Exhibition

Absence Makes the Heart

27 Oct 2022 – 12 Nov 2022

Regular hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11:00 – 17:00
Friday
11:00 – 17:00
Saturday
11:00 – 17:00
Sunday
Closed

Free admission

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1st Floor

London
England, United Kingdom

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Hamish Chapman, Frances Drayson, Michael Ho, Motoko Ishibashi, Francisca Sosa Lopez, Jack O'Brien, willowfuck. Private view on 27 October, 6.30pm - 8.30pm, with a performance by Sam Cottington

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A few years ago, while in the Netherlands, he visited the Mauritshuis and met with a friend who worked there, an art conservator and Rembrandt expert. Walking through the collection, they approached a portrait. Slightly unassuming, this canvas sat in a quiet room, tucked away from the celebrity paintings: The Goldfinch, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, to name two. In this modest painting—if a gilded canvas can be modest—a male figure was shown standing alone, visible from the midriff up, with a golden beard and a sombre facial expression. Read more...

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