While in Somerset I photographed a little travel feature showcasing a couple of galleries I was excited to visit; Francis Gallery in Bath and Hauser & Wirth in Bruton.
Francis Gallery in Bath was founded by Rosa Park, co-creator of the former Cereal magazine. Housed inside a beautifully restored Grade II listed Georgian townhouse, Francis Gallery curates works by international artists in a setting informed by Korean aesthetics.
For the group show Untitled, Francis Gallery brought together the work of British painter Luke Samuel, Franco-British photographer Charlotte Colbert, and Australian sculptor Ceara Metlikovec.
Hauser & Wirth Somerset occupies a former farmstead in Bruton and is home to a vibrant program of art exhibitions.
The New Bend exhibition offers an unique visual vernacular existing in tender dialogue with, and in homage to, the contributions of the Gee’s Bend Alabama quilters — Black American women in collective cooperation and creative economic production — and their enduring legacy.
