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Modern British Painting And Sculpture @ Hillsboro Fine Art

Sandra Blow, Eclipse , acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122 cm. (Image courtesy of Hillsboro Fine Art) Modern British Painting and Sculpture With work by Gillian Ayres, Terry Frost, Anthony Caro, John Hoyland, Sandra Blow and others. Opening: January 17th, 6 - 8 PM January 17 - February 16, 2013 Hillsboro Fine Art 49 Parnell Square West  Dublin 1, Ireland Gallery Hours of Business Monday - Friday: 10.30am-6.00pm Saturday: 10.30am-4.00pm

Gillian Ayres: Early Works 1957 - 1960 @ Jerwood Gallery

Unstill Centre , 1959 Cwm , 1959 Gillian Ayres in her studio, 1958 photographer unknown Press Release: '…energy, laid down in colour and transmitted in shockwaves to the viewer’ Broadcaster Andrew Marr on the work of Gillian Ayres In partnership with the Alan Cristea Gallery, the Jerwood Gallery are delighted to be exhibiting a comprehensive survey of Gillian Ayres' early works, made between 1957-1960. The series of paintings, on display in the public domain for the first time, were the works that first brought Ayres into the public eye and established her as a leading painter of her generation.  The exhibition marks 30 years since Ayres was elected as an Associate Royal Academician, and over 50 years since she took part in the Art Council’s ‘Situation’, a touring exhibition showcasing the YBAs of the day and which Ayres credits as firmly establishing her reputation as one of Britain’s first and most eminent abstract painte...