Cavaliero Finn, a London gallery, will present The Anonymous Line at the London Art Fair, running from January 22 to 26, 2025, at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
The Anonymous Line draws inspiration from the visionary philosophy of Anni Albers, the renowned German-Jewish artist and printmaker who revolutionized textile art in the 20th century. Influenced by the Bauhaus movement, Albers advocated for the creation of universal and enduring beauty.
The exhibition will showcase a curated collection of abstract paintings, sculptures, textiles, and ceramics, echoing Albers' timeless approach to design. In her essay "Design: anonymous and timeless" (Magazine of Art, vol. 40, no. 2, February 1947, pp. 51–53), Albers wrote:
"The more we avoid standing in the way of the material and in the way of tools and machines, the better chance we have that our work will not be dated, will not bear the stamp of too limited a period of time and be old-fashioned someday... And it will outlast fashions only if it embodies lasting, together with transitory, qualities."
The exhibition will feature works by painters Helen Kincaid, Joseph Goody, Lavinia Gallie, and Mia Cavaliero; textile artists Isabel Fletcher, Katharine Swailes, and Caron Penney; ceramicists Alice Foxen, Mimi Joung, Nicholas Lees, and Matthew Chambers; and sculptor Simon Gaiger.
These works reflect a commitment to neutrality and timelessness, evoking a beauty not tied to a particular era but rather emerging from the intrinsic qualities of line, colour, shape, and form.
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