“colour theory as resistance, minimalism as revolt, the dyeing process as anti-colonialism.” - The Guardian At the SLG new textile works by artist Yto Barrada, which have been naturally dyed at Barrada’s eco-campus in Morocco, explore Modernist forms and the ways knowledge is archived or erased.

Next up, we're so excited to be sharing new work by artist Yto Barrada. She works across textiles, film, sculpture and painting. Her work explores colour, ecology, colonial histories and cultural memory. She uses natural dyes from her artist-led eco-campus linking labour, migration and resistance.

4B had an amazing time exploring the vibrant exhibition at the South London Gallery today! 🎨✨ They especially loved Leonardo Drew’s powerful work which was so inspiring! @southlondongallery.bsky.social @brunswickparkps.bsky.social

Leonardo Drew's process is meditative, involving repetitive labour. “My work & life are not separate. They are the same thing. I don’t work with found objects because there is already a history embedded in that material. I need to go through the rigours of touching it, living it…become the weather.”

Open from today @southlondongallery.bsky.social Leonardo Drew: Ubiquity II. I loved it, immersive and pushing at the boundaries of what art makes your feel www.southlondongallery.org/exhibitions/...

Leonardo Drew has exploded the @southlondongallery.bsky.social

Leonardo Drew is an American artist known for abstract sculptures using raw, weathered materials. Since the '90s, he has transformed found objects by burning, oxidizing, or aging them. “For me,” Drew says, “I need to go through the rigor, touch it, get involved with it... You become the weather.”

FYI: the Christina Kimeze show at the South London Gallery is Extremely good

COMING SOON: Leonardo Drew: Ubiquity II opens on 30 May! Known for his explosive sculptural works, Drew creates reflective abstract pieces that play on the tension between order and chaos. Transforming and eroding materials by hand in the studio, he explores the cyclical nature of life and decay.

ONE MONTH LEFT! Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel is free to visit and ends on 11 May. The show brings together a new series of Kimeze's paintings. Inspired by the resurgence of roller skating in Black communities, the series explores ideas of freedom, flight and escape.

Between Wood and Wheel is artist Christina Kimeze’s first solo exhibition in the UK. Join us in the galleries for a tour of the show with author, academic & broadcaster, Emma Dabiri. Hear more about Kimeze’s new paintings & where she found her inspiration for them: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KK6...

Discover the radiant, textured paintings of Christina Kimeze. 'Between Wood and Wheel' shares new paintings inspired by the resurgent popularity of roller skating in Black communities. They explore broader ideas around movement, flight & freedom. Free to visit at the SLG, until 11 May.

New on the blog and opening today - Christina Kimeze: Between Wood and Wheel. Loved this show, I am so ready to go roller-skating with this art. @southlondongallery.bsky.social tinctureofmuseum.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/c... #Peckham