The Wick List

Viewing The Glass Heart gives the medium a new pulse

The Wick Culture - Burne Jones / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, Musician Angel (playing aulos), 1865, stained glass panel. Courtesy of The Stained Glass Museum

Above Burne Jones / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, Musician Angel (playing aulos), 1865, stained glass panel. Courtesy of The Stained Glass Museum

The Wick Culture - Chris Day, Judge & Jury © The Artist. Courtesy of Vessel Gallery. Image Agata Pec.

Above Chris Day, Judge & Jury © The Artist. Courtesy of Vessel Gallery. Image Agata Pec.

The Wick Culture - Wilhemena Geddes, Faith, 1956, stained glass panel. © The Stained Glass Museum.

Above Wilhemena Geddes, Faith, 1956, stained glass panel. © The Stained Glass Museum.

The Wick Culture - Philip Webb / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, Grisaille foliage vine scroll, 1865, stained glass panel. Courtesy of The Stained Glass Museum

Above Philip Webb / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, Grisaille foliage vine scroll, 1865, stained glass panel. Courtesy of The Stained Glass Museum

The Wick Culture - Louis Thompson & Sophie Thomas, Broken Ocean, 2022, glass & ocean debris. © The Artists. Courtesy of Vessel Gallery. Image by Ester Segarra.

Above Louis Thompson & Sophie Thomas, Broken Ocean, 2022, glass & ocean debris. © The Artists. Courtesy of Vessel Gallery. Image by Ester Segarra.

Above Burne Jones / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, Musician Angel (playing aulos), 1865, stained glass panel. Courtesy of The Stained Glass Museum

Above Chris Day, Judge & Jury © The Artist. Courtesy of Vessel Gallery. Image Agata Pec.

Above Wilhemena Geddes, Faith, 1956, stained glass panel. © The Stained Glass Museum.

Above Philip Webb / Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co, Grisaille foliage vine scroll, 1865, stained glass panel. Courtesy of The Stained Glass Museum

Above Louis Thompson & Sophie Thomas, Broken Ocean, 2022, glass & ocean debris. © The Artists. Courtesy of Vessel Gallery. Image by Ester Segarra.

The Glass Heart
Two Temple Place, WC2

27 January – 21 April 2024

A new exhibition at Two Temple Place spotlights the artists who have given fresh energy to glass at key moments in time. From Arts and Crafts pioneers to the founders of the Studio Glass Movement and leading artists working today, The Glass Heart champions those who have pushed the possibilities of the medium to the max.

Inside the Neo Gothic mansion – which has a stained glass window at its heart – you’ll find works by William Morris, Christopher Whall and John Piper alongside contemporary stars, such as Ryan Gander, Monster Chetwynd and Brian Clarke. The show charts the complex intertwining of art, industry and social history in the UK, taking you on a dazzling journey.