Cathy's Art Diary

Interesting exhibition at Cristea Roberts of works on paper by contemporary female abstract artists. The show has been designed to complement the show at the Whitechapel Gallery I I’d been to shortly before extending the narrative into contemporary art. It had a small selection of work by each artist with a good commentary on them on a press release. I was particularly drawn to Rana Begum’s interlocking grids which gave different mixes of colour to give different effects. Closed 22 April 2023    

Interesting exhibition at Tate Modern looking at the life and work of Anni Albers. It was great to see textile work being given equal status to paint in this show but I did find it elegant but cold. I loved the way the space had been divided by gauze walls making the gallery feel quite different and interesting to find later on that this was a technique Albers had used herself. I was most interested in the early section on the Bauhaus looking at how the school brought together different art forms with equal standing. I was fascinated by Paul Klee’s colour workshop and it was nice to include a picture by him in the show. This was where her ideas of using a grid as the heart of abstraction started. I loved some jewelry she made using everyday objects such as hairpins. I also liked seeing textiles in different colour ways including Eclat J which is still in production. I also loved six hangings in black and gold she made for a synagogue which people sit in front of entran