Graham Sutherland:An Unfinished World Curated by George Shaw at Modern Art Oxford on artrepublic.com
Exhibition running from Dec 10 2011
until Mar 18 2012
Curated by 2011 Turner Prize nominee, George Shaw, An Unfinished World is a reflective exploration of the lesser-known work of one of the most compelling artists of his generation. Presenting over eighty works on paper throughout the galleries at Modern Art Oxford, the exhibition concentrates on Sutherland’s early Welsh landscapes from the 1930s, works created during his time as official WWII war artist, and after his return to Pembrokeshire in the 1970s. George Shaw presents these works through the lens of a contemporary painter, describing them as ‘a lament to the passing and changing landscape, a monument to the earth itself’. The exhibition shows us Sutherland as an artist as much rooted in the past as in the world before him – a world forever unfinished. The exhibition is accompanied by An Unfinished World – a fully illustrated catalogue with commissioned texts by George Shaw, Brian Catling, Rachel Flynn and Alexandra Harris. The catalogue sheds new light on Sutherland’s work, presenting published illustrations of many works for the first time, and a re-appreciation of Sutherland’s practice from the perspective of contemporary artists and writers. OPENING HOURS: Tues 10.00-17.00, Weds 10.00-19.00, Thurs 10.00-19.00, Fri 10.00-19.00, Sat 10.00-19.00, Sun 12.00-17.00 Image Credits: Graham Sutherland: Image Captions, All works © Estate of Graham Sutherland Tree Forms in Estuary, 1939, Watercolour, gouache and ink on paper,29 × 22.5 cm, Doncaster Museum Service, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council,© Estate of Graham Sutherland Dark Hill – Landscape with Hedges and Fields, 1940, Watercolour and gouache on paper, 48.9 × 69.8cm, Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, © Estate of Graham Sutherland The Setting Sun, 1944, Gouache and watercolour on paper, 23 × 28.3 cm, British Council Collection, © Estate of Graham Sutherland Thorns, 1945, Watercolour, chalk and ink on paper, 41 × 31.5 cm, British Council Collection, © Estate of Graham Sutherland  |
