10 September – 5 November 2011
The World We Live In celebrates 40 years of the Turnpike Gallery with works by 24 artists specially selected from the Arts Council Collection. Continue reading “The World We Live In”
The World We Live In
Rothko in Britain
9 September 2011 – 26 February 2012
In 1953 whilst in New York William Scott met Rothko, the first British artist to do so. They became close friends and when Rothko came to Britain in 1959 he stayed with William Scott’s family in their cottage in Somerset. Continue reading “Rothko in Britain”
Your Paintings
August 2011
The BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation have launched the Your Paintings website with the help of participating collections and museums from across the UK. Continue reading “Your Paintings”
Plates, Blocks & Stones: Five Centuries of International Prints
30 July – 28 November 2011
This exhibition features over 88 works drawn solely from the State Art Collection of the Art Gallery of Western Australia including William Scott’s Busbies, 1953 and Benbecula, 1962. Continue reading “Plates, Blocks & Stones: Five Centuries of International Prints”
New Images, New Techniques Abstraction in British Screenprints circa 1970
17 June – 14 August 2011
Opening on the 17th June, the University of Virginia Art Museum’s exhibition New Images, New Techniques Abstraction in British Screenprints circa 1970 features prints by prominent British artists from the University’s extensive permanent collection. Continue reading “New Images, New Techniques Abstraction in British Screenprints circa 1970”
The £40 Art Collection
23 October – 11 December 2010
Tom Alexander, who died in 2000, moved to the Isle of Arran in 1947. After having successfully set up a shop with his brother, he wanted to do something ‘public spirited’ and joined the Officers Emergency Army Reserve. Continue reading “The £40 Art Collection”
The Moderns
20 October 2010 – 13 February 2011
Focusing on the innovative and the experimental, The Moderns, will explore the development of modernity in Ireland through the visual arts in the period between 1900 to 1975. Continue reading “The Moderns”
William Scott in Gods and Monsters: John Deakin’s Portraits of British Artists
2 October 2010 – 10 January 2011
Gods and Monsters: John Deakin’s Portraits of British Artists is an exhibition featuring iconic portraits of artists, such as William Scott, taken by the legendary photographer John Deakin (1912-1972) for Vogue. At the exhibition you can see William Scott’s portrait paired with Cup, 1974. Continue reading “William Scott in Gods and Monsters: John Deakin’s Portraits of British Artists”
William Scott Tapestries at Dovecot Studios
October 2010
Three tapestries based on paintings by William Scott are on show from October 2010 at one of the Dovecot Galleries in Edinburgh. Continue reading “William Scott Tapestries at Dovecot Studios”
The Planet on the Table
The Planet on the Table
David Anfam
[N.B. The plate & figure references in this text relate to the essay as it was published but most cannot be shown here for copyright reasons] Continue reading “The Planet on the Table”