This exhibition explores the universal language of drawing – a medium that renowned broadcaster David Dimbleby and his daughter, the artist and writer Liza Dimbleby, have long recognised as a powerful tool for expressing the inexpressible. For both father and daughter, drawing transcends the limitations of words, offering a means to convey the most complex ideas and emotions. This exhibition highlights their shared belief in the power of art to communicate experiences that words cannot fully capture.
Featuring 300 works, including six drawings from Andrzej Jackowski’s series, The Voyage, Drawing the Unspeakable is an in-depth exploration of human experience through art. The exhibition brings together a diverse array of pieces that challenge the boundaries of speech, translating the unspeakable into the visual realm. Through these drawings, artists navigate themes of disaster, war, displacement and destruction, mental and physical illness, loss, grief, birth and family, dreams, memories, and imagination.
Exhibiting artists include David Bomberg, Louise Bourgeois, Edward Burra, Prunella Clough, John Davies, Tracey Emin, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth, Roger Hilton, David Hockney, Andrzej Jackowski, Ken Kiff, Leon Kossoff, L.S. Lowry, Alice Neel, Paula Rego, and Kara Walker.
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