In a summer showcase, the pieces will be curated alongside a broader range of Smith’s works, that explore the intersections of craft and fine art, together with selected examples from the Crafts Council Collections to challenge and shift visitors’ points of reference for both art and craft. The exhibition will take place at two of Brookfield Properties’ landmark London buildings from July 2020, starting with eight weeks at 99 Bishopsgate before moving to Aldgate Tower.
“I love how Matt reworks amateur tapestry works of classical paintings and reimagines them, unpicking moment of their composition into his own patternation and narratives, repurposing them back into fine art. His work is an incredible signifier of how craft, sometimes unfairly considered lowly vs high art, straddles modes of expression and medium that have elevated it to the highest calling.” - Saff Williams, Curator at Brookfield Properties.