Matthew Picton @ Nancy Toomey

The City of London (1700 to 1900)

Traditionally, art has commemorated people, places and events, lest they be lost to the sands of time.  But what happens when those shifting sands are the things being commemorated?  Matthew Picton’s exhibition of ten recent works provides fascinating answers.  The dates of these works range from 2016 to 2023, pointing to the labor-intensive nature of the artist’s process.

Read Mark Van Proyen’s entire review at Squarecylinder.com