Anthophile

Anthophile – an exhibition curated by Yan Skates features artists such as Carolina Mizrahi, Ann Carrington, Phoebe Cumming and Emma Bass, as well as selected pieces from the curator’s private collection by Julie Cockburn and Tracey Emin.

From Botticelli’s Primavera and the floral paintings of the Dutch masters to Jeff Koons’ Bouquet of Tulips, artists have used flowers throughout the centuries to employ symbolism. Anthophile brings together 10 artists with varied disciplines, both emerging and established, using botanical displays to create their own vanitas, re-examining still life’s associations with mortality, materialism and spirituality or as a tool to add commentary to a range of important contemporary issues.