Sunday, May 07, 2023

L'Age D'Or at The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras Church

I've had a couple of weeks of catching up on art exhibitions: the Rosetti exhibition at Tate Britain, Gilbert and George's exhibition gallery off Brick Lane, which warrants a posting of it's own, Andy Warhol's fabrics at the Fashion and Textiles museum (beautifully presented but not really worth the entrance charge), and yesterday, this exhibition that features work by Gaye Black, amongst a plethora of modern surrealists.

Gaye talked me through the 3-D collage she had on display alongside her prints. The story behind the objects added a whole new layer to the work itself, and I offered to give her a small bird's skull to use one day. Pauline Murray was down from Newcastle, and both Gaye and me have been given copies of Pauline's forthcoming autobiography to read and comment on. Eric, who looks after Gaye's printing and so on, was there too and we had a convivial afternoon.

It's the perfect context for Gaye's work to be exhibited amongst; there are drawings, films, installations, small sculptures and collages, all set out in the murky stone-walled crypt that reminded me of the Vault in Brighton where we all used to rehearse in punk times. It's a big exhibition, it's free, and it's on till Monday and well worth a visit. There are some really skilled artists represented here. 

Here's the link to the 'about' page: http://cryptgallery.org/event/lage-dor-surrealistic-group-exhibition/

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