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The 2017 20/21 British Art Fair

The 20/21 British Art Fair, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1, 13th– 17th September 2017

Rose Hilton – Self Portrait with Model,
Oil on Canvas, 72 x 92 cm.

After a year’s absence – its old venue was no longer available – this popular Fair returns to central London. Its new venue is the Mall Galleries so very central indeed.

Ken Smith – Free Fall,
Hopton Wood Stone, 25 x 10 x 10 cm

The thirty-three leading dealers taking part bring a fine selection of works, especially Modern and Post War pieces. I have taken this opportunity to show some works from Messum’s who were founded in 1963 and specialise in paintings and sculpture.

David Blackburn (1939 – 2016) Gasometer and Orange Sky,
Pastel, 37 x 41 cm

http://www.britishartfair.co.uk

 

Tribal Art London 2017

Tribal Art London, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1, 6th – 9th September 2017

 

Joss Graham Gallery
Lau Witikau (woman’s tubular skirt) Sumba. Antique beads, shell. 20th
century

Tribal Art London has certainly grown in the ten years it has been going and will have a record twenty-three exhibitors this time. On the 9th there is a day of events and lectures on the subject of tribal tattoos. The wide appeal of these pieces to all generations is highlighted in the nearby RA exhibition Matisse in the Studio (see 21/08/2017) where one can discover the African textiles, sculptures and masks which Matisse both collected and found as a source of inspiration. Get inspired yourselves – you won’t regret it.

David Malik
Superb Lwena Staff
Angola or Zambia

 

 

Marcuson & Hall
A Burnished Terracotta Pot, 20th century
Nyoro tribe,Uganda,
Height: 23 cms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kezhia Orege
Zulu beads, mid-19th century

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Ian Shaw
Suruku dance Mask
Bamana people of Southern Mali, 1920s

 

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The Painted Parish

Federation of British Artists, The Painted Parish, Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1, 15th – 20th December 2015

John Foker SWLA Ancestral Communities (2015) Oil 26 x 29 cm

John Foker SWLA
Ancestral Communities (2015)
Oil 26 x 29 cm

Churches have many roles in today’s world as places of worship, concert venues, tourist attractions, even domestic dwellings or ruins.  This show brings a selection of these buildings to our attention and reminds us that John Betjeman summed it up so clearly in his poem “Churchyards” when he wrote “Our churches are our history shown / In wood and glass and iron and stone”.

Richard Plincke RI A Walk around Salisbury Cathedral (2010) Wash drawing, tinted 51 x 61 cm

Richard Plincke RI
A Walk around Salisbury Cathedral (2010)
Wash drawing, tinted 51 x 61 cm

The exhibitors are Sarah Bee PS • Charles Bone RI • Matthew Draper PS • John Foker SWLA • Peter Folkes RI • Lisa Graa Jensen RI • Alice Hall AROI • Peter Kelly NEAC RBA • Colin Kent RI • Ronald Maddox RI • Anthony Morris NEAC RP • Edman O’Aivazian ROI RSMA • Richard Plincke RI • Charles Rake NEAC • Bob Rudd RI • Peter Vincent PS • Toby Ward NEAC • Roy Wright PS • Anthony Yates RBA

Anthony Yates RBA Former Methodist Church, South Street, Harborne, Birmingham (2015) Oil 75 x 57 cm

Anthony Yates RBA
Former Methodist Church, South Street, Harborne, Birmingham (2015)
Oil 75 x 57 cm

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Alice Hall AROI Morning Light across the Nave, Westminster (2015) Oil on canvas 98 x 78 cm

Alice Hall AROI
Morning Light across the Nave, Westminster (2015)
Oil on canvas 98 x 78 cm

Irish Art in London

The Art of a Nation – Irish Works from the Allied Irish Banks and Crawford Art Gallery Collections, Mall Galleries, London SW1, until 31st May 2015

On The Run, War of Independence - 1921 © Séan Keating Courtesy Crawford Art Gallery / AIB Collection

On The Run, War of Independence – 1921
© Séan Keating
Courtesy Crawford Art Gallery / AIB Collection

On seeing this hugely enjoyable exhibition the viewer may well wonder why this is the first major celebration of Irish Art in London for over thirty years. The featured works are drawn from the collection of Allied Irish Bank and cover a wide range of media – paintings, photography, tapestry, sculptures and video.

Corpus Christi Procession - c. 1908 © Aloysius O'Kelly Courtesy Crawford Art Gallery / AIB Collection

Corpus Christi Procession – c. 1908
© Aloysius O’Kelly
Courtesy Crawford Art Gallery
/ AIB Collection

 The story of the last one hundred and twenty-five years of Irish Art examines the work of seventy of the country’s noted artists, including Sir John Lavery, Jack B. Yeats, Sean Scully, Caroline McCarthy and self-taught Shane Blount.

It’s a Blue Giraffe – 2007 © Shane Blount Courtesy AIB Collection

It’s a Blue Giraffe – 2007
© Shane Blount
Courtesy AIB Collection

I totally agree with what, Richard Pym, the AIB Chairman, says “The AIB collection is regarded as one of the finest in Ireland, scrupulously put together over more than three decades. We are delighted that the public in Britain has this opportunity to see the depth of Ireland’s culture and heritage”.

Still Life - c. 1959 © Norah McGuinness Courtesy AIB Collection

Still Life – c. 1959
© Norah McGuinness
Courtesy AIB Collection

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