Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats @ Rivington Place – London

We love “firsts” here @ aqnb and for Peter Clarke Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats represents a major retrospective and first substantial exhibition in the UK. It honours Clarke’s life, work and contribution to art over sixty years and tells the story of an artist who is part of a lost generation, a voice that has been largely unheard in Europe.

The exhibition charts his development as an artist, his prolific creativity as a painter, printmaker and an internationally acclaimed writer and poet through over 80 works including paintings, drawings, prints, woodcuts, collages, sketchbooks as well as artist books.

Describing why it is important to show Peter Clarke’s art in London, Tessa Jackson, Chief Executive of Iniva and co-curator of Wind Blowing on the Cape Flats said, ‘Peter Clarke combines his belonging to Africa with an understanding of Western art history; this makes his work memorable in both subject matter and aesthetics.’

A series of related events will be happening during the exhibition time including Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Peter Clarke. A great opportunity to (re)discover one of the most versatile African artists whose writing & poetry works also worth some attention. More info this way.