Thursday 1 April 2010

A force to be reckoned with - Ofili & Adjaye

If you haven't been to the Chris Ofili exhibition at Tate Britain you must go. Just amazing, I'm a HUGE Ofili fan. His work is expressive, fluid, witty, exciting and multi-layered both in the physical and symbolic sense.


His collaboration with British architect David Adjaye takes an already unforgettable exhibition experience to another level. David constructed a stunning bespoke room within the gallery to showcase a series of paintings.

You enter through a dark, dimly lit wood clad walkway which curves smoothly into the dark. At the end you turn a sharp corner and the rectangular room opens up to reveal an inner sanctum of theatrically lit work.

The space is so considered and so in harmony with Chris's work it makes you feel good that things are so...right. Do you know what I mean?

Anyway, I noticed David Adjaye has a photography exhibition at The Design Museum this summer and found this inspirational clip on their site which I thought I'd share. Enjoy.


1 comment:

  1. Completely agree!
    Most compelling exhibition I've seen since Bacon at the TATE...
    TATE Britain is the new Modern (maybe?)

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