Hugh Mendes Unveils A Menagerie Of Dead Artists

Hugh Mendes Unveils A Menagerie Of Dead Artists

Hugh Mendes returns for his third solo exhibition, mid September, at Charlie Smith London with a Menagerie of historical paintings of dead artists. Mendes is recognised for his finely rendered obituary paintings that operate simultaneously as portrait and still life....
Malcolm Morley Pioneering Photorealist Painter Dies Age 86

Malcolm Morley Pioneering Photorealist Painter Dies Age 86

The first Turner Prize winner, the painter Malcolm Morley, has died at age 86. He is notably one of the first Pop artists to make the jump into Photorealism. Born in London he began painting while he was serving a prison sentence for breaking and entering. Gallerist...
Judy Blame: Artist, Stylist And Queer Icon Dies Age 58

Judy Blame: Artist, Stylist And Queer Icon Dies Age 58

Judy Blame the artist, designer and style icon credited with changing the face of London culture in the 1980s and 90s has died age 58. Blame had a retrospective at the ICA covering both his work as an artist and stylist in 2016. “He was an artist, a genuine one,...
African American Painter Jack Whitten Dies Aged 78

African American Painter Jack Whitten Dies Aged 78

The African American painter Jack Whitten has died age 78. His gallery Hauser & Wirth put out the following statement on Sunday. Jack Whitten holds a unique place in the narrative of postwar American art. “Celebrated for his innovative processes of applying...