Artist
Artwork Checklist
More Exhibitions at Galerie Hubert Winter
Similar Exhibitions
Guestbook
Press Release
Galerie Hubert Winter is pleased to present the 4th solo exhibition of Stephen Skidmore (b. 1950 in Newcastle, lives and works in London) at the gallery. On view for the first time are the After-noon Paintings, a series created between 1999 and 2004.
In the opening minutes of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film Strangers on a Train, the protagonists are shown as two separate pairs of legs, striding purposefully across streets and platforms. The story only really begins once they stop being strangers and collide, via an accidental bump of crossed feet. Picture, though, a deferral of that decisive moment – a suspension, that is, of the bodily touch that gets things going – and you’re close to the peculiarly charged atmosphere of Stephen Skidmore’s Afternoon Paintings.
Even the origin of these paintings has something of the Hitchcockian thriller about it. One after-noon, about twenty-five years ago, Skidmore sat down on a bench on a busy platform in Lon-don’s Waterloo Station, his Pentax camera…
Exhibition Space
Metadata
Claims
Press Release
Galerie Hubert Winter is pleased to present the 4th solo exhibition of Stephen Skidmore (b. 1950 in Newcastle, lives and works in London) at the gallery. On view for the first time are the After-noon Paintings, a series created between 1999 and 2004.
In the opening minutes of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film Strangers on a Train, the protagonists are shown as two separate pairs of legs, striding purposefully across streets and platforms. The story only really begins once they stop being strangers and collide, via an accidental bump of crossed feet. Picture, though, a deferral of that decisive moment – a suspension, that is, of the bodily touch that gets things going – and you’re close to the peculiarly charged atmosphere of Stephen Skidmore’s Afternoon Paintings.
Even the origin of these paintings has something of the Hitchcockian thriller about it. One after-noon, about twenty-five years ago, Skidmore sat down on a bench on a busy platform in Lon-don’s Waterloo Station, his Pentax camera…
Exhibition Space
Artist
Artwork Checklist
More Exhibitions at Galerie Hubert Winter
Similar Exhibitions
Guestbook
Metadata
Claims
Editing is restricted
You cannot submit an edit because the institution hosting this exhibition has been claimed by .
Editing this section requires claiming the profile of the institution hosting this exhibition. You will need to upgrade to an Enterprise plan to submit your claim.
Claims are one of the many safeguards in place on UntitledDb that preserve the integrity of the information on our platform.For additional information on claims, click "Learn more."
Editing is restricted
Editing this section requires claiming the profile of the institution hosting this exhibition. You will need to upgrade to an Enterprise plan to submit your claim.
Claims are one of the many safeguards in place on UntitledDb that preserve the integrity of the information on our platform.For additional information on claims, click "Learn more."
Editing is restricted
A reputation of 20,000 or higher is needed to edit posts created by other users.
Familiarize yourself with our platform by creating new posts and watching your favorites. You'll reach a reputation of 20,000 in no time.
This is one of the many safeguards in place on UntitledDb that preserve the integrity of the information on our platform.
Account access options
Log in and connect with the art world
By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
or
Account access options
Sign up and connect with the art world
By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
or
Account access options
Expand your reach with UntitledDb Pro
By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
or
Account access options
Grow your institution's reach and impact with UntitledDb Enterprise
By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
or
Sign up for UntitledDb Pro to unlock this feature