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Viewing Francesca DiMattio: Wedgwood

We’d like to take up permanent residence inside the maximalist world created by Francesca DiMattio at Pippy Houldsworth Gallery. Against a backdrop of hand-painted wallpapers and vinyl flooring with a trompe l’oeil mosaic design, the artist’s ceramic sculptures and domestic objects disrupt our understanding of the decorative.

Bedecking the interior, you’ll find sculptural furniture that recalls 18th-century Sèvres porcelain, alongside a matching chandelier, a Rococo mirror and Wedgwood-inspired wall sconces, crockery and seating – but she plays with their scale and imbues each object with personality. Decorative elements behave unusually, jumping from pedestal to wall, while totemic figures clad in traditional decorative motifs sport unusual accessories, such as a suitcase for a shoe, and a snorkel.

All is not quite what it seems, but deciphering DiMattio’s decorative codes is all part of the fun.

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Dates
17 November 2023 — 23 December 2023

Viewing RankinLive at 47 Carnaby Street

Head down to 47 Carnaby Street to get behind the lens of legendary photography Rankin. RankinLive – first launched in 2009 and back for the festive season – sees him swap famous faces for the general public to give anyone the chance to experience the thrills of a professional photo shoot. Those feeling camera shy can watch people’s images appear on screen instead.

Tickets (£500 a pop and best to pre-book) include a 15 minute shoot, a chance to instantly review the portraits and “green tag” your favourites, one authenticated A4 inkjet print of your chosen image delivered to a UK address, and one digital file for personal digital use. Pucker up…

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Dates
22 November 2023 — 07 January 2024
Masaomi Yasunaga’s wild adventures in ceramic glazes arrive at Lisson Gallery this week. The Japanese sculptor mixes ancient methods with his own experiments to create highly textured works that appear as if they have been shaped by nature.

Unlike most potters, Yasunaga makes glazes – rather than clays – his primary medium, mixing them with raw materials such as feldspars, rocks, metal or glass powders to create abstract forms and loosely functional vessels. He buries them in various strata of sand or kaolin (unrefined porcelain clay) in the kiln to preserve their structure in the firing stage. After cooling, Yasunaga exhumes the pieces to reveal their highly unusual surfaces. Clouds in the Distance – featuring over 80 works – is a captivating voyage of discovery.



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Dates
15 November 2023 — 31 January 2024
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