Exhibitions
Past
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Frank Stella
New Work 25 May–18 June 2005 Frank Stella’s exhibition of eleven recent sculptures, free-standing and wall mounted, some on a monumental scale, combine unpainted stainless steel tubing and carbon fibre. The looping, interwoven tubing creates three... Read more -
John Chamberlain
Without Fear 20 April–21 May 2005 Waddington Galleries is pleased to present an exhibition of sculptures by John Chamberlain . The exhibition of twelve painted and chromium plated steel sculptures dating from 1988 to 2003 offers... Read more
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Antoni Tàpies
Works on Paper and Sculpture 16 March–31 May 2005 Waddington Galleries are pleased to present an exhibition of works on paper and sculpture by Antoni Tàpies , widely considered to be one of Europe’s most important post-war artists. Even... Read more -
Patrick Heron
Gouaches from 1961 to 1996 9 February–12 March 2005 This is the fourth in a series of posthumous exhibitions at Waddington Galleries tracing the career of Patrick Heron. This exhibition shows the development of his gouaches over three decades:... Read more
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William Turnbull
Paintings and Sculpture 24 November–22 December 2004 William Turnbull has long been regarded as one of the finest sculptors working in Great Britain today, yet painting has been a vital part of his working life. His sculpture... Read more -
Robert Indiana
Paintings and Sculpture 23 September–23 October 2004 This is the first solo exhibition of Robert Indiana to be seen in London for over ten years, and it brings together works from various stages in the artist’s career,... Read more
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Milton Avery
Works on Paper 26 May–26 June 2004 Milton Avery’s career extended from the 1930s until the early 1960s, and during that time he created a highly distinctive style founded on many of the premises of modern French... Read more -
Josef Albers
Small Paintings 21 April–22 May 2004 Josef Albers made the first of his Homage to the Square paintings in 1950 when he was sixty-two years old. Over the next 25 years the format of three or... Read more
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Lucas Samaras
Photofictions 24 March–17 April 2004 In Photofictions Lucas Samaras continues his exploration of an enigmatic world suspended between fantasy and reality. Landscapes, interiors, flower pieces and self-portraits are created with digital images taken by the... Read more -
Patrick Heron
Paintings 1970–1984 25 February–20 March 2004 This exhibition covers two distinct periods: the so-called ‘wobbly hard-edge’ paintings of the 1970s (Heron’s allusion to the hard-edged abstraction of the New York painters), and the looser, more lyrical... Read more
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Barry Flanagan
Linear Sculptures in Bronze and Stone Carvings 28 January–21 February 2004 This is the first showing of Barry Flanagan’s recent linear sculptures in bronze, a series of small sculptures he began two years ago, most of which are unique. They are... Read more -
Susan Rothenberg
29 October–22 November 2003 As one of the leading artists to be associated with the new painting of the early 1980s, she commanded respect for her dedication in pursuing her own path. Moving on... Read more
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Ian Davenport
New Paintings 2–26 July 2003 Since the late 1980s, Davenport has pursued an approach based on process and material. He follows a set of simple techniques that determine the appearance of the paintings while allowing... Read more -
Antoni Tàpies
Fourteen Paintings 26 March–26 April 2003 The fourteen works in this exhibition reveal Tàpies’s continued involvement in the nature of his materials. He mixes powdered pigments, sand, marble dust and varnish to create rich, heavily layered... Read more
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Mimmo Paladino Bronze and Iron
Sculpture 1987–2000 19 February–22 March 2003 Paladino’s sculptures can be seen as ruminations on the fragile remnants of the past, but they also bind the past firmly to the present by drawing on our experience of... Read more -
Patrick Caulfield
Paintings and Drawings 1985–2002 27 November–21 December 2002 Essay by Marco Livingstone Read more
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Michael Craig-Martin
Works 1984–1989 16 October–9 November 2002 Essay by Richard Shone Read more -
John Chamberlain
Sculpture 1988–2001 19 September–12 October 2002 Fifteen works will be exhibited dating from 1988 to 2001, each work made with painted and chromed steel that originates from used car bodies. Chamberlain began this working in this... Read more
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Robert Rauschenberg
Short Stories 6 June–6 July 2002 Waddington Galleries is holding an exhibition of recent work by the American artist Robert Rauschenberg. Ten large works from his Short Stories series will be exhibited. These transfer paintings incorporate... Read more -
Patrick Heron
Works from 1956 to 1969 13 February–16 March 2002 Essay by Michael McNay Read more
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Craigie Aitchison
Italian and Other Paintings 21 November–21 December 2001 The works shown comprise portraits, landscapes, still lives and crucifixions, many of which were painted earlier this year at Aitchison’s home at Montecastelli, Italy. Aitchison pares down his subject matter... Read more -
Milton Avery Late Work
Landscapes and Seascapes 1951–1963 12 September–6 October 2001 Many of Avery’s late paintings are relatively abstract although there is always a basis in nature. In his pared down compositions Avery uses subtle hues of colour to describe space... Read more
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William Turnbull
Horses–Development of a Theme, Other Sculptures and Paintings 22 June–20 July 2001 Waddington Galleries is pleased to present an exhibition of sculptures and paintings by William Turnbull. On show will be a selection of bronze Horse sculptures, dating from 1946 to 2000... Read more -
Antoni Tàpies
Recent Paintings 25 April–19 May 2001 Essay by Sarah Whitfield Read more
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Josef Albers
Homage to the Square Paintings and Photographs (1928–1938) 28 March–21 April 2001 Essay by Nicholas Fox Weber Read more -
Peter Halley
Paintings 24 January–17 February 2001 Essay by Alex Coles Read more
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Patrick Heron
Early Paintings 1945–1955 25 October–18 November 2000 As Mel Gooding wrote, in his extensive monograph published in 1994, Heron was ‘a visual inventor of the first rank, an originator of images and a colourist of genius’. The... Read more -
Jean Dubuffet
Late Paintings 6–30 September 2000 The exhibition presents works on paper from throughout Dubuffet’s career and paintings from the last two decades of his life. The works exhibited represent the diversity of his practice as... Read more
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Bridget Riley
New Paintings and Gouaches 8 June–8 July 2000 These works mark a major new departure for the artist who over the last decade has worked on her large series of zig paintings which were first exhibited at the... Read more -
Michael Craig-Martin
Conference 3 May–3 June 2000 The title of the exhibition ‘Conference’ comes from the largest painting to be shown and refers to the way in which the exhibition brings together a group of paintings that... Read more
