
Ben Nicholson: Chasing out something alive
27 July – 22 September 2002
Reliefs and drawings are the two poles between which Ben Nicholson’s imagination ranged, from the particular to the universal – the two-dimensional image exploring one facet of reality, the three-dimensional object another.
This exhibition showcased these two complementary aspects of the later work of Ben Nicholson. Apart from the white reliefs of the ’30s, these are the works by which he wanted to be judged.
While the reliefs show Nicholson at his most abstract and austere, the drawings find him at his most personal and approachable. Many chronicle his travels, from Lavenham and Holkham, to Italy and Greece. Often overlooked, their wit, poetry and spontaneity, added to their variety and sheer virtuosity, entitle them to equal status with his paintings.
The exhibition was selected by Peter Khoroche.
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Exhibition supported by The Friends of Kettle’s Yard, The Henry Moore Foundation and Christie’s.