irregular
irregular
So my plan is to DIY my own version of an art history foundation through immersing myself in exhibitions, books and courses over a year. I’m creating a physical space to experiment with my creative practice. And I have a couple of informal supervisors for art conversation over dinner. I’m using Are.na to keep a record of inspiration and practice.
Here I chart my experience of creating a DIY one year art foundation course from March 2023-24. I’m calling it irregular because it’s a departure from my usual. I’ve chosen a one year constraint to give me focus and momentum. I chart it here so I have a record of the experience and hold myself to account. I hope it might also be useful to anyone else thinking of doing something similar.
As a teenager, my school convinced me to do an English degree even though my passion was for art. Over the years I’ve imagined what might have happened if I’d followed the creative instincts of my 18 year old self. Recently it’s occurred to me that I can curate my own art foundation and get the fix I’ve been dreaming of ever since I left school.
Exhibitions
Phil Baines. Celebrating Letters. Lethaby Gallery. November 2023.
Marina Abramovic. Royal Academy. September 2023.
Timekeepers. Peckham Overground Station. Sarah Sze. August 2023.
Anselm Kiefer: Finnegans Wake. White Cube. August 2023.
Life is more important than art. Whitechapel Gallery. August, 2023.
Lagos, Peckham, Repat. South London Gallery. August, 2023.
Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins. Victoria Miro. July 2023.
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense. The Design Museum. July 2023.
Pre-Raphaelites: Victoria Avante-Garde. July 2023.
Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers. Royal Academy of Art. June 2023
Delicacies. Work by Delphine Lebourgeois. Les Fêtes Galantes de London Fields. June 2023.
Issac Julien. Tate Britain. June 2023
Camberwell Art Foundation show. May 2023
Maria Bartuszova. Tate Modern. April 2023
After Impressionism. National Gallery. April 2023
Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons. Hayward. April 2023
Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian. Forms of Life, Tate Modern. April 23
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Tate Modern. April 23
Beyond the Streets. Saatchi Gallery. April 2023
Alexander McQueen - Mind Mythos Muse. National Gallery Victoria. April 2023
Melbourne Now. National Gallery Victoria, April 2023
London Potters Ceramics Showcase. The Barbican. February 2023
Courses
Graphic design short course - Chelsea College of Arts
Graphic Design with Paula Scher - BBC Maestro
Hand building course - Crown Pottery
Life drawing classes - Adrian Dutton
Contemporary Art History - University Arts London
Introduction to drawing inks: surrealism, line & colour - Tate Modern
Drawing Geometric Patterns - Royal Academy of Arts
Pottery course - Tokobo