From an exclusive collection of new work on paper by iconic British artist Matthew Collings for the exhibition 'The Discontents: Part II', curated by Zavier Ellis at Vestry St. in London.
Matthew Collings is an artist, writer, and broadcaster whose work spans painting, criticism, and television. He edited the magazine Artsribe, was art critic for the BBC’s The Late Show, wrote hilariously confessional art columns for Modern Painters and several influential books, including Blimey! From Bohemia to Britpop, which was published by David Bowie. His TV programmes on art won many awards including a BAFTA.
His Alternative Art Histories series reimagines the visual language and concepts of art history through works on paper, and more recently large oil paintings, challenging habitual thinking and canonical structures. Politically engaged, this ongoing series foregrounds issues of power and representation, subjectivity and the rules, and expands the discourse surrounding art’s past and present.
