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Join artist Sinta Tantra as she discusses her exhibition The Lightclub of Batavia, with Jennifer Scott, Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery. Discover Tantra’s unique fascination with Soane’s architecture and how it influences the way her artworks seamlessly integrate with and elevates the rooms in his Manor. Explore not only her broader artistic practice but also her mural commission for Dulwich’s entrance hall, inspired by Soane’s Grand Tour.
Friday 15 March 2024
6.00pm – 7.00pm
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
£12 Standard
£6 Members
Sinta Tantra is a British artist of Balinese descent. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London between 1999–2003 and later continued her studies in art at the Royal Academy Schools in London. Tantra describes herself as a painter working on an architectural scale. By using abstract geometric style, exploring colour, identity, and narratives, she questions the function of spaces in her work. Tantra’s compositions explore themes of light, wealth, and the duality of beauty and colonialism. Gold, central to her exhibition, symbolises energy, vanity, and extraction, highlighting Tantra’s fascination with its historical and cultural significance.
Sinta Tantra: The Lightclub of Batavia not only complements the historical context of Pitzhanger but also injects a contemporary vibrancy, redefining the viewer’s perception of space and history. Included in this exhibition are six new works from her miniature painting series, whose geometric compositions resonate with Soane’s design of Pitzhanger Manor’s Library
Jennifer Scott is the first female director of the Dulwich Picture Gallery since it opened in 1817, and was formerly Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath, and Curator of Paintings at Royal Collection Trust. She previously worked in the curatorial departments of The National Gallery, London and National Museums Liverpool.
Please contact pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk for more information.
PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY
Ealing Green, London
W5 5EQ
Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967
pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk
Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00
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