David Batchelor | Alfredo Volpi
![Alfredo Volpi 1896 - 1988O barco noturno [The night boat], 1960s Tempera on canvas 23.8 x 32.8 cm 9 3/8 x 12 7/8 in](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/cbprojects/images/view/0566f41cb0e55ac0f33d653bd44daf12j.jpg)
![Alfredo Volpi 1896 - 1988Barcos no cáis [Boats at the pier] [from the Italian Travel series], 1950s Oil on canvas 50 x 65 cm 19 3/4 x 25 5/8 in](https://artlogic-res.cloudinary.com/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/cbprojects/images/view/0d28f33e7316b053797b4bf8fd901022j.jpg)
Cecilia Brunson Projects is delighted to present a joint exhibition by David Batchelor (b. 1955, Dundee) and Alfredo Volpi (1896 - 1988, São Paulo). This show celebrates Batchelor's long relationship with Latin American art, and Brazilian art in particular.
We're excited to say that Batchelor will be the first British born artist ever to be exhibited at Cecilia Brunson Projects and we're delighted to be celebrating the rich history of exchange, influence, and interaction between European and Latin American artists. The exhibition will revolve around an especially commissioned tapestry - a reproduction of one of Batchelor's Covid Variation paintings from 2020 - which was hand-woven at the Taller Mexicano de los Gobelinos, a workshop in Guadalajara that specialises in transforming, or transposing, artworks into this new, textile medium. This tapestry will be complemented by a variety of other works by Batchelor including his Concreto sculptural works and Colour Chart paintings.
A booklet with an interview with David Batchelor has been published for the exhibition. There will be copies available at the gallery.
