• Route

    Follow my route from Central to East to visit gallery shows and iconic museums

  • Starting off the day by the river, at Tate Britain for the exhibition 'Sargent and Fashion' with gorgeous silks and sumptuous brush strokes by John Singer Sargent. How can painting look so effortless…

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    Starting off the day by the river, at Tate Britain for the exhibition 'Sargent and Fashion' with gorgeous silks and sumptuous brush strokes by John Singer Sargent. How can painting look so effortless…

     

    Next up, in the heart of St. James’s, see beautiful and otherworldly paintings by Ithell Colquhoun at Ben Hunter. Colquhoun was famously shunned by the surrealists because she was too engaged with occult groups - imagine!

     

    Pop in for lunch at Maison François (Duke Street). The jellied egg is surprisingly delicious!

     

    On to Waddington Custot in Mayfair for the exhibition 'Beyond Surrealism'. Continuing with the surrealist theme, this exhibition follows the history and impact of Surrealism in the 100 years that followed the publication of André Breton's Manifesto in 1924. 

     

    Walk over to Hauser & Wirth on Savile Row just round the corner, to see Harmony Korine’s acidic infrared paintings, which draw on his recent film ‘Aggro Dr1ft”. The paintings are a fascinating combination of immediacy and eeriness.

     

    At The Wallace Collection, you can see 'Ranjit Singh: Sikh, Warrior, King'. This is my favourite museum, and I am so lucky to have work exhibited here later in June. My work will be in response to the Boucher paintings in the collection, which are the most beautiful and impressive examples of his work in the world. Enjoy the hilarious, expressive goats in his pastoral paintings.

     

    Last stop in Central London, head to Workplace Gallery on Mortimer Street for 'Laura Lancaster: In Dreams'. Laura’s work exists between image and material, intimate family photos melt into gloopy paint. Expressive painting at its most visceral and exciting.

     

    Now heading over to East London, at Modern Art on Helmet Row for 'Richard Aldrich; Remembering Childhood'. I think Modern Art feels like a real painter's gallery- I always learn so much from their shows. 

     

    A short wander to Victoria Miro, to see paintings by Geoffrey Holder and his older brother Boscoe Holder, shown together for the first time.

     

    Finish up by popping into Fish Central (Central Street) for the best classic fish and chips in London in my opinion!