State of the Arts: Art in Unexpected Places
Fun exhibition in the windows of Selfridges of work by world-renowned artists showcasing their work and the galleries that represent them. The windows gave an insight onto the contemporary art world and I was pleased to see a number of artists I’d seen in recent shows in the private galleries. I t was a great way of getting this work out of galleries and into a public space. There was a good leaflet to go with this display and a downloadable audio tour which I didn’t do. I wasn’t sure all the windows worked. I loved the idea of Richard Wright’s work which had flyposted the outside of the windows but it looked a bit of a mess as people have been peeling them off. In a few other cases I thought it would have paid to clean the windows. It was good to see one of Darren Almond’s number works and a Michal Rovner video of tiny people walking through a landscape. My favourite was Chantal Joffe’s painted figures (shown here) called “A Sunday Afternoon in Whitechapel” which...