improvised British design, the show sees a dialogue between three thrones spanning four centuries, with designs by acclaimed British designer Tom Dixon (b.1959) and Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005). Sitting at the heart of the installation is the mighty Turner’s Throne (c.1640), created by an unknown 17th-century woodturner. Oversized and leaking with authority, this throne bears witness to the arching historical narrative of modern Britain that is revealed through both the contrast and similarities of the contemporary design of Tom Dixon’s ‘Skeleton Throne’ (1985). Offering a different perspective to the fellow thrones, Paolozzi’s ‘Sculptor’s Chair’ (1985-87) holds an attitude of self-determination found in the 20th century.

The thrones gather to start a discussion around origins, boundaries, authority and identity. Sat around them are found objects listening in. Surrounded by objects once used in the domestic setting, now holding a new value by being on display, the exhibition resembles the characteristic’s an antique shop. Join the conversation at Sadie Coles.

Viewing Legacies of Modernism

The Wick Culture - Günther Förg, Untitled, 1994, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 1994, Courtesy of Phillips

The Wick Culture - Günther Förg, Untitled (Photography from Melnikovs House in Moscow), 1995, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled (Photography from Melnikovs House in Moscow), 1995, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 1994, Courtesy of Phillips

The Wick Culture - Günther Förg, Untitled, 1996, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 1996, Courtesy of Phillips

The Wick Culture - Günther Förg, Untitled, 2001, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 2001, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 1994, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled (Photography from Melnikovs House in Moscow), 1995, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 1994, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 1996, Courtesy of Phillips

Above Günther Förg, Untitled, 2001, Courtesy of Phillips

Legacies of Modernism
Phillips Auction House, Berkeley Square

24 August – 7 September 2023
www.phillips.com/store/legacies-of-modernism

The art of friendship.

Make your way to Berkley Square to witness ‘Legacies of Modernism: A Selling Exhibition of Works by Günther Förg’ from the Collection of Mikael Andersen, now on display at Phillips Auction House. Highlighting the profound friendship between German painter (Förg) and Danish gallerist (Andersen), the exhibition sees the masterful works from 1993 – 2003 displayed alongside sculptures created by Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911-1984), an artist admired by both. The structure and expression in Ferlov Mancoba’s work resonates with that of her contemporaries, including Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, and Jean Arp. Returning to Denmark after World War II, Ferlov Mancoba went on to create semi-abstract beings, guardian figures, and masks from clay and plaster. Not to be missed, witness the generational legacies tied together in the friendship of an artist and gallerist.

Including paintings, works on paper, monotypes, ceramics, sculptures and photographs from Andersen’s collection, the exhibition will present a dialogue between Förg and Ferlov Mancoba, seeking the connections between their work and her influence on Förg. Proceeds raised from the sale will contribute to the development of the Sonja Ferlov Mancoba Museum Pavilion on the island of Bornholm, Denmark.