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
Artist: Guy Reid ABOUT ME 4me4you had the pleasure of visiting The Coningsby Gallery to experience Little Me, an enchanting exhibition by renowned sculptor Guy Reid. MY PROCESS The show presents a captivating collection of small-scale lime wood sculptures, miniature figures, meticulously carved and often painted, that seem almost alive, as if they might move at any moment. These charming
ARTIST: Joanna van Son ABOUT ME 4me4you recently visited Saatchi Yates, where the gallery showcased works by artist Joanna van Son. MY PROCESS This latest body of work marks van Son’s first solo show with the gallery, and it’s deeply rooted in her relationship with her partner, Lilah. There’s something quietly powerful about the timing too: the paintings come on
Artist: Loie Hollowell ABOUT ME 4me4you recently visited Pace Gallery to see Overview Effect, a new exhibition by Loie Hollowell. MY PROCESS This is her first UK show since 2018, bringing together a new series of paintings that explore the physical and emotional experience of childbirth. ““Overview Effect”. Rather than describing these moments directly, Hollowell uses abstract forms, colour,
4me4you features “FLAXON PTOOCH”.. In its 2013 archive, 4me4you delves into a visit to FLAXON PTOOCH, a unique hybrid hair salon and art gallery located at 237 Kentish Town Road, London. At the centre of this visit is Belaruski’s bold and expressive work, art that thrives on contradiction, humour, and emotional depth. Born in Northern Ireland and now based in
4me4you features – “FOOL”. ABOUT ME 4me4you recently visited Albion Jeune to experience FOOL, a solo exhibition by Copenhagen-born artist Esben Weile Kjær (b. 1992). MY PROCESS This presentation brings together five intricate stained-glass works alongside a monumental inflatable sculpture, each piece exploring the intersection of medieval traditions with contemporary themes of desire, identity, and cultural obsession. Kjær’s new stained-glass