Now live: The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue
An exhibition of work by 19 artists celebrating the colour blue, available online and on Vortic as part of The London Collective
Coming next in London – Idris Khan: The Seasons Turn
The exhibition (from 13 April) includes a suite of 28 watercolour and oil collaged works on paper and an environment of enveloping blue paintings.
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January 4 2021
Temporary Gallery Closure
While the gallery is temporarily closed due to Tier 5 coronavirus restrictions, we remain open online where current exhibitions can be viewed virtually via the App Store on Vortic Collect. -
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February 19 2021
Ali Banisadr and Idris Khan discuss the mystery of blue with art critic Ben Luke
Join Ali Banisadr and Idris Khan on Wednesday 24 February, 6pm GMT on Vortic Collect to discuss the importance of blue in their practice with art critic and host of The Art Newspaper’s podcasts Ben Luke. Vortic Collect -
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February 21 2021
Laura Cumming reviews The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue
★★★★★ 'Each work makes such different use of blue, and to see them together is to sense the prodigious emotional, visual and conceptual potential of this colour.' Laura Cumming, The Observer -
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February 22 2021
Nancy Durrant writes about The London Collective for the Evening Standard
As The London Collective launches on Vortic.art this Wednesday 24 February, Nancy Durrant takes a closer look at the digital exhibition space. Nancy Durrant, Evening Standard -
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February 14 2021
Grayson and Philippa Perry interviewed by The Observer
Grayson and Philippa Perry speak to The Observer ahead of series two of Grayson's Art Club, airing on Friday 26th February, 8pm on Channel 4. Claire Armitstead, The Observer -
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February 9 2021
Announcing representation of Ali Banisadr
Victoria Miro is delighted to announce the representation of Ali Banisadr. The Brooklyn-based artist, acclaimed for his urgent, ravishing paintings that deftly combine elements of figuration and abstraction within a signature language, will present new work as part of the gallery’s forthcoming online group exhibition themed around the colour blue (from 24 February). A solo exhibition will take place at the gallery in 2022. The first major monograph on the artist is published by Rizzoli in May 2021. -
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February 9 2021
Alice Neel: People Come First will be the first museum retrospective in New York of the artist in twenty years
The Met’s upcoming exhibition Alice Neel: People Come First, on view from 22 March–1 August 2021, will be the first museum retrospective in New York of American artist Alice Neel (1900–1984) in twenty years. -
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February 3 2021
House & Garden take a look inside Idris Khan’s London studio
Emily Tobin visits Idris Khan in his London studio ahead of his forthcoming exhibition at Victoria Miro. Emily Tobin, House & Garden -
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January 28 2021
Just announced: Yayoi Kusama: Cosmic Nature will open at New York Botanical Garden on 10 April 2021
In this major exhibition (10 April–31 October 2021) Kusama will reveal her lifelong fascination with the natural world, beginning with her childhood spent in the greenhouses and fields of her family’s seed nursery. Spectacular installations across the 250-acre landscape will include Hymn of Life – Tulips and Narcissus Garden, as well as the debut of new monumental sculptures. New York Botanical Garden -
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November 3 2020
Ali Banisadr: Ultramarinus – Beyond the Sea at Benaki Museum
The title of the exhibition (3 November 2020–31 January 2021) refers to Ultramarine, the blue colour pigment used as early as the Middle Ages, which was originally extracted from the gemstone lapis lazuli and is believed to encapsulate all shades of water and skies. Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece -
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February 9 2021
Chris Ofili on Philip Guston’s City Limits, 1969, in Artforum
Chris Ofili writes his response to Philip Guston’s City Limits, 1969 in the January/February 2021 issue of Artforum. Artforum -
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January 5 2021
Installations by Stan Douglas and Elmgreen & Dragset open at Penn Station
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces the opening of the new Moynihan Train Hall, along with three unprecedented site-specific art installations by Stan Douglas, artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley, counted among the most innovative and revered artists working today. Public Art Fund -
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February 3 2021
United States Artists announces Njideka Akunyili Crosby as a 2021 USA Fellow
Njideka Akunyili Crosby awarded fellowship in Visual Art by United States Artists. -
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February 2 2021
Doron Langberg and Flora Yukhnovich are featured in Elephant’s Ones to Watch: The Definitive Art Stars of 2021
The two artists are featured in Elephant's selection of artists on the rise this year. Elephant -
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January 27 2021
The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain and Sarah Sze present augmented reality app Night Vision 20/20
The Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain presents Night Vision 20/20, a work created by Sarah Sze — her first foray into augmented reality — and developed by the digital agency Cher Ami as an app. -
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Interview
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January 20 2021
A Brush with… Tal R – the Art Newspaper Podcast
‘I'm not at all interested in the idea of learning outside of making a great painting. I'm not interested in the psychology, I'm not interested in being philosophical about it. I'm just interested in creating great new work. And whatever takes me there, I'll do it.’ Ben Luke, The Art Newspaper -
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January 7 2021
Isaac Julien judges Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
Isaac Julien announced as a judge for the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021. TF Chan, Wallpaper* -
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January 2 2021
María Berrío: Esperando mientras la noche florece (Waiting for the Night to Bloom) at the Norton Museum of Art
The first survey (2 January–9 May 2021) of María Berrío’s art includes two new pieces. Berrío’s large-scale, brilliantly coloured collages are meticulously crafted from unique papers sourced from South America and Asia, especially Japan. Lush landscapes and modest domestic interiors are dominated by women who gaze directly at the viewer. The inaction of these ethereal and expressionless characters belies the turmoil and anxiety of their passage to their current surroundings while unflinching in the certainty of their presence. They also characterize Berrío’s own path. Her family history is a testament to the experiences which inspire her subject matter as an immigrant and independent woman in America. Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida -
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December 30 2020
The New York Times previews Penn Station’s major new permanent installations, featuring work by Stan Douglas and Elmgreen & Dragset
Natural light spills across the new Moynihan Train Hall through its massive, 92-foot-high skylight ceiling and illuminates another surprise: permanent installations by some of the most celebrated artists in the world. Kehinde Wiley, Stan Douglas and the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset have major pieces prominently displayed in the new $1.6 billion train hall. Dionne Searcey, The New York Times -
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December 9 2020
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami is interviewed by Wallpaper*
The artist is interviewed by Amah-Rose Abrams for Wallpaper*, ahead of the announcement that she has joined Victoria Miro's roster. Amah-Rose Abrams, Wallpaper* -
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Interview
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December 7 2020
Wangechi Mutu and Carrie Mae Weems discuss creation myths and real-world strategies in Interview Magazine
’I do believe that the most grounded, clear, and compassionate artists are always trying to find a way to communicate that same thing, to say, “Yes, this is a scary world, but we will get through the night like we have for tens of thousands of years”.‘ – Wangechi Mutu Interview -
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December 1 2020
Tate announces dates for Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms
The focused exhibition (29 March 2021–27 March 2022) will be a rare chance to experience two of the artist’s immersive mirror room installations juxtaposed with photos and footage of early performance works and studio happenings. Tate Modern, London -
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November 23 2020
Howardena Pindell’s major exhibition Rope/Fire/Water reviewed by Hyperallergic
Alexandra M. Thomas reports on Howardena Pindell's current exhibiton on view at The Shed, New York. Alexandra M. Thomas, Hyperallergic -
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October 26 2020
Sarah Sze speaks with The Guardian about her major exhibition Night into Day
Sarah Sze speaks with Andrew Dickson from The Guardian about exhibition Night into Day, now on view at the Fondation Cartier until 7 March 2021. Andrew Dickson, The Guardian -
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November 9 2020
Just announced – Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening?, opening February 2021 at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
The exhibition (6 February–1 August 2021) is a site-specific display of new and recently created sculpture, collage, and film in which the artist invites visitors into an alternate universe of powerful female characters, hybrid beings, and fantastical landscapes, challenging traditional art histories, mythologies, and conventional techniques of archiving and remembering. Legion of Honor, San Francisco -
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September 20 2020
Now open at Casa das Historías – Paula Rego and Josefa de Óbidos: arte religiosa no feminino
Opening in December, a new exhibition featuring works by Paula Rego and Josefa de Óbidos (10 December 2020–23 May 2021). Cascais, Portugal -
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Gallery Event
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October 28 2020
Watch the video: María Berrío and Katy Hessel in conversation
Watch a video of María Berrío and Katy Hessel from The Great Women Artists in a virtual conversation about Berrío's exhibition, Flowered Songs and Broken Currents. -
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October 16 2020
Sarah Sze: Night into Day opens at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
For her second solo show at the Fondation Cartier, Sarah Sze will create an immersive exhibition (24 October 2020–7 March 2021) in dialogue with Jean Nouvel’s building. With two new works, she offers a reverie around the proliferation of images transforming our relationship to our environment. Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris -
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Interview
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October 16 2020
Howardena Pindell talks to The New York Times
At 77, Howardena Pindell Exorcises a Chilling Memory From Childhood. Jillian Steinhauer, The New York Times -
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October 16 2020
‘I put myself – the Black body – in the work,’ – Howardena Pindell talks to Time about her new exhibition at The Shed
In 1979, Howardena Pindell quit her job in the curatorial department of The Museum of Modern Art to start teaching at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Months into her new profession, she was a passenger in a car accident that left her with a hip injury and a dent in her head, causing memory loss. The near-death situation inspired an epiphany for Pindell, already an artist outside of her working hours: she needed to voice her opinion, she needed to do it now, and her art was the perfect way to do it. Anna Purna Kambhampaty, Time -
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October 14 2020
Artsy reports on María Berrío’s exhibition Flowered Songs and Broken Currents
Charlotte Jansen writes about María Berrío's current exhibition on view at Victoria Miro until 27 November 2020. Charlotte Jansen, Artsy -
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February 5 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset: 2020 at EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland is extended until 21 March 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset's major exhibition 2020 is now on view until 21 March 2021. EMMA, Finland -
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September 23 2020
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement opens at MAXXI, Rome
Isaac Julien: Lina Bo Bardi – A Marvellous Entanglement opens at MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Art. Rome -
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September 30 2020
Howardena Pindell is interviewed by Whitehot Magazine
Howardena Pindell speaks to Whitehot Magazine ahead of her upcoming exhibition Rope/Fire/Water at The Shed later this month. Chase Szakmary, Whitehot Magazine -
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February 8 2021
Now extended until May 2021 – Paula Rego: Obedience and Defiance at IMMA, Dublin
This major exhibition (18 September 2020–3 May 2021) spans Rego’s entire career from the 1960s, comprising more than 80 works, including paintings never seen before and works on paper from the artist’s family and close friends. IMMA, Dublin -
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September 25 2020
Doug Aitken I Only Have Eyes for You on view at Kiasma, Finland
I Only Have Eyes for You is the acclaimed artist’s first solo exhibition in Finland and is on view until 10 January 2021. Kiasma, Finland -
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September 19 2020
‘Electric, Like Time Travel’: The New York Review of Books interviews Chantal Joffe
Chantal Joffe speaks with The New York Review of Books. Imogen Greenhalgh, The New York Review of Books -
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September 23 2020
Flora Yukhnovich speaks with Apollo Magazine
Thea Hawlin interviews Flora Yukhnovich for Apollo Magazine. Thea Hawlin, Apollo Magazine -
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September 3 2020
WSJ on Sarah Sze at LaGuardia Airport
WSJ magazine cover Sarah Sze's installation Shorter than the Day on view at LaGuardia airport. Cody Delistraty, WSJ Magazine -
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September 11 2020
Howardena Pindell on view at Art Omi
Currently on view at Art Omi – Howardena Pindell (18 July – 1 November), a solo exhibition featuring photo collage and video works by the influential American artist. Pindell has since the 1970s examined a wide range of subject matter, from the personal and diaristic to the social and political. Ghent, NY -
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Interview
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August 19 2020
Chantal Joffe talks to Ben Luke for The Art Newspaper’s A brush with… podcast
In the latest in this new series of podcasts from The Art Newspaper, Ben Luke talks to Chantal Joffe about the cultural experiences that have had an impact on her... The Art Newspaper -
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July 28 2020
As reported by The New York Times, the Met Museum acquires two sculptures by Wangechi Mutu
The new additions are from the series that is on display on the museum’s Fifth Avenue facade. Peter Libbey, The New York Times -
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July 26 2020
Works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby feature in Inner Spaces at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens
The seventh edition of the Biennial of Painting (26 July–18 October 2020) features works that depict a wide range of inner spaces, among them the studio, the domestic interior, and the inner realm of the imagination. Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium -
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June 10 2020
As reported in The New York Times, Sarah Sze’s ambitious installation for LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B is unveiled
'Sze's sculpture, titled “Shorter Than the Day,” after a line in an Emily Dickinson poem, functions almost like a timekeeper. She has engineered a vast matrix of metal rods that cohere into a monumental yet ethereal globe. Suspended from a central spot on the ceiling of the departures level, it descends through a cutaway in the floor and is visible floating overhead from baggage claim.' Hilarie M Sheets, The New York Times -
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Profile
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March 19 2020
Dee Rees writes about Wangechi Mutu in The New York Times for its special feature on the African-American art shaping the 21st Century
‘This is the black art that is defining the century’ – The New York Times invites 35 top African-American artists to highlight the works that inspire them. Dee Rees, The New York Times -
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February 24 2021
Doron Langberg is interviewed by Metal Magazine
'I see my work as an aspirational space where queer experiences can embody more than just what they depict.' Rebecca Martin, Metal Magazine -
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Interview
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January 28 2021
Ali Banisadr talks to Bomb Magazine
‘Painting takes me back to an ancient way of thinking when people understood what they imagined through painting. It was basically magic that drove them to paint.’ Osman Can Yerebakan, Bomb Magazine -
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Interview
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January 25 2021
Ali Banisadr talks to Artflyer
‘You are using these primitive tools that have been used for thousands and thousands of years and you are trying to make sense out of what’s happening during your time.’ Alexia Antsakli Vardinoyanni, Artflyer -
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Event
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January 21 2021
Stan Douglas in conversation
Join Stan Douglas for a talk on Thursday 28 January 2021, hosted virtually by Public Art Fund and The Cooper Union, when the artist will discuss his ambitious new site-specific work at Moynihan Train Hall, Penn Station's Half Century. -
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January 19 2021
Announcing representation of Flora Yukhnovich
Victoria Miro is delighted to announce the representation of Flora Yukhnovich. The London-based painter, whose work was first shown at the gallery in a group exhibition in 2019 and has held two subsequent solo exhibitions inspired by a residency with the gallery in Venice, will have a solo show in London in 2022. -
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January 19 2021
Ali Banisadr features in A Boundless Drop to a Boundless Ocean at Orlando Museum of Art
A collaboration between the Orlando Museum of Art and the American University in Cairo, the exhibition (29 January–2 May 2021) presents work by 21 US-based artists of Arab and Iranian heritage. Orlando Museum of Art, Florida, USA -
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December 27 2020
Hedda Sterne at Victoria Miro included in Laura Cumming’s 10 best of 2020
Victoria Miro’s exhibition Hedda Sterne is included in critic Laura Cumming's round up of the best art from 2020. Laura Cumming, The Observer -
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December 17 2020
Celia Paul writes for London Review of Books
Read Painting in the Dark, Celia Paul's Diary entry for London Review of Books. Celia Paul, London Review of Books -
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Gallery Exhibition
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December 10 2020
Now live – Reprieve x Vortic
An online exhibition (10 December 2020–31 January 2021) of works by Hernan Bas, Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Doron Langberg, Grayson Perry and Paula Rego to help raise funds to support Reprieve’s global human rights initiatives. Vortic Collect -
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December 9 2020
Announcing representation of Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
Victoria Miro is delighted to announce the representation of Kudzanai-Violet Hwami. A new work by the painter will feature in Victoria Miro’s online exhibition as part of the Reprieve Collective on Vortic Collect, which launches 10 December to mark Human Rights Day. The artist’s first exhibition with the gallery will be held in summer 2021. -
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Art fair
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December 2 2020
Art Basel OVR: Miami Beach
For the 2020 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, hosted online on Art Basel OVR, Victoria Miro presents a selection of new and significant works by Yayoi Kusama, Chris Ofili, Howardena Pindell, Do Ho Suh and Sarah Sze. -
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November 25 2020
Holly Black takes a snapshot look at the work of Francesca Woodman in Elephant
‘We can only speculate, yet one thing is for sure, seeing Woodman’s work in full colour offers viewers the chance to consider her vast spectrum of creativity in an entirely new light.’ Holly Black, Elephant -
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November 12 2020
Howardena Pindell shortlisted as Apollo Artist of the Year
Howardena Pindell is shortlisted by the Apollo Awards 2020 as Artist of the Year. Apollo Magazine -
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November 5 2020
Temporary Gallery Closure
In accordance with government guidance, and in order to protect the health and wellbeing of our staff and community of visitors, Victoria Miro London is now temporarily closed until further notice. -
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Interview
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November 2 2020
Howardena Pindell talks to The Guardian
The 77-year-old talks about her latest work and a career in a world where ‘people didn’t want to talk about racism’ Nadja Sayej, The Guardian
In Focus: Ali Banisadr at the Benaki Museum
In this film, the artist discusses his exhibition Ultramarinus – Beyond the Sea and provides insight into his painting process and the concepts behind it – revealing the meaning of the works exhibited and explains the evolution of his use of colour, historical references, human figures and landscapes.
Work by the artist features in the exhibition The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue from 24 February 2021.
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June 2 2020
