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Viewing Gabriel de la Mora: 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.

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Dates
31 August 2023 — 30 September 2023

Viewing This Island Sunrise

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.

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Dates
31 August 2023 — 24 September 2023

Doing FT Weekend Live Festival

Hold onto your horses because the FT Weekend Live Festival is back. Taking place this weekend, the big thinkers of London convene at Kenwood House to talk, debate and inspire. Covering all the most topical conversations of today, be prepared to chat politics, tech & AI, culture and style. Get ready to be educated so that you look and are on-point when at your next dinner party debate. With so much going on, it’s hard to choose where and what to listen to. Head to the Arts Tent & On Demand to hear Jan Dalley, FT arts editor, in discussion with Andrea Sullivan, Bank of America’s international head of the social and environment group. Hear top tips from Luke Edward Hall, Benedict Foley, Eva Sonaike, and Lucy Waston on How to create a fabulous interior (without spending a fortune). Finally, not to be missed, try your hand at ceramics with Britain’s favourite Fashion designer-turned-ceramicist, Henry Holland. The essential festival for all well-to-do culturally curious individuals, so don’t be left out.

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Dates
02 September 2023
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