Last week I was invited to the Private View of Treading Water, a striking collaborative exhibition at Digbeth Artspace, Zellig, Birmingham. The show pairs the writing of Tommy Holmes with Imogen Morris’s responses
We often mistake drama for impact. In Abu Dhabi’s Presidential Palace I found the opposite: a disciplined, quiet authority that asserts itself through finish, restraint and an uncompromising standard of craft.
I’ve wanted to visit The Louvre, Abu Dhabi, for years.
Not just as a landmark or bucket-list museum, but because I had a sense it would resonate with me on a deeper level, as an artist, and someone passionate about spaces that evoke feeling. I feel genuinely fortunate to have finally seen this modern-day icon up close and I wanted to share a few thoughts on the experience.