Colin Wiggins on Leon Kossoff | In the Gallery | Xavier Hufkens
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- In this new video, curator Colin Wiggins discusses Leon Kossoff's solo exhibition, 'Close Encounters: Paintings and Drawings' (2 February-30 March 2024).
“Leon is an artist about making discoveries and that’s why he drew from artists like Rubens, Veronese, Goya, Cézanne and Constable so often. Because he wanted to discover in these art works what made him attracted to them.” - Colin Wiggins
'Close Encounters: Paintings and Drawings' is the gallery’s first exhibition dedicated to the work of the British painter Leon Kossoff. Featuring paintings and drawings made over a four-decade period, the presentation highlights two significant bodies of work showcasing major themes in Kossoff’s oeuvre, namely London cityscapes and his ‘translations’ of works by Old and Modern Masters.
British artist Leon Kossoff (1926-2019) is one of the most acclaimed figurative painters of the twentieth century. A born and bred Londoner, Kossoff found inspiration in his close environment; from within his studio walls to the city’s streets. Often building layer on layer of paint over long periods of time, Kossoff created expressive, tactile surfaces.
Colin Wiggins is a London-based art historian and curator. He worked over thirty years as Head of Education and Special Projects Curator at the National Gallery. In 2007, he curated the National Gallery exhibition ‘Leon Kossoff: Drawing from Painting’.
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Mr. Wiggins is the best of the best. Thank you!
What a wonderful talk. Thank you, Mr Wiggins, this was a real treat.
Fascinating painter. Very interesting commentary
Good grief. I've never had an art critic make me cry. Stunning.
yesssssssss what a powerful painter and powerful story by mr. wiggins - "i have to start again...." damn!
Excellent and captivating talk, thank you.