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Patmos and the War at Sea: An interview with Alastair Whitton by Jacqueline Nurse

1st July 2009 by Lucy Rayner

1. To start with the first sign, so to speak, can you elucidate the title of this series of works, Patmos and the War at Sea? The Greek island of Patmos has been the site of conquest and occupation at various points throughout its history;  most notably dominated by, amongst others, the Venetians and the [...]

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In Search of Lost Time

A WALKABOUT WITH THE ARTIST SAT 18 JULY at 11am This exhibition closes 23 JULY 2009 PAINTINGS AND WORKS ON PAPER Journeys are the midwives of thought. Alain de Botton In Search of Lost Time comprises drawings, paintings, mezzotints and a series of monotypes that together track the artist’s recollection of a train journey from [...]

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Collaborations

Exhibition runs 19 March – 25 April 2009 Opening: Thursday, 19 March at 6:30pm In her most recent collaborations with Jillian Ross, workshop manager of David Krut Print Workshop (DKW), Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop in Wiltshire, UK and New York master printer Phil Sanders, Deborah Bell has created several prints that combine etching and drypoint, and continue the exploration of [...]

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Swamp Eyes

5 February – 16 March 2009 A curated exhibition of works on paper that contemplate the external, natural world from a set of aesthetic dimensions. Bringing nature and culture into alliance, these works explore the natural and cultural with wit and sensitive observation. From the raised surface of the etched line to thoughtful use of [...]

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Upcoming Walkabout with Bruce Backhouse

Please join us for coffee and a walkabout with Bruce Backhouse, where you will have the opportunity to speak with the artist about his latest exhibition. Date & Time: Saturday 24 January at 11 am. The exhibition closes 3 February. Please RSVP by Saturday 17 January to confirm your attendance: Lucy Rayner lucy@davidkrut.com Backhouse is [...]

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DAVID KRUT PROJECTS 2008 HIGHLIGHTS

3rd December 2008 by Lucy Rayner

1 MATHEW BRITTAN in January was a superb exhibition of delicate oil paintings that celebrated the artist’s success at Spier Contemporary in the Cape and again at the Johannesburg Art Gallery in March 2008. The works formed part of Brittan’s ongoing quest, of almost religious fervour, to reinstate beauty as the primary focus of the [...]

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I am the Bird Catcher by Kate McCrickard

Si ce sont les plumes qui font le plumage, ce n’est pas la colle qui fait le collage. – Max Ernst  A dark giant falcon, a three-footer, stands to attention on a soapbox. Black lithographic line describes an empty megaphone shape projecting out from its beak, blaring mutely. At the falcon’s feet we see a [...]

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Introduction to William Kentridge Prints by David Krut

David Krut Publishing, in association with the Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College, Iowa is pleased to publish William Kentridge Prints. In October 2004, the Faulconer Gallery mounted an exhibition of Kentridge’s prints that included loaned works and an important body of the artist’s prints from the Grinnell College Art Collection. Kay Wilson curated the exhibition [...]

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Drawing Show

Drawing Show opened 10th September at 18H00 at DK Projects Exhibition runs 10 September – 11 October 2008 & Skill Set Book Launch – 27 September at 12H00 at DK Projects Volume One – A Primer in Graphic Design DKP has over the last year begun to introduce more and more titles related to contemporary [...]

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Crowded opening reception for The New Spell in New York

3rd July 2008 by Lucy Rayner

(Judge Albie Sachs & Nina Barnett) June 5th marked the opening of our current exhibition in New York, The New Spell, and the gallery played host to a cast of local and international artists, gallery owners, curators, photographers, collectors, and a few of the motley crew with which Thursday-night exhibition openings in Chelsea have come [...]

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