Veröffentlicht am 13.12.2013
Despite arriving at the gallery at
6:04 pm, just after closing time, the receptionists were kind enough to
allow James Kalm to record on the run, with no guide list.
As a longtime fan, this is a museum-quality survey of sixty years of London cityscapes, from 1952 to 2012. This quote from the press release captures the relevant information:
London has been Kossoff's most significant subject. From the rebuilding efforts post-World War II to the recent gentrification of its neighborhoods, Kossoff has created a pictorial timeline of the city's evolution. Schools, churches, swimming pools and streets teeming with pedestrians, "Leon Kossoff: London Landscapes" will present the full breadth of the artist's deep engagement with the city.
The earliest drawing in the exhibition, "Railway Bridge Mornington Crescent," 1952, depicts an austere London, its sky filled with smoke produced by the coal-fired power stations of the time. By contrast, Kossoff's more recent drawings of Arnold Circus, his childhood neighborhood, incorporate light, color and energetic gesture striking a more optimistic tone.
As a longtime fan, this is a museum-quality survey of sixty years of London cityscapes, from 1952 to 2012. This quote from the press release captures the relevant information:
London has been Kossoff's most significant subject. From the rebuilding efforts post-World War II to the recent gentrification of its neighborhoods, Kossoff has created a pictorial timeline of the city's evolution. Schools, churches, swimming pools and streets teeming with pedestrians, "Leon Kossoff: London Landscapes" will present the full breadth of the artist's deep engagement with the city.
The earliest drawing in the exhibition, "Railway Bridge Mornington Crescent," 1952, depicts an austere London, its sky filled with smoke produced by the coal-fired power stations of the time. By contrast, Kossoff's more recent drawings of Arnold Circus, his childhood neighborhood, incorporate light, color and energetic gesture striking a more optimistic tone.
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