‘Sauna Leg Chair’, lucite, brass, cement, screenprinted linen, by Anthea Hamilton
For the first exhibition at the Miami Design District Loewe store, Loewe Foundation is proud to present a project curated by its Creative Director Jonathan Anderson. Conceived as a constellation of images that together represent an abstract portrait of this moment in time, the exhibition brings together key works by four major historical and contemporary British artists: Anthea Hamilton, Paul Nash, Lucie Rie and Rose Wylie. The exhibition runs from December 2, to January 17.
The exhibition is installed in and around the 18th Century granary building which Anderson had transported to Miami from a small town on the border between Galicia and Portugal. Built out of stone and wood and originally used for grain storage, its dramatic, even surreal, presence in the space stages a meeting of past and present, embodying Loewe’s celebration of both tradition and modernity and embracing the potential of contradiction which is key to Anderson’s creative approach.
Each artist selected by Anderson uses their own distinctive voice to uncover the extraordinary in the everyday. From painting and photography to sculpture, textiles and ceramics, the rich variety of textures in the works echo the aged surfaces of the 18th Century wood and stone granary – or hórreo – which Andersonhad transported from Spain and installed in the store. Creating a dramatic meeting of past and present and embodying Loewe’s celebration of both tradition and modernity, the granary’s presence embraces the beauty of contradiction which is key to Anderson’s creative approach.
‘When I first conceived the idea of the LOEWE store in Miami I wanted to create an environment in which to bring Spanish history and craft into a modern context. My ultimate goal with LOEWE and the LOEWE FOUNDATION, is to create dialogues with art, craft and other creative fields. This exhibition is a personal snapshot of single moment, bringing together things that have recently lodged in my mind and shaped my thinking. For me art is a lens through which to examine the current moment.’ says Anderson.
Dead Tree, Romney Marsh. From the series ‘A Private World’, 1931-1946, by Paul Nash
Japon Driving, Oil on Canvas, 2009, by Rose Wylie
