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Pierre Bonnard: Love him or loathe him?

Pierre Bonnard - Summer

The C C Land Exhibition PIERRE BONNARD: The Colour of Memory, at Tate Modern, London 23rd January to 6th May 2019

What to make of Pierre Bonnard, that most idiosyncratic of painters? Do you love him like Matisse or loathe him like Picasso? Was he a post-impressionist or a modernist? A master colourist or a hesitant dauber? Could he even draw? Tate Modern have given their answers but I’m not so sure.

Qu Leilei: Echoes

Qu Leilei

Qu Leilei: Echoes at 3812 Gallery, London, 29th January to 9th March 2019

Blending Chinese artistic techniques with Western aesthetics, Qu Leilei’s works reflect his early life in China and his later life in England, as well as demonstrate the supreme mastery he has developed over his brush and ink medium. This rare blend of influences is unified in the works in Echoes, currently on at 3812 Gallery in St James’s, London, by the deep concern for humanity found in Qu Leilei’s unique artistic vision.