Essays

“Absence and Presence” is the fruit of a creative co-operation between the artists Claire Burbridge and Matthew Picton. In this exhibition their contrasting approaches and media converge, resulting in a distinctive view of of humanity and civilization. Two of the works represent Dresden, a city emblematic of European history. Dresden,

Matthew Picton: Postwar Landscape, An Urban History In his 4th exhibition with Howard House, Matthew Picton continues his investigation into the way history, both physically and metaphorically, shapes our landscapes and cities. Over the last few years Picton’s sculptural works have become more and more complex as different eras of

The Poetry of a Memory: Matthew Picton Layers Time, Space, and Politics At mid-career, British artist Matthew Picton has come full circle, embarking on a new body of work whose roots burrow deep into the obsessions of his past. Recent one-person shows at Solway Jones (Los Angeles), Toomey Tourell (San

From the Ground Up: Matthew Picton’s Ascending Perspective If you’ve ever entered your own address into the mesmerizing, satellite-enabled gadgets known as GPS, MapQuest, and Google Earth, you may, as I was, be surprised at the unfamiliarity of the results. From an aerial perspective, “home” looks entirely different in scale

Recorded, Translated, Transposed: The Drawings of Matthew Picton Cracks in the road are a mundane fact of life. Not exactly beautiful, too ordinary to be sublime, a network of cracks might nevertheless induce a sense of wonder in the attentive observer. Yet, how many of us have pulled off to