2015 June : EXIT

LYNETTE YIADOM-BOAKYE – VERSES AFTER DUSK

Posted on 2015-06-22

Representing the range of techniques employed by the artist, the exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery consists of recent and newly produced paintings which will sit alongside a series of ten new etchings that have been created specifically for this show.

Yiadom-Boakye’s paintings reveal many dimensions and, while never generic, invite the viewer to consider the subjects as suggestions rather than explicit narratives or portraits. As a result her paintings display an ambiguity that resonates in the open-ended and enigmatic titles such as Accompanied to the
Kindness, 2012 and Half a Dozen Dead, 2010. At the heart of Yiadom-Boakye’s work is an exploration of the ‘mechanics’ of painting. She focusses on techniques, structure and composition and by playing with the scale and gaze of her figures, she reformulates the visual language of traditional oil paintings. With her depiction of black figures, Yiadom-Boakye raises timeless questions of identity and representation in art, drawing attention to the shortcomings of art history.

Exhibition runs through to September 13th, 2015

Serpentine Gallery
Kensington Gardens
London
W2 3XA

www.serpentinegalleries.org

CASETIFY X COLETTE APPLE WATCH BAND

Posted on 2015-06-22

Representing colette’s signature palette, the navy and white Apple Watch band will be available in both 38mm and 42mm variations. The stainless steel buckle is available in both matte silver and matte black to match the watch face.

colette.fr
www.casetify.com

BLOOD CELLS

Posted on 2015-06-22

Britain, the present. Adam, the son of Irish immigrant parents, was expected to grow up and settle into the security of his family’s farm. The Foot and Mouth livestock epidemic of 2001 destroyed all of that. After the catastrophe, Adam’s family imploded and he abandoned his home. He has spent the years since on the nomadic fringes of British society, cycling through transitory jobs and transitory relationships, adrift from his family and past.

When his younger brother Aiden reaches out to him to announce the birth of his first child—Adam is about to become an uncle—there is an ultimatum attached: come home now, or never come home again. Adam embarks on a journey home that is at once tortured and exhilarating, a panoramic tour through the broken and beautiful margins of Britain. As eruptions from his secret past begin to emerge, Adam struggles to break free from an exile that must now end before it swallows him for good.

In theatres June 27th, 2015

www.bloodcellsfilm.com

LOVE & MERCY

Posted on 2015-06-22

LOVE & MERCY presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era defining catalog of Wilson’s music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.

In theatres July 10th, 2015

loveandmercyfilm.com