4me4you features “The Trace of Coloured Scents”. ABOUT ME When 4me4you visited IN-STORE openGALLERY in 2013, we discovered IROKA: The Trace of Coloured Scents, an exhibition by Kiiko Nakahara that offered a thoughtful reflection on beauty, memory, and the passage of time. As part of our archive series, we look back at this memorable showcase and the artist behind it.”.
ARTIST: Darren Coffield ABOUT ME In 2013, 4me4you visited Pertwee Anderson & Gold Gallery to see Darren Coffield’s exhibition, Masters of Reality. MY PROCESS Coffield’s portraits playfully twist the familiar: eyes appear on chins, mouths hover under brows, and well-known faces, from Marilyn Monroe and Kate Middleton to Harry Styles and even Hitler, become at once recognisable and delightfully absurd.
Artist: Chris Bracey ABOUT ME During a visit in 2013, 4me4you explored SCREAM Gallery, which was featuring the exhibition “I’ve Looked Up to Heaven and Been Down to Hell” by Chris Bracey.. MY PROCESS Chris Bracey, a British artist and designer with over three decades of experience in neon and light, and the owner of one of the largest collections
4me4you features – “Head Over Heels”. ABOUT ME 4me4you recently visited Rhodes Contemporary Gallery, where works by Kevin Sabo were on view. MY PROCESS Working within a restrained palette of black and cream, punctuated by deliberate flashes of colour, Sabo pushes proportion to the edge of theatricality. Figures tilt, elongate, and swell, charged with an almost electric intensity. Drawing on
4me4you features – ‘The Good, the Bad, the God and Her Lover’ . ABOUT ME During a recent visit, 4me4you stepped into StolenSpace Gallery to explore The Good, the Bad, the God and Her Lover, a striking exhibition by Rocco and His Brothers. MY PROCESS The Berlin-based collective, active within the city’s graffiti scene since the early 2000s, continues to shape contemporary
Artist: SÍOMHA HARRINGTON ABOUT ME 4me4you visited Alice Black Gallery and soon settled into A Spy in the House of Love, a quietly captivating exhibition by Irish artist Síomha Harrington. MY PROCESS It’s her first solo exhibition in the UK, but it doesn’t try to grab attention or make a big entrance. Instead, it draws you in slowly. Her paintings
Artist: Alexandria Couch ABOUT ME 4me4you recently stopped by Rhodes Gallery to see It Ain’t About the Weather, a striking exhibition by artist Alexandria Couch. MY PROCESS Working across drawing, printmaking, and textile, Couch creates images that don’t offer easy answers. Her compositions often focus on figures of colour who seem to both emerge from and fade into richly layered
4me4you features “Les Bons Sauvages”. ABOUT ME “4me4you” visited Stolen Space Gallery in 2013 to experience Les Bons Sauvages, a compelling exhibition by Joram Roukes. MY PROCESS In this body of work, Roukes explores themes of folklore and tradition, placing hybrid human, animal figures within scenes that range from Western folkloric celebrations to everyday customs and behaviours. These imagined scenarios
4me4you features “intimate pieces”. ABOUT ME In 2013, 4me4you visited Signal Gallery to experience the striking work of Bael. The exhibition presented a powerful series of stark, haunting figurative paintings, each charged with a raw, almost primal intensity. MY PROCESS In these early works, Bael used himself as the subject, lending the pieces a deeply personal and atavistic quality. Choosing
Artist: Jean Jullien ABOUT ME Throwback to 2013: 4me4you Explores Jean Jullien’s “Allo?” at Kemistry Gallery MY PROCESS Intrigued by the quirks of everyday life and human interaction, Jean Jullien’s exhibition Allo? at Kemistry Gallery delves into our social and asocial behaviors, exploring the nuances of how people relate to one another and communicate in a world that is both