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    Cozy Homes and Woodland Wonders Abound in Julie Liger-Belair’s Collages

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    “cottage bubble.” All images courtesy of Julie Liger-Belair, shared with permission

    Cozy Homes and Woodland Wonders Abound in Julie Liger-Belair’s Collages

    December 10, 2024

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    Kate Mothes

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    From flowery headdresses to botanical guises to houses perched on the tippy-top of tree stumps, Julie Liger-Belair’s collages (previously) invite us into a whimsical world. In paper and found objects, she dives into personal stories and the emotional connections binding us to nature, place, and a sense of belonging.

    In her Scrappy Blablah series, for example, the artist compiles various cutouts into playful compositions that provide a way of processing external information, coming about “when the paper scraps on my table decide to embody my feelings about the world outside my studio,” she says. “But they also provide the antidote.”

    “Vietnam 1”

    Liger-Belair and her family recently visited Vietnam, spurred by their eldest daughter, who was adopted from the country and hadn’t been back since. New works inspired by the trip include larger collages with painted elements on wood panels, in addition to found objects, vintage photos, and snapshots the artist took on the trip.

    She continues themes of home and comfort through the motif of the house, which often encompasses figures, flowers, patterns, and vines that unfurl beyond their confines. In other compositions, the house shrinks in size, as giant mushrooms and blossoms coexist alongside woodland creatures in fanciful landscapes.

    Liger-Belair has also revisited ideas from earlier assemblage work, making small, three-dimensional pieces in sardine tins and other found boxes. “I have always loved collecting things and using them in pieces,” she tells Colossal. “My experiments with resin and ceramics have also made their way into this series (called) tinned stories, and they are more fun, dreamlike pieces.”

    Find much more on Liger-Belair’s website, Instagram, and Behance.

    “the upside of down” from the ‘tinned stories’ series

    “forest blablah”

    “blablah in the garden”

    “house bubble 14”

    “house bubble 18”

    “mountain landscape” from the ‘tinned stories’ series

    “wide awake,” plus another piece from the studio

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      In Striking Assemblages, Portia Munson Elucidates Societal Constraints on Women

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      “Serving Tray #6” (2022), found figurines, string, rope, and serving tray, 29 x 17 1/2 x 18 inches. Photo by JSP Art Photography. All images © Portia Munson, courtesy of the artist and P·P·O·W, New York, shared with permission

      In Striking Assemblages, Portia Munson Elucidates Societal Constraints on Women

      November 27, 2024

      ArtSocial Issues

      Kate Mothes

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      From a vast accumulation of found and readymade consumer products, Portia Munson has created elaborate sculptures and installations for more than three decades that explore the thinly veiled messages and codes embedded in mass-produced objects.

      Based in Catskill, New York, the artist first began working with found consumer items like plastic figures and kitsch in 1989 when she presented an early version of a bright pink assemblage titled “Pink Project: Table” for her MFA thesis exhibition at Rutgers University.

      “Pink Project: Bedroom” (2011-ongoing), found pink plastic and synthetic objects along with salvaged pink bedroom furnishings, 96 x 216 x 120 inches. Photo by JSP Art Photography

      Munson had been collecting pink plastic objects to use as references for paintings, but over time, they began to overtake her studio. “I realized it was a piece unto itself,” she says. “If you have an idea and something you want to express, then you find the medium that’s best going to express those ideas.”

      Pink emerged as a central interest for Munson as she began to interrogate why the color is associated with women, especially babies and young girls. For years, she collected anything that was pink, plastic, and manufactured on a mass scale, often rummaging through knick-knacks at garage sales, thrift stores, and flea markets.

      Over time, Munson’s pieces expanded to include immersive environments constructed entirely from a single color, such as the fabric-draped interior of “Garden” or the Pink Project series that continues through works like “Pink Project: Bedroom.”

      “Bound Angel” (2021), found figurines, lamps, candles, string and rope, wedding gowns as tablecloth, extension cords, and oval table, 192 x 68 x 66 inches. Photo by Lance Brewer

      Tables and serving trays provide platforms for Munson’s seemingly jumbled compositions, bundling numerous figurines together with string and rope, like in her Serving Tray series or the large-scale “Bound Angel.”

      “Serving Tray #6,” for example, presents a mix of ceramic and glass representations of women, tethered with string and perched on a silver platter. Munson describes the group of blindfolded, fettered figures as “sacrificial martyrs, inviting the contemplation of what we are being fed as a culture and who ultimately pays for it.”

      Displayed across the entirety of a cloth-covered oval dining table, “Bound Angel” brings together dozens of found white statuettes and lamps, many of which depict angels. Munson has wrapped rope and string around their bodies and faces, emphasizing the constraints society places on women, illuminating struggles that may be hidden in plain sight.

      Detail of “Bound Angel.” Photo by Lance Brewer

      “This piece is one in a series of works that explore how femininity and the female body are portrayed in our culture,” Munson says in a statement. She adds:

      “Bound Angel” reviles the insatiable, consumerist, sexist, and repressive value systems which degrade society. By bringing these objects together, this piece harnesses their collective power, transforming their original function to pacify, sexualize, and infantilize women into one of retaliation, confrontation, and strength.

      “Bound Angel” will be on view at Art Basel Miami Beach in the Meridians area, a sector of the fair dedicated to large-scale installations, sculptures, and performances. The show runs from December 6 to 8, where Munson’s work will be presented by P·P·O·W. Find more on the artist’s website.

      “Pink Project: Bedroom” (2011-ongoing), found pink plastic and synthetic objects along with salvaged pink bedroom furnishings, 96 x 216 x 120 inches. Photo by Daniel Salemi

      Detail of “Pink Project: Bedroom.” Photo by JSP Art Photography

      “Crescent Moon” (2024), found figurines, string, and thread, 26 x 30 x 8 inches. Photo by JSP Art Photography

      “The Garden” (1996), found/recycled manufactured synthetic and plastic floral and garden-related objects with salvaged floral bedroom furnishings, dimensions variable

      Detail of “The Garden”

      “Nightstand” (2021), found figurines, lamps, string and rope, and bedside table, 51 1/2 x 34 x 27 inches. Photo by JSP Art Photography

      “Pink Moon” (2024), found figurines, string, and thread, 18 x 18 x 7 inches. Photo by JSP Art Photography

      Installation view of “Bound Angel” at P·P·O·W. Photo by Lance Brewer

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      Through Monumental Installations of Soap and Stones, Jesse Krimes Interrogates the Prison System

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      Apokaluptein:16389067″ (2010–2013), cotton sheets, ink, hair gel, graphite, and gouache, 15 x 40 feet. All images courtesy of Jesse Krimes, Jack Shainman Gallery, and The Met, shared with permission

      Through Monumental Installations of Soap and Stones, Jesse Krimes Interrogates the Prison System

      November 21, 2024

      ArtSocial Issues

      Grace Ebert

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      Around 2009, Jesse Krimes was sent to solitary confinement while awaiting trial for a drug charge. He had recently graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania with an art degree and spent his first year inside Fairton Federal Correctional Institution making. “The one thing they could not take away or control was my ability to create,” he says.

      Like many incarcerated artists, Krimes had to forgo the luxuries of a pristine canvas and set of paints. Instead, he had to be resourceful and utilize the few materials available to him. He began transferring mugshots and small photos printed in The New York Times onto wet remnants of soap bars. He then tucked the blurred, inverse portraits into cut-out decks of playing cards glued together with toothpaste, which created a kind of protective casing that allowed him to smuggle the works out of the facility.

      Detail of “Purgatory” (2009), soap, ink, and playing cards

      The 292 works became “Purgatory,” which considers how we view criminality and references the unwinnable game of living in a carceral society. Having transferred both photos of people sentenced to prison and celebrities like Naomi Campbell and David Letterman, Krimes points to the ways popularized images can exacerbate power imbalances.

      “Purgatory” is currently on view at The Met in Jesse Krimes: Corrections, one of two New York exhibitions of the artist’s work.

      Exploring the role of photography in the criminal justice system, Corrections brings together several of Krimes’ large-scale works, including “Apokaluptein: 16389067.” The 40-foot patchwork mural similarly features imagery taken from newspapers that the artist transferred to 39 prison-issue bedsheets using hair gel. Inverted photographic renderings piece together advertisements, snapshots of global strife, and scenes of life from 2010 to 2013, all overlaid with Krimes’ own drawings.

      The root of apocalypse, apokaluptein is a Greek word translating to “uncover” and “revelation.” Paired with Krimes’ Bureau of Prisons ID number, the title references mass destruction and the mediated view of the world from inside the justice system.

      Detail of “Apokaluptein:16389067” (2010–2013), cotton sheets, ink, hair gel, graphite, and gouache, 15 x 40 feet

      Following his release, Krimes co-founded the Center for Art and Advocacy, which supports artists directly impacted by the justice system, and continues to collaborate with people who are incarcerated, often seeking help in sourcing materials for his work.

      “Naxos,” for example, suspends 9,000 pebbles from prison yards in a vivid installation as a parallel to “Apokaluptein: 16389067” at The Met. And at Jack Shainman Gallery, where Krimes is represented, the artist’s new body of work repurposes clothing gathered from currently and formerly incarcerated people into sweeping tapestries.

      Cells features three abstract works of transferred art historical imagery overlaid with sprawling, network-like embroideries. The webbed pattern is based on microscopic images of cancerous cells, which the artist excised to leave only the healthy tissue intact. By removing these malignancies, he creates an intricate metaphor for the ways the justice system extracts people from society while exploring new pathways toward care and redemption.

      Part of Krimes’ intent for his practice is to pay homage to those inside. “It is an absolute honor to have works that were created in such an austere and traumatic environment on display,” he said about Corrections. “To show these works highlights much more than the work of an individual artist, namely the collective value, creativity, and dignity of the millions of people currently behind prison walls.”

      Cells is on view through December 21 at Jack Shainman Gallery, while Jesse Krimes: Corrections runs through July 13, 2025, at The Met. Find more from Krimes on his website.

      “Unicorn” (2024), used clothing collected from currently and formerly incarcerated people, assorted textiles, embroidery, and image transfer, 109 x 105 x 2 3/4 inches

      Detail of “Unicorn” (2024), used clothing collected from currently and formerly incarcerated people, assorted textiles, embroidery, and image transfer, 109 x 105 x 2 3/4 inches

      Detail of “Purgatory” (2009), soap, ink, and playing cards

      Detail of “Purgatory” (2009), soap, ink, and playing cards

      Detail of “Naxos,” installation view of ‘Jesse Krimes: Corrections’

      Detail of “Naxos,” installation view of ‘Jesse Krimes: Corrections’

      “Stag” (2024), used clothing collected from currently and formerly incarcerated people, assorted textiles, embroidery, image transfer, acrylic paint, 82 x 77 x 2 3/4 inches

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      Thriving Habitats by Stéphanie Kilgast Emerge from Plastic Bottles and Recycled Objects

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      “Fitting In (Decorator Crab)” (2024), mixed media on thrifted jewelry box, 8 x 6.75 x 7 inches. All images courtesy of Arch Enemy Arts, shared with permission

      Thriving Habitats by Stéphanie Kilgast Emerge from Plastic Bottles and Recycled Objects

      October 23, 2024

      ArtClimate

      Kate Mothes

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      From crunched, single-use containers to thrifted boxes and repurposed clocks, Stéphanie Kilgast (previously) devises unique habitats for a wide range of creatures. Fungi takes root along the sides of a green bottle as a beetle crawls over the cap in “Weevil Wander,” for example, and a violet owl alights on the top of a pair of binoculars.

      Kilgast’s solo exhibition, LUSCIOUS LEGACY at Arch Enemy Arts, continues the artist’s interest in highlighting the human impact on the environment and the increasingly grim consequences of the climate crisis. Rather than focusing on the darker reality, she adopts an optimistic view of nature’s resilience.

      “Weevil Wander” (2024), mixed media on plastic bottle, 6 x 5 x 7.75 inches

      “My work touches very contrasting emotions: the joy of color and natural beauty but also the sadness and despair of where we are headed,” Kilgast says. She hopes to aid us in questioning mass consumerism and its resulting trash, which continues to threaten delicate ecosystems worldwide, and adds, “The world is beautiful. It is worth fighting for.”

      LUSCIOUS LEGACY runs through October 27 in Philadelphia. Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.

      “Chi Va Piano” (2024), mixed media on reclaimed clock, 6 x 3 x 4.25 inches

      Detail of “Chi Va Piano”

      “Stare (Eurasian Eagle Owl)” (2024), mixed media on reclaimed binoculars, 3.5 x 5 x 9.75 inches

      Detail of “Weevil Wanderer”

      “Glacier” (2024), mixed media on plastic bottle, 4 x 4.25 x 8.75 inches

      “Bloom” (2024), mixed media on plastic bottle, 6.75 x 7.75 x 9.75 inches

      “Luscious Legacy” (2024), mixed media on milk carton, 7.75 x 3 x 8.75 inches

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      From Computer Keys and Bottle Caps, Moffat Takadiwa’s Tapestries Collapse Geographies

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      “Age of Exploration” (2024), computer keys and toothbrush head in plastic, 43 5/16 × 94 1/2 × 1 15/16 inches

      From Computer Keys and Bottle Caps, Moffat Takadiwa’s Tapestries Collapse Geographies

      October 23, 2024

      ArtSocial Issues

      Kate Mothes

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      For the past ten years, Moffat Takadiwa has collected discarded computer keyboards, toothbrushes, pens, and bottle caps among numerous other objects. He conceives of sweeping, abstract forms that from a distance emphasize curving, organic forms and pops of color. Up close, the pieces reveal deconstructed, everyday items bound into expansive tapestries.

      Based in Mbare, a working-class suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, Takadiwa taps into the city’s informal economy of recycling and reselling the vast quantities of second-hand electronics and plastics imported from Europe.

      Detail of “Age of Exploration”

      Since the late 20th century, artists like El Anatsui, Ifeoma U. Anyaeji, and Takadiwa have comprised a dynamic movement of African artists who work exclusively with recycled or repurposed materials.

      In his solo exhibition, The Reverse Deal at Semiose, the artist continues his exploration of the legacy of colonialism, geography and global trade, and the visual potential of language. The title reads like a trade agreement, nodding to historical economic and political maneuvers by European nations to control the flow of goods through colonized African regions.

      The computer keys represent what the artist describes as a decolonized vocabulary, connecting the present to the past while addressing the nature of interdependent communities around the world.

      “Moffat Takadiwa’s works are akin to algorithms relentlessly producing variants of the same narrative,” says curator N’Gonné Fall in the exhibition statement.

      “Yellow for Gold” (2024), toothbrush heads, belt buckles, and computer keys, 92 15/16 × 74 7/16 × 3 15/16 inches

      The artist consistently returns to the motif of the circle, invoking a symbol of infinity and a universal form found in everyday objects. The shape also mirrors of the outline of Great Zimbabwe, the medieval capital of a kingdom that spanned present-day Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

      He is fascinated by the role of waterways as transport routes for goods, both historically and today, and the way vestiges of colonialism continue to impact contemporary society.

      The Reverse Deal in Paris through November 16. Takadiwa is also represented by Nicodim, where you can explore more of his large-scale works, and find more on the artist’s Instagram.

      “Belt re-simbi/metal belt” (2024), plastic computer and calculator keys and belt buckles, 57 1/16 × 143 11/16 × 5 7/8 inches

      Installation view of ‘The Reverse Deal’ at Semiose, Paris

      “White Circle” (2023), computer keys in plastic, 69 11/16 × 69 11/16 inches

      “The tobacco farms” (2024), computer and calculator keys, bottle tops, and toothbrushes in plastic, 78 3/4 × 57 1/16 × 1 15/16 inches

      “White toothpaste b” (2024), tubes of toothpaste, defunct bank notes, and metal belt buckles, 21 5/8 × 19 11/16 × 19 11/16 inches

      Installation view of ‘The Reverse Deal’ at Semiose, Paris

      Detail of “KoreKore Handwriting III” (2023), computer keys and toothbrush heads in plastic, 100 13/16 × 67 11/16 inches

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      In ‘Spirit Level,’ Tau Lewis’s Monumental Figures Usher in an Unearthly World

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      Installation view of ‘Tau Lewis: Spirit Level’ (2024) at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Photo by Mel Taing. All images courtesy of ICA Boston, shared with permission

      In ‘Spirit Level,’ Tau Lewis’s Monumental Figures Usher in an Unearthly World

      September 6, 2024

      Art

      Grace Ebert

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      At the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Tau Lewis (previously) presents a vast cosmology in which monumental, mythic beings herald in a new world. Five figures stand nearly 11 feet tall in draping garments, their hands positioned in distinctive gestures. With titles like “The Doula” and “The Reaper,” each bears a particular role as they loom over a large circular quilt at the center of the gallery floor.

      From found fabrics and objects, Lewis created the towering sculptures for Spirit Level, her first solo museum show in the U.S. The Toronto-born artist maintains a robust collection of materials in her Brooklyn studio, which she painstakingly stitches and sculpts into unearthly beings. These works continue her interest in how objects hold meaning and memory.

      “Mutasis Moon” (2021), recycled leather, seashells, sand dollars, acrylic paint, PVC pipe, galvanized steel, muslin, and recycled poly fibers, 40 x 40 x 25 inches. Photo by Pierre Le Hors, courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London, © Tau Lewis

      Her 2021 figure “Mutasis Moon,” for example, is an alien-like creature with four eyes and turquoise hands. Wrapped around a galvanized steel and PVC armature, the friendly painted-leather figure stands with arms outstretched as if welcoming the viewer.

      In Spirit Level, remnants of clothing, muslin scraps dyed with rust, snakeskin, conch shells, and coral bone merge, transposing the materials’ origins into new contexts. “The Doula,” for instance, wears a dark green, blue, and brown gown of leather and suede and is what the artist calls a “portrait of the sea.” Conjuring the dark depths of the ocean, the sculpture alludes to a space where life and death coexist.

      The gold-outfitted figure is titled “The Handle of the Axe,” which references the epigraph of Alice Walker’s 1992 novel Possessing the Secret of Joy that states: “When the axe came into the forest, the trees said, ‘the handle is one of us.’” Arms open for an embrace, the sculpture draws on the tensions between the desire for nonviolence and the struggle for liberation.

      At the center of the figures is “The Last Transmission,” the sprawling quilt that radiates outward from a starfish at the center. Small fabric panels adorned with glass, beads, and wire form an elaborate patchwork, appearing as an architectural portal to another universe.

      Spirit Level is on view in Boston through January 20, 2025, after which it will travel to David Zwirner in Los Angeles. Find more from the artist on her website and Instagram.

      Installation view of ‘Tau Lewis: Spirit Level’ (2024) at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Photo by Mel Taing

      “Harmony” (2019), recycled leather, recycled poly fibers, rebar, wire, hardware, seashells, stones, and acrylic paint, 39 3/4 x 47 x 35 inches. Image © Tau Lewis

      “Knot of Pacification” (2021), recycled leather, wool, and suede, 114 x 100 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery, Los Angeles, © Tau Lewis

      Installation view of ‘Tau Lewis: Spirit Level’ (2024) at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Photo by Mel Taing

      Installation view of “The Last Transmission” (2024), recycled leather and suede, cotton canvas, acrylic paint and finisher, natural dyes, assorted found metal, wood, ceramic, and glass objects, wire, beads, seashells, coated nylon thread, and coated cotton thread, overall diameter approximately 240 inches. Photo by Mel Taing

      Detail of “Mutasis Moon” (2021), recycled leather, seashells, sand dollars, acrylic paint, PVC pipe, galvanized steel, muslin, and recycled poly fibers, 40 x 40 x 25 inches. Photo by Pierre Le Hors, courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London, © Tau Lewis

      “Venus in Leo” (2023), steel, wood, enamel paint, acrylic paint, leather dye and finisher, recycled leather and suede, recycled fabric, found jewelry, clam shells, and coated nylon thread, 68 x 18 x 18 inches. Photo by Charles Benton, courtesy of the artist, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, and JTT, New York, © Tau Lewis

      Detail of “Venus in Leo” (2023), steel, wood, enamel paint, acrylic paint, leather dye and finisher, recycled leather and suede, recycled fabric, found jewelry, clam shells, and coated nylon thread, 68 x 18 x 18 inches. Photo by Charles Benton, courtesy of the artist, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, and JTT, New York, © Tau Lewis

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      On Vintage Objects, David Cass’s Paintings Summon the Sea

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      Work in progress for ‘Where Once the Waters.’ All images © David Cass, shared with permission

      On Vintage Objects, David Cass’s Paintings Summon the Sea

      September 5, 2024

      Art Climate

      Kate Mothes

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      For David Cass, the sea offers an endless source of wonder at its depths, history, bounty, and sometimes ferocity. Based between the Scottish Borders and Athens, the artist (previously) has long been fascinated by the power of water, especially its increasing vulnerability to the effects of the climate crisis.

      On found objects like tins and matchboxes to book pages and antique pulleys, Cass repeats motifs of waves and distant marine horizons in oil and gouache. In Light on Water, his current solo exhibition at The Scottish Gallery, the artist continues to address the warming and rapid rising of ocean levels around the world through paintings that hover between abstraction and representation.

      “Reach” (2022-23), oil and oil bar on primed bus blind on board, 75 x 75 centimeters

      While creating much of the work for the show at his studio in Greece, Cass considered the landscape outside—its islands and peninsulas encompassed by water. He observed how the rippling surface can transform its appearance moment by moment due to the weather or time of day. Although “a threat rests behind this mesmeric picture,” he says in a statement. “In this exhibition, light also represents heat.”

      Cass draws attention to estimates that 91 percent of Earth’s excess heat energy trapped in the climate system is stored by our oceans. As the planet continues to warm, this storage capability disappears, threatening all manner of life.

      The artist calls on a time before we were aware of climate change, evoking the Industrial Age—incidentally, the dawn of greenhouse gases—in a series of oil paintings titled 500 Years that subtly nod to the Old Masters.

      Light on Water continues through September 28 in Edinburgh. Find more on Cass’s website and Instagram.

      “September 2020 – April 2024, Norfolk” (2020-24), gouache on c.18th-century solid oak plank door, 77 x 196 x 4 centimeters

      “October 2017,” gouache on card

      “Pulley I – Rockport, ME” (2023-24), oil on marine pulley, 23 x 11.5 x 8 centimeters

      “500 Years (after Van Eertvelt) II” (2023-24), oil and pencil on gessoed chest panel, 22 x 29 centimeters

      “September 2020 – April 2024, Norfolk” (2020-24), gouache on c.18th-century solid oak plank door, 77 x 196 x 4 centimeters

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