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Monday, 23 May 2022

Artlyst: Les Lalanne, Schütte And Gursky London Spring Exhibition Highlights

My latest set of reviews for Artlyst cover exhibitions at Ben Brown Fine Arts, Frith Street Gallery, and White Cube Bermondsey for Les Lalanne, Thomas Schütte And Andreas Gursky:

"Re-enchantment, magnification and framing; are some of the approaches utilised in three shows which demonstrate the diversity and vitality of the contemporary art world.

Les Lalanne, the late French wife and husband artistic duo, are the dreamers who re-enchant. As homage to their aesthetic and as a kitsch comment on their now elevated status, for one half of this extensive survey of their work at Ben Brown Fine Art and Claridge’s ArtSpace, the work is set within the cotton-wool clouds of heaven ...

Magnification is also an essential strategy for Thomas Schütte, as demonstrated by the grandiose figures and heads in his exhibition at Frith Street Gallery ...

Framing is key to the dual operation of Gursky’s images, enabling them to function as both astute social comment and painterly compositions. Social commentary and critique are shared strands running through these otherwise very different exhibitions. We are all richer for the diversity of approaches and work to be found here."

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Mavis Staples and Levon Helm - This May Be The Last Time.

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