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2021

Lost Motorway, part of 'Five Proposals'
Lost Motorway, part of 'Five Proposals', Simon Faithfull, 1996-2021, digital drawing

With COP26 now fully underway, UCL Anthropocene have launched a new section on their website dedicated to the conference. Simon Faithfull has provided a series of drawings that contextualise our place on the planet for the website's blog.

Charlotte Jennings (1935 - 2021)
Charlotte Jennings (1935 - 2021)

Courtesy of Peter Daly

We are saddened to learn of the passing of artist Charlotte Jennings, aged 86. She studied painting at the Slade from 1955 - 1958.

Shenece Oretha and Katarzyna Perlak are showing in Survey II, presenting new commissions by ten of the most outstanding early-career artists in the UK. The show is at Jerwood Arts, Jerwood Space,171 Union Street, Bankside, London, SE1 0LN, from 1 October - 11 December 2021, then Site Gallery Sheffield, from 12 March - 5 June 2022.

Bright Shadows Point
Bright Shadows Point, Fiona Curran, 2021

Turing Locke, Eddington, Cambridge

Jo Underhill

A new permanent public art installation, Bright Shadows Point, by artist Fiona Curran has been unveiled at Turing Locke in Eddington, Cambridge.

Commissioned through the Contemporary Art Society for Locke hotels, Bright Shadows Point aims to connect the rich history of Eddington with its progressive future.

Using research undertaken by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit at Cambridge University, Bright Shadows Point explores Eddington’s multi-layered history. Curran has drawn from the archaeological excavations of the site, maps indicating former settlement use and artefacts unearthed which date back several thousand years.

Eddington is named after Sir Arthur Eddington, professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge University in the early part of the 20th century. Further inspiration for Curran's work came from photographs taken by Eddington during a complete solar eclipse in 1919. These images helped to map Einstein’s theory of relativity through capturing the curvature of light from the movement of stars.

The shadows cast by the solar eclipse and the creation of shadows on the landscape – from both the ground level and the aerial perspective – highlight the encounters with the site from multiple perspectives.

 All Photo Credits: Jo Underhill

The Shape of Colour poster
The Shape of Colour poster, Rose Davey and Francesca Anfossi, 2021

The Shape of Colour, an exhibition of paintings by Rose Davey and ceramic works by Francesca Anfossi is showing at Turnbull & Asser, The Room, 4 Davies Street, London W1, from 11am - 5pm, 12 - 17 October 2021.

The Shape of Colour poster
The Shape of Colour poster, Rose Davey and Francesca Anfossi, 2021

The Shape of Colour, an exhibition of paintings by Rose Davey and ceramic works by Francesca Anfossi is showing at Turnbull & Asser, The Room, 4 Davies Street, London W1, from 11am - 5pm, 12 - 17 October 2021.

Cuthill 55°50 59.82 N 3°36 34.65 W _No.8
Cuthill 55°50 59.82 N 3°36 34.65 W _No.8, Onya McCausland, 2020, 100cm x 100cm, pigment in oil on canvas

Onya McCausland is showing in Embrace at Norrtälje Konsthall, GEstunavägen 14 Norrtälje, Sweden, from 9 October - 27 November 2021. See the Norrtälje Konsthall website for further information.

Sylph
Sylph, Louise Barrington, 2021, poster for film

Louise Barrington's film Sylph has been selected by screen.dance as part of Scottish Screen Dance presentation, showing online from 15 - 30 October 2021 at the DanceLive Festival of Dance. See: https://www.citymoves.org.uk/dancelive.

Swete Brethe
Swete Brethe, Phil Coy, 2021

Phil Coy: Swete Brethe, a site-specific installation and generative sonic work, is showing offsite at Nine Elms, United States Embassy, London SW8 5DF and online at mattsgallery.org from 14 October - 28 November 2021.