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The Arts Intel Report

Alison Wilding: Drawings

July 2, 2020 – Aug 24, 2021
46 Lexington St, Soho, London W1F 0LP, United Kingdom

“Wilding is an alchemist,” wrote The Guardian’s Jonathan Jones in a 2018 review, “whose art is full of romance and mystery and sudden transformations.” He’s referring to Alison Wilding, an English sculptor now 71 years old. Wilding’s drawings are less known, but her work with acrylic ink on Japanese paper casts a similar spell. As with her sculptures, Wilding’s soft, floating shapes may seem abstract at first glance, but look closer and nature emerges. A bird’s wing, a leaf, a mountain peak—Wilding’s drawings reveal hidden worlds of harmony and peace. —E.C.

Alison Wilding, “Sleeping Dogs Drawing #2,” 2019. Courtesy of Karsten Schubert, London.