Phillips presents SEEING RED, a selling exhibition curated by Jane Neal and Fru Tholstrup, featuring over 70 works by 40 artists exploring how we ‘see red’.
A bold and evocative hue, the colour red holds deep emotive and cultural significance for many communities, symbolising luck, joy, passion, danger, love, and more. Throughout history, red has played a significant role in spiritual rituals, adorned cave walls, and held deep-rooted cultural and emotional importance.
Simply put, SEEING RED felt like the most apt title for a show in today’s world. It sets the tone for a bold and visceral exhibition that quickens the pulse and captures the zeitgeist. We’ve sought to challenge the monopoly that has been at work in the art world, inviting artists that we admire for their individuality, as well as for their reputation. We’ve strived to be inclusive – you’ll find a number of interdisciplinary artists as well as well as more established names. Most of all, we wanted to create an exhibition for people to relish and recall as a moment that marked a shift in sensibility. A show that delights the senses and provokes wonder – perhaps even awe in our turbulent times.
Jane Neal and Fru Tholstrup, Curators
Associated with warmth and richness, red is also linked to power, as seen in its use by politicians and royalty. SEEING RED encourages personal reflection on how we ‘see red’ and the symbolic meaning of the colour red. Visitors to the exhibition are invited to reflect on different artistic interpretations of ‘seeing red’, with highlights including works by Marina Abramovi?, Alma Berrow, Lara Bohinc, Dale Chihuly, Martin Eder, Alexis Soul-Gray, Fredrikson Stallard, and David Brian Smith, among others.
Further highlights of this immersive experience include poetry by LionHeart, jewellery designed by Stephen Webster and a bespoke scent created by Azzi Glasser. SEEING RED will be on display in Phillips London Galleries on Berkeley Square from today 16th to 24th March.
Exhibited artists include: Marina Abramovi?, Miles Aldridge, Charming Baker, Helen Beard, Alma Berrow, Lara Bohinc, Charlie Boothright, Mircea Cantor, Rob and Nick Carter, Dale Chihuly, Charlotte Colbert, The Connor Brothers, Jack Coulter, Kathy Dalwood, Martin Eder, Maryam Eisler, Laura Ford, Alexis Soul-Gray, Azzi Glasser, Williams Godrich, Guggi, Matouš Háša, Michael Kirkman, LionHeart, Daniel Lismore, Wolfe Von Lenkiewicz, W.K Lyhne, Carolina Mazzolari, Kate MccGwire, Justin Mortimer, David Brian Smith, Fredrikson Stallard, Attila Sz?cs, Maria Thurn und Taxis, Gabriela Vanga, Mariano Vivanco, Antoine Wagner, Stephen Webster, Sue Webster, Jonathan Yeo.
SEEING RED, 16th to 24th March, Phillips London.
