Denzil Forrester
Shepherd’s Bush
Lot closes
June 7, 03:18:30 AM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Starting Bid
10,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Denzil Forrester
b. 1956
Shepherd’s Bush
Executed in 2019.
Pastel and charcoal on paper
33 1/8 x 23 3/8 in. (84.1 × 59.4 cm)
Framed: 40 1/2 x 30 7/8 in. (102.9 x 78.4 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Stephen Friedman Gallery, London and New York
Denzil Forrester (b. 1956, Grenada; lives in Cornwall, United Kingdom) provides a crucial representation of the reggae and dub nightclub scene in London during the early 1980s. During his time in London, where he received his BA and MA, Forrester visited these nightclubs and has been painting their vibrant energy ever since. Forrester’s work was included in the MCA exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today (2022–23). Recent solo exhibitions of his work have been presented by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO; and Nottingham Contemporary, United Kingdom. Forrester’s work is featured in the collections of Tate, London; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and Studio Museum in Harlem, among others. Forrester was awarded the decoration of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire or MBE in 2020. His other accolades include the Koren-Ferry International Award and a scholarship by the British School at Rome.