Hans Arp : Chance – form – language (and a FRANZWESTigation)
Baffling exhibition at Hauser & Wirth of sculptures by Hans Arp. I must admit I just didn’t get this show! It was my 5th one of the day so maybe I was tired but it seemed very stark and uninformative! Since reading the press release I have realized Arp’s work was being shown with work by Franz West including what I assumed was a rather old sofa in the corner! I also wasn’t sure who the poetry on the walls and being read out was by and why it was there. I do think a show, whether you like it or not, should be fairly self-evident and this wasn’t! Maybe a few more labels would have helped! As you know I don’t always respond well to abstract work and this was one of those occasions, sorry! Review Evening Standard