WORKS OF THE WEEK: Nigel Hall, Mirrored, 2011 and Allen Jones, Small Backward Bend, 2021

Nigel Hall
Mirrored, 2011
Bronze
300 x 325 x 65 cm / 118 ⅛ x 128 x 25 ⅝ in.
Edition 3 of 3

Nigel Hall (b.1943) demonstrates a preoccupation with implied space and volume in his work, suggested through form, line and edge. Parallax - the apparent shift of an object against a background due to a change in observer position - has been a particular favourite device of his, especially in his earlier works. His interest in spatial construction is combined with an equally strong sensitivity to the particular sites his sculptures occupy.

Nigel Hall had a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 2011 and later, in 2017, had a solo presentation of work in Heidelberg Sculpture Park, Germany. 2017 also saw Hall awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts, London. Hall's sculpture is included in numerous public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles; Louisiana Museum, Denmark; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Tate, London.

Allen Jones
Small Backward Bend, 2021
Stainless steel and Corten blend
50 x 32 x 22 cm / 1ft 7 ½ x 1ft ½ x 8 ½ in.
Edition 2 of 7

Allen Jones (b.1937) is internationally recognised as a pioneer of the Pop Art movement during the 1960s. Jones' sculpture has evolved to portray expressive and stylised compositions involving figures in movement and performance.

Allen Jones (b. 1937) studied at Hornsey College of Art and at the Royal College of Art where he worked alongside David Hockney, Peter Phillips and R.B. Kitaj. He has taught at art institutions around the world, including the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, the University of California, the Berlin University of the Arts and the Banff Center School of Fine Arts in Canada. He has exhibited internationally, including a major retrospective at the Royal Academy in 2014. Allen Jones was awarded the Prix des Jeunes Artistes at the 1963 Paris Biennale and is a Senior Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts. Jones' works are held in a number of major public collections including the Tate, the Museum Ludwig, the Warwick Arts Centre and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington.