Wednesday 22 February 2017

mesmerisingmesmerised

two shows at different ends of a train ride - Face to Face at the Herbert in Coventry had a wide range of intriguing images of people throughout time - Paula Rego's striking image of Germain Greer has stayed with me http://www.theherbert.org/whats_on/100/face_to_face_portraits_through_time and at the Barbican Sophie Clements's Shall I This Time Hold You? is mesmerising and Mesmerising by Richard Mosse holds you. http://www.sophieclements.com/ http://www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery/event-detail.asp?ID=19949  

Seeing his work in Venice was a haunting highlight - if you get the chance - see the work created in the Congo. Also check out Lion - you will cry like a baby!! especially if you wait till the end within the credits. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_(2016_fm)