Tag: John Hoyland

Sophie Barber: Mackerel sky, mackerel sky, never long wet, never long dry

A new exhibition of Barber’s work, the first in her hometown of Hastings, has her distinctive paintings, immersive and direct, on glued-together canvases or folded up into small squares, heavy and tactile and with a playful wink to art history
Christopher Le Brun & Charlotte Verity – interview: ‘There is such a thing as too much dialogue’

To coincide with a rare joint exhibition now on view at The Gallery at Windsor in Florida, the artists consider the limitless possibilities of paint, their resistance to genre boundaries and the importance of keeping a harmonious distance between one…
Olivia Bax – interview: ‘With art, there are so many unwritten rules and I find it interesting to challenge them and break them’

The sculptor talks about curating These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture, now at the Millenium Gallery, Sheffield, her early career as Anthony Caro’s assistant and why humour is so vital to her work
These Mad Hybrids: John Hoyland and Contemporary Sculpture

In this joyous and eccentric show, Hoyland’s jaunty ceramic sculptures are shown alongside equally playful sculptures from contemporary artists including Hew Locke and Phyllida Barlow
Hunterian Art Gallery Reframed

Scotland’s oldest public museum has “reframed” its historic collection to recognise Glasgow’s links to empire, slavery and colonialism
Modal Painting

Through the works of Frank Bowling, John Hoyland, Reginald Sylvester II, John Golding and Sam Gilliam, this small group show explores the visceral, emotional, and physical side of their process and the power of their abstract painting
Jos Tilson – interview: ‘Motherhood is a form of creativity, and one which I totally believe in’

Tilson has combined the ancient craft of hand-weaving with the language of modern art alongside an obsessive approach to sculptures in clay. She talks here about Italy, her passion for architecture and what’s wrong with the #MeToo campaign
John Hoyland: Stain Paintings 1964–1966

This, the first New York exhibition of John Hoyland’s work in 25 years, brings together seven of his monumental stain paintings along with works on paper. Don’t miss it
Colour is

This group exhibition, including work by Josef Albers, David Annesley, Anthony Caro and Hélio Oiticica, provides an interesting survey of 1960s abstract art and its legacies, and suggests a few intriguing connections
John Hoyland: Power Stations: Paintings 1964-1982

Damien Hirst’s impressive new gallery opens with a sensitively curated show of one of Britain’s most renowned abstract artists