The Art of Mapping in the making

In November TAG will present 'The Art of Mapping,' a group exhibition of contemporary artistic cartography at the Air Gallery, Dover Street.

The exhibition brings together familiar names and new artists, many of whom are creating brand new pieces. We visited Jonathan Parsons and Susan Stockwell in their studios for an early look at their work in progress...

The Art of Mapping
14 - 26 November 2011
The Air Gallery, 32 Dover Street, London W1S 4NE
Curated by TAG Fine Arts

For more information contact maggie@tagfinearts.com
or read the press release.

Chris Mitton

Chris Mitton's latest work is an inspired piece of carving. The life-sized sculpture of a crisp packet and eight individual crisps is made entirely out of solid Carrara marble, but looks good enough to eat! This is part of Mitton's 'Revalue' series, where he takes the most unlikely of throwaway items and meticulously recreates them in marble monuments to the mundane.

Chris Mitton | Crisp Packet | 2011 | Hand carved Carrara marble |
16.9 x 13 x 8 cm | Signed by the artist

Varnishing Day at the Royal Academy

The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition is opening soon, and Katsutoshi Yuasa is the winner of this year's Towry Print Prize. We were thrilled to be there at yesterday's Varnishing Day to accept the award on his behalf. Rob Ryan's beautiful screenprints are also on display.

Congratulations to both artists, and thank you to the RA for organising an excellent event. Royal Academy | Katsutoshi Yuasa | Rob Ryan

Justine Smith Money Maps

We showed Justine Smith's wonderful print 'The British Isles' for the first time at the London Original Print Fair in the Royal Academy. Here's a selection of her other Money Maps. Justine uses banknotes from all over the world to create these works. Politically charged, but seductively beautiful, they suggest the way in which money touches every aspect of our lives.


Euro Europe | 2007 | inkjet print on 330 gsm Somerset satin enhanced paper | 83 x 89.6 cm | edition of 95, signed and numbered by the artist

A Bigger Bang (Black) | 2009 | inkjet print on 330 gsm Somerset satin enhanced paper | 135 x 104.2 cm | edition of 40, signed and numbered by the artist

Africa | 2007 | inkjet print on 330 gsm Somerset satin enhanced paper | 101 x 119 cm | edition of 95, signed and numbered by the artist

Robin Duttson has been working closely with TAG Fine Arts and The Curwen Studio to create an ambitious new four-part piece, The Apple Tree.

As a child, Robin would watch the seasonal changes on the apple tree at his parents' farm in Devon. When they moved recently, he wanted to record it. He hand-drew 48 different separations to make up the plates for the prints, working in a wealth of detail.

The final proofs are nearing completion so watch this space for new images and information.

Images: Robin (top left) and printer Michael Papworth, in the studio

Invitation to London Original Print Fair

We're busy preparing for the London Original Print Fair which opens next week (19 - 21 April 2011)

The Fair is the longest-running specialist print fair in the world, now in its 26th year, and it always has a superb selection of galleries and works. We'll be exhibiting at Stand 1 at the Royal Academy, Burlington House.

Click here to download an invitation.

Please remember that due to the Easter break the Fair will not run over the weekend this year.

Katsutoshi Yuasa | The Pursuit of Happiness #1 | 2009 | Lithographic ink woodcut on fine art paper | 120 x 90 xm | Edition of 5

Will Martyr

Will Martyr has been working tirelessly on a series of new acrylic paintings over the last few months.

We love their bold but balanced compositions, refreshingly bright colours and architectural beauty.


Open Minds Create Futures | 2011 | Acrylic on canvas | 90 x 120 cms