BARTHA CONTEMPORARY

14/04/2025

On view: ‘All the Time in the World’, an exhibition at the Design Museum Den Bosch, curated by Tomas van den Heuvel (5 April – 25 August 2025), exploring how we measure and experience time — featuring contemporary designers and artists Susan Morris, Maarten Baas, Dries Depoorter, Joep van Lieshout and Tatsuo Miyajima, alongside historical works and designs by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben, Meret Oppenheim, Cartier, Omega, Hendrick Goltzius and Petrus van Kessel to name only a few.

Susan Morris’s work SunDial:NightWatch_Light Exposure 2010-2012 (Tilburg Version), 2014, Jacquard Tapestry: Acrylic and linen yarn, 155 x 360 cm, shows how the body doesn’t always correspond naturally with clock and calendrical time, but instead goes its own, often rather unruly, way. This work was also recently included in the exhibition ‘After Nature/Nach der Natur’ curated by Juliane Rogge at SKK Soest, Germany.





Photo: Tomas van den Heuvel, courtesy Design Museum Den Bosch

25/03/2025

𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀, SunDial:NightWatch_Activity and Light 2010-2012 (Satin Weave), 2017, Jacquard Tapestry: Silk and Cotton Yarn, Editions 1 of 3 (+ 2AP), 129 × 207 × 5 cm | 50 4/5 × 81 1/2 × 2 in

Currently on display as part of our exhibition ‘Four Tapestries’, which runs until 26th April. This seminal work serves as a highly accurate record of three years of the artist’s sleep/wake patterns, with each minute of the 1,096 recorded days represented by a single weft thread. Continuing Morris’s long-standing engagement with the translation of digital recordings of bodily rhythms into a form of displaced self-portrait – or cast shadow of the ‘self’, this exhibition encourages viewers to reflect on the intersection of technological systems and the human experience of materiality and time, alongside other, more unruly rhythms at play that leave their own singular trace.



Photo: © 2025 Angus Mill , Installshots Bartha_contemporary

24/03/2025

Christian Furr’s presentation at the Devonshire Soho in collaboration with Bartha_contemporary continues until Spring 2026. We were pleased that Marina O’Loughlin kindly described the works as ‘really fine paintings’, in last weekend’s FT article “Rules for restaurant dining: the FT experts’ annotated guide”. We couldn’t agree more :-)
Thank you to the Devonshire for this unique collaboration. Christian’s extraordinary paintings and the Devonshire’s phenomenal food and atmosphere (Courtesy: Ashley Palmer Watts, Charlie Carol and Oisín Rogers) are truly a match made in... Cheers.

Please see link in our bio for further details.

16/03/2025

Susan Morris - Four Tapestries
March 20 - April 26

https://www.barthacontemporary.com/shows-db/susan-morris-four-tapestries

10/02/2025

Stefana McClure’s Films on Paper Triptych: „Bergman’s Religious Trilogy“ features in Prof. Joe Graham’s latest essay „The Serial Legacy of Alexej Jawlensky“ part of Louisiana Museums current exhibition catalogue: „Alexej Jawlensky - Variations“ until June 1st 2025. (Link in Bio)

Stefana McClure’s Films on Paper series finds an illuminating parallel in Alexej Jawlensky’s Meditations, as examined by Prof. Joe Graham in The Serial Legacy of Alexej Jawlensky. Graham positions Jawlensky’s serial approach as distinct from Monet’s impressionistic iterations, instead proposing that the artist’s use of seriality sought to create a “singular plurality”—a depth beyond mere repetition. Similarly, McClure’s work, notably Bergman’s Religious Trilogy (2017), operates within a serial structure that accumulates meaning through repetition while maintaining a conceptual unity. By overlaying entire film subtitles into compressed, blurred lines, McClure generates what Graham calls “serial depth”—a mode of perception that unfolds over time rather than through immediate visual recognition. In this sense, her work extends Jawlensky’s legacy into a contemporary context, transforming seriality from a formal strategy into an exploration of layered temporality and withheld meaning.

Stefana’s Triptych is on display in the „Sequential Gestures II: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art“ exhibition, which has been extended until February 22nd. (Link in Bio).

Image 1-3, Louisiana Museum Exhibition Catalogue: Alexej Jawlensky - Variations, Courtesy Prof, Joe Graham
Image 4, Clip, Installation Sequential Gestures II: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art, B_c, London
Image 5 Poster Bergman Three Films
Image 6 Film Still, Gunnar Björnstrand in
Winter Light, 1963
Image 7 Stefana McClure, Through a Glass Darkly: English subtitles to a film by Ingmar Bergman
Image 8 Stefana McClure, Winter Light: English subtitles to a film by Ingmar Bergman
Image 9 Stefana McClure, The Silence: English subtitles to a film by Ingmar Bergman
Graphite transfer paper mounted on rag
Each 7 × 12.7 cm | 2 4/5 × 5 in

31/01/2025

Stefana McClure, Colourblind Drawing C.L., 2012, 4 layers of archival inkjet on paper with Japanese holepunch holes and black paper backing, 60 × 60 × 0.5 cm | 23 ⅓ × 23 ⅓ × ⅛ in, Framed: 62.5 × 62.5 × 4 cm | 24 ⅓ × 24 ⅓ × 1 ⅛ in
Stefana McClure, Colourblind Drawing, 2012, 4 layers of archival inkjet on paper with Japanese holepunch holes and black paper backing, 60 × 60 × 0.5 cm | 23 ⅓ × 23 ⅓ × ⅛ in, Framed: 62.5 × 62.5 × 4 cm | 24 ⅓ × 24 ⅓ × 1 ⅛ in

Currently on view as part of: Sequential Gestures II: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art until 15.02.25

Bartha_contemporary is pleased to announce Sequential Gestures II: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art, the second exhibition examining the enduring fascination with repetition, process, and order in art-making. This instalment reflects on how contemporary artists build upon ideas of structure, alienation, and perception.

See link in bio for further information or DM to make an appointment to view the exhibition.

28/01/2025

Beat Zoderer, Tektur on paper, 2022, Acrylic paint on paper, 38 × 34 cm | 14 ⅛ × 13 ⅓in, Framed: 49 × 45 cm | 19 ⅛ × 17 ⅛ in
Beat Zoderer, Resttektur on paper, 2022, Varnished Acrylic paint on tapes mounted on museum-board, 50 × 47 cm | 19 ⅛ × 18 ¼ in, Framed: 60 × 57 cm | 23 ⅓ × 22 ⅛ in

Currently on view as part of: Sequential Gestures II: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art until 15.02.25

Bartha_contemporary is pleased to announce Sequential Gestures II: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art, the second exhibition examining the enduring fascination with repetition, process, and order in art-making. This instalment reflects on how contemporary artists build upon ideas of structure, alienation, and perception.

See link in bio for further information or DM to make an appointment to view the exhibition.

05/12/2024

Susan Morris, Set of 18 Drawings: The Crystal Ship, 2003, Ink on paper, each 33 × 38 cm | 13 × 15 in.
Part of: ‘Sequential Gestures: Serial Approaches in Contemporary Art‘, currently on view at Bartha_contemporary until December 21, 2024, by appointment.

remarks: The title and the piece itself comes from me misremembering a line from a song by The Doors, The Crystal Ship:

Before you slip into unconsciousness
I’d like to have another kiss

I always thought Morrison was saying „Before I slip into unconsciousness, I’d like to have another drink”. Once I realised my mistake I thought it was funny - and took it as a cue to make a piece of work taking the misremembered line as an instruction.

So I wrote the sentence, then had a drink (a glass of red wine), then wrote the sentence again, poured another drink, wrote the sentence… and so on.

The piece combines a conceptual approach to making work with an interest in automatic writing. The Surrealists experimented with drugs and alcohol to try and access the unconscious and so make work - writings and drawings - that was guided by a kind of headlessness. The idea was to cast the ego aside and see what came from ‘underneath’ - the body’s own unruly creatureliness; the human just being not thinking.

Later I started using technology such as the Actiwatches and the motion capture software to try and do a similar thing but with a more contemporary and culturally relevant approach.

This approach was also safer - “I” produced eighteen drawings in this drunken state and was ill for an entire week as a result.

Artist in exhibition: Susan Morris, , Stephan Baumkötter, , Giulia Ricci, , Hadi Tabatabai,

23/06/2024

08/03/2024

An exhibition of works by Scottish artist Alan Johnston, featuring three seminal works made between 1988 and 1994. All works were originally exhibited at the Tilton Gallery in NYC; this is the first time they are presented in the UK.

14/02/2024

On view: Alongside our current online exhibition we are pleased to present a selection of works by Adam Barker-Mill, Stephan Baumkötter, Henrik Eiben, Mike Meiré, David Murphy, Ignacio Uriarte and Beat Zoderer at our Ledbury Mews Space, by appointment.

The emotive title ‘Green New Deal’ draws on the groundbreaking policy, offering a positive outlook and a forward-thinking framework for the future. In the same vain, this selection of works offers a comprehensive overview of contemporary art practice: the works in this showcase all incorporate a green colour palette.
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Environmental themes inform many of the artist’s oeuvre, ranging from Florian Baudrexel’s conscious choice of materials to Mike Meiré’s thematic explorations to Adam Barker-Mill’s engagement with organic farming and soil regeneration. The presentation offers an overview of works that reimagine the qualities of one of the most prevalent non-primary colours. Indeed, green, whose spectrum ranges from jade to chartreuse, encapsulates memories, reflecting a collective longing for beauty and a pursuit of hope.

25/10/2023

Henrik Eiben
Leap Before You Look
Exhibition extended until 26.11.
by appointment

24/10/2023

14/09/2023

Join us tonight (Thursday 14.9. 6-8 PM) for the private view of the much-anticipated inaugural exhibition, "Drawn To See," by Ignacio Uriarte.

Uriarte's groundbreaking works delve into the fascinating crossroads between art and perception, using commonplace office supplies as his preferred material. The result? A transformative lens through which to view the complexities of modern human experience.

The exhibition runs from September 15th to October 8th and is open by appointment. Please DM.

Images: Ignacio Uriarte, 8 Grading Lines, 2023, Document proof pen on paper, 92.2 × 68 cm | 36 ⅛ × 26 ¾ in, framed 98 × 73.4 cm | 38 ⅛ × 28 ⅓ in

27/08/2023

A work from Giulia Ricci‘s beautiful AD Series. The entire mesmerising series of recent paintings on paper is currently on view on our website, the showcase includes a brief conversation with the artist and continues until mid September, exclusively online.

Image: Giulia Ricci, AD G506, 2023
Gouache and pencil on Magnani Revere black paper (300gsm)
112.0×76.0cm | 44 ⅓×29 ⅛in

22/06/2023

Mike Meiré, THE PARIS AGREEMENT, 2023, Lacquer paint on screen print (monotype) on paper, 70 × 50 cm  |  27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in

Part of forthcoming solo show at Bartha_contemporary entitled The Weather Report. Please join us for the private view next Thursday, 29.6. from 6 - 8 PM at our Notting Hill Space in Ledbury Mews North (off Ledbury Road). 

Meiré’s latest works reflect the evolving weather patterns and environmental phenomena attributed to climate change. This show will present works in a wide variety of mediums, including new works on paper, a large-scale painted carpet, ceramic sculptures, and a cast metal sculpture.
His works on paper now incorporate a third process, building upon the initial newspaper grids and monoprints seen in previous exhibitions. Adding lacquer paint in bold circular shapes, Meiré creates a ‘constellation’ of forms superimposed over the original linear composition.

Meiré is a multidisciplinary artist, often using everyday objects as the starting point of his works. His unique ability to transform ubiquitous objects into visually engaging works enables us to reevaluate the ‘mundane’.
The title piece of the show, ‘The Weather Report,’ is made using surplus carpet and oil paint. The arrangement of soft, undefined shapes containing repetitive patterns is inspired by the abundance of visual stimuli we process daily. Meiré also introduces ‘glitches’ and the ‘warm, fuzzy’ effects familiar in AI-generated images.

Meiré continues to work as a creative director, his influence spanning the Design and Fine Art fields. Working between two spaces, the ‘factory’ or office and studio allows for continual reflection and questioning of his practice; “what are the tools of the moment?”.

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