Bridget Riley
In October 2019, Hayward Gallery will host a major retrospective exhibition devoted to the work of celebrated British artist Bridget Riley.
Organised by the National Galleries of Scotland in partnership with Hayward Gallery and in close collaboration with the artist, this comprehensive exhibition will be the first large-scale survey of Riley鈥檚 work to be held in the UK for 16 years.
The exhibition will look closely at the origins of Riley鈥檚 perceptual paintings and will trace pivotal, decisive moments in her acclaimed career. It will feature the artist鈥檚 iconic black-and-white paintings of the 1960s, early representational paintings, expansive canvases in colour and recent wall paintings, as well as studies and preparatory material.
Alongside her best known canvases, the exhibition will also include the only three-dimensional work that the artist ever realised, Continuum (1963), as well as new wall paintings made specially for Hayward Gallery. Spanning 70 years of Riley鈥檚 work, the exhibition will offer visitors an unparalleled opportunity to experience powerful and engaging works by one of the most important artists of our time.
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In October 2019, Hayward Gallery will host a major retrospective exhibition devoted to the work of celebrated British artist Bridget Riley.
Organised by the National Galleries of Scotland in partnership with Hayward Gallery and in close collaboration with the artist, this comprehensive exhibition will be the first large-scale survey of Riley鈥檚 work to be held in the UK for 16 years.
The exhibition will look closely at the origins of Riley鈥檚 perceptual paintings and will trace pivotal, decisive moments in her acclaimed career. It will feature the artist鈥檚 iconic black-and-white paintings of the 1960s, early representational paintings, expansive canvases in colour and recent wall paintings, as well as studies and preparatory material.
Alongside her best known canvases, the exhibition will also include the only three-dimensional work that the artist ever realised, Continuum (1963), as well as new wall paintings made specially for Hayward Gallery. Spanning 70 years of Riley鈥檚 work, the exhibition will offer visitors an unparalleled opportunity to experience powerful and engaging works by one of the most important artists of our time.
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Summer is over, but there is much to look forward to this Autumn. Autumn in London means Frieze week with Frieze London and Frieze Masters (3-6 October) bringing the best of international art past and present to the marquees in Regent鈥檚 Park.
Bursting with movement and energy, always remaining in the here and now, Riley鈥檚 paintings give their pleasures generously
I wasn鈥檛 in this stupendous exhibition for long before I audibly gasped.
A comprehensive celebration of the artist's 70-year career.
