Henry here….

Back from hibernation; nothing much to report except this load of b*ll*cks that seems to be grabbin’ the headlines. It’s about some nutter destroyng art in the name of art. Artist Michael Landy, who once destroyed all his possessions in the name of art, has turned a gallery into a giant bin for the disposal of artworks. Over the next six weeks, hundreds of works by artists both famous and unknown will be dumped in a 600m³ container called the “Art Bin” at the South London Gallery.

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Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective

This exhibition celebrates the extraordinary life and work of Arshile Gorky (c.1904-1948). Along with Rothko, Pollock and de Kooning, Gorky was one of the most powerful American painters of the twentieth century, and a seminal figure in the formation of Abstract Expressionism. The exhibition includes paintings and drawings from across his career, and a handful of rarely seen sculptures.

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Offensive Nipple!?

I came upon the following news item and thought I would share it with you. - “BBC bosses ordered an auction house to remove a neo-classical oil painting of a semi-naked woman in case her exposed nipple offended viewers. Auctioneer Alan Aldridge was being filmed for Flog it!, BBC2’s daytime antique programme, when the production team asked him to take down the 19th-century oil painting. It features the mythical Greek goddess Ariadne holding a goblet of wine with her left breast exposed.

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Banksy unmasked!

Elusive street artist to appear on film for the first time… but will he reveal his true identity? He has remained anonymous and elusive while becoming one of the most famous artists in the world. And now graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off a movie project which shows him on film and speaking for the first time - but critics are divided on whether it gives any further clues to the man behind the stencils. The street artist, who has never confirmed his identity, will premiere his film Exit Through The Gift Shop at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.

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Coventina

I’ve been working on a piece of artwork for quite a long time and I am pleased to say that it is finally finished. As my fellow art friend, John, has said to me in the past, a piece of work can change direction every time you pick up the brushes and this particular piece has certainly taken me in different directions. This is how the piece became ‘Coventina’.

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Abstract in Blue - Customer Review

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Golant

A follow-up review by Eddie Doherty, posted on the Art House facebook profile.

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