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✨ Join us on the 4th June, from 6-8pm, for the opening of ‘This and That’, a group exhibition including Francesca Anfossi, Gabriele Beveridge, Jane Bustin, Alan Charlton, Rose Davey, Iain Hales and Gary Woodley ✨ Co-curated by Rose Davey

All welcome!

@fraanfossi
@gabrielebeveridge
@janebustin
#alancharlton
@rosedaveyartist
@iainhales
@pocketdepartment

The gallery and artist Rose Davey are pleased to present their second collaborative exhibition: ‘This and That’.

The exhibition proposes that nothing stands alone - every object, colour and idea is understood in relation to another.

The exhibition centres around a table made by Gary Woodley, painted by Rose Davey, with stools by Francesca Anfossi. A collaboration between three artists, the table only makes sense when a person sits at it. This logic of legibility through activation is echoed throughout the works in the exhibition. All rely on the presence of something else for the overall artwork to come into being. Alan Charlton’s diptych demonstrates the impact of the combined painted and unpainted canvas, while Rose Davey’s paintings investigate the effect of one colour upon another. The works by Gabriele Beveridge, Jane Bustin and Iain Hales further demonstrate how meaning emerges from the contrasts, spaces and relationships between forms.

The exhibition opens in celebration of the @londongalleryweekend and will be open for extended hours on 5th, 6th and 7th June.

#sidmotiongallery #thisandthat #rosedavey

Save the date 🎈🎈🎈Join us to celebrate the gallery’s 10 year anniversary!

Friday 12th June
Amp Studios, SE15
From 7pm onwards

Everyone warmly welcome! No need to RSVP 🕺 See you there!

📍South @sidmotiongallery

For the sixth edition of London Gallery Weekend, Sid Motion Gallery and artist Rose Davey are pleased to present their second collaborative exhibition, ‘This and That’, 5 June – 10 July. Featuring works by Francesca Anfossi, Gabriele Beveridge, Jane Bustin, Alan Charlton, Rose Davey, Iain Hales, Gary Woodley.

‘This and That’ proposes that nothing stands alone – every object, colour and idea is understood in relation to another. The exhibition centres around a table made by Gary Woodley, painted by Rose Davey, with stools by Francesca Anfossi. A collaboration between three artists, the table only makes sense when a person sits at it.

This logic of legibility through activation is echoed throughout the works in the exhibition. All rely on the presence of something else for the overall artwork to come into being.

LGW is taking place from Friday 5 to Sunday 7 June.

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Rose Davey, Camden in Spring, 2025. Acrylic paint on plywood panels, 30 x 40 x 3.5cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sid Motion Gallery.

@rosedaveyartist #LondonGalleryWeekend #SidMotionGallery

These are the final days of ‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade @sidmotiongallery 💥 Join us this Saturday, 2nd May, at 3pm for a special walkthrough with the artist @maxwellwade

Please RSVP via info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

For a full list of works, the exhibition’s text by Matthew Burrows MBE (@matthewburrowsstudio), and to watch a new film of Max in the studio by Imogen Putler (@imoputler) visit the link in our bio above 🔗☝️

#MaxWade #Ancestors #sidmotiongallery

These are the final days of ‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade @sidmotiongallery 💥 Join us this Saturday, 2nd May, at 3pm for a special walkthrough with the artist @maxwellwade

Please RSVP via info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

For a full list of works, the exhibition’s text by Matthew Burrows MBE (@matthewburrowsstudio), and to watch a new film of Max in the studio by Imogen Putler (@imoputler) visit the link in our bio above 🔗☝️

#MaxWade #Ancestors #sidmotiongallery

These are the final days of ‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade @sidmotiongallery 💥 Join us this Saturday, 2nd May, at 3pm for a special walkthrough with the artist @maxwellwade

Please RSVP via info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

For a full list of works, the exhibition’s text by Matthew Burrows MBE (@matthewburrowsstudio), and to watch a new film of Max in the studio by Imogen Putler (@imoputler) visit the link in our bio above 🔗☝️

#MaxWade #Ancestors #sidmotiongallery

These are the final days of ‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade @sidmotiongallery 💥 Join us this Saturday, 2nd May, at 3pm for a special walkthrough with the artist @maxwellwade

Please RSVP via info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

For a full list of works, the exhibition’s text by Matthew Burrows MBE (@matthewburrowsstudio), and to watch a new film of Max in the studio by Imogen Putler (@imoputler) visit the link in our bio above 🔗☝️

#MaxWade #Ancestors #sidmotiongallery

Join us on Saturday 2nd May at 3pm for a special walk-through on the final day of ‘Ancestors’, Max Wade’s current exhibition @sidmotiongallery ✨ Max will be present to talk visitors through his new paintings and the introduction of sculptural assemblages to his practice.

To reserve your place, please RSVP to info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk.

For the full list of works, the exhibition text by Matthew Burrows MBE (@matthewburrowsstudio), and a film of Max in the studio by Imogen Putler (@imoputler), visit the website via the link above.

@maxwellwade
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

Join us on Saturday 2nd May at 3pm for a special walk-through on the final day of ‘Ancestors’, Max Wade’s current exhibition @sidmotiongallery ✨ Max will be present to talk visitors through his new paintings and the introduction of sculptural assemblages to his practice.

To reserve your place, please RSVP to info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk.

For the full list of works, the exhibition text by Matthew Burrows MBE (@matthewburrowsstudio), and a film of Max in the studio by Imogen Putler (@imoputler), visit the website via the link above.

@maxwellwade
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

We are delighted to announce that Dafna Talmor has been awarded the Sony World Photography Award 2026, in the Professional Landscape category ✨

Huge congratulations @dafnatalmor!! ✨ This is so well deserved.

Thank you to @worldphotoorg for the international recognition of Dafna’s important work - and for supporting the work of so many brilliant photographers awarded at last nights ceremony at The Hilton, Park Lane London

Dafna’s work will now on view at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026 at Somerset House (@somersethouse), running from 17 April to 4 May.

Selected by an international jury (including the brilliant @bindi_vora who gave Dafna her trophy last night), the awarded series includes works first presented in Dafna’s 2025 solo exhibition ‘The Moving Eye Cannot See’ at Sid Motion Gallery, originally commissioned by David Kronn. These works are now part of the group exhibition at Somerset House, curated by Monica Allende.

We will be hosting an open studio at @dafnatalmor’s studio on Saturday 16 May, 6.30 – 9.30pm, alongside neighbouring artists: Karen Knorr & Anna Fox, Bettina von Zwehl, and Gareth McConnell Studio. RSVP: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

Further opportunities to see Dafna Talmor’s work include:
What Persists, Vibrant Matter in Nottinghamshire
Curated by Daniel Rapley
Until 6 June 2026

Touch Nature, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner
30 April – 10 July 2026

Huge congratulations Dafna! And big thanks to everyone involved 🙏

We are delighted to announce that Dafna Talmor has been awarded the Sony World Photography Award 2026, in the Professional Landscape category ✨

Huge congratulations @dafnatalmor!! ✨ This is so well deserved.

Thank you to @worldphotoorg for the international recognition of Dafna’s important work - and for supporting the work of so many brilliant photographers awarded at last nights ceremony at The Hilton, Park Lane London

Dafna’s work will now on view at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026 at Somerset House (@somersethouse), running from 17 April to 4 May.

Selected by an international jury (including the brilliant @bindi_vora who gave Dafna her trophy last night), the awarded series includes works first presented in Dafna’s 2025 solo exhibition ‘The Moving Eye Cannot See’ at Sid Motion Gallery, originally commissioned by David Kronn. These works are now part of the group exhibition at Somerset House, curated by Monica Allende.

We will be hosting an open studio at @dafnatalmor’s studio on Saturday 16 May, 6.30 – 9.30pm, alongside neighbouring artists: Karen Knorr & Anna Fox, Bettina von Zwehl, and Gareth McConnell Studio. RSVP: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

Further opportunities to see Dafna Talmor’s work include:
What Persists, Vibrant Matter in Nottinghamshire
Curated by Daniel Rapley
Until 6 June 2026

Touch Nature, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner
30 April – 10 July 2026

Huge congratulations Dafna! And big thanks to everyone involved 🙏

We are delighted to announce that Dafna Talmor has been awarded the Sony World Photography Award 2026, in the Professional Landscape category ✨

Huge congratulations @dafnatalmor!! ✨ This is so well deserved.

Thank you to @worldphotoorg for the international recognition of Dafna’s important work - and for supporting the work of so many brilliant photographers awarded at last nights ceremony at The Hilton, Park Lane London

Dafna’s work will now on view at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026 at Somerset House (@somersethouse), running from 17 April to 4 May.

Selected by an international jury (including the brilliant @bindi_vora who gave Dafna her trophy last night), the awarded series includes works first presented in Dafna’s 2025 solo exhibition ‘The Moving Eye Cannot See’ at Sid Motion Gallery, originally commissioned by David Kronn. These works are now part of the group exhibition at Somerset House, curated by Monica Allende.

We will be hosting an open studio at @dafnatalmor’s studio on Saturday 16 May, 6.30 – 9.30pm, alongside neighbouring artists: Karen Knorr & Anna Fox, Bettina von Zwehl, and Gareth McConnell Studio. RSVP: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

Further opportunities to see Dafna Talmor’s work include:
What Persists, Vibrant Matter in Nottinghamshire
Curated by Daniel Rapley
Until 6 June 2026

Touch Nature, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner
30 April – 10 July 2026

Huge congratulations Dafna! And big thanks to everyone involved 🙏

We are delighted to announce that Dafna Talmor has been awarded the Sony World Photography Award 2026, in the Professional Landscape category ✨

Huge congratulations @dafnatalmor!! ✨ This is so well deserved.

Thank you to @worldphotoorg for the international recognition of Dafna’s important work - and for supporting the work of so many brilliant photographers awarded at last nights ceremony at The Hilton, Park Lane London

Dafna’s work will now on view at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026 at Somerset House (@somersethouse), running from 17 April to 4 May.

Selected by an international jury (including the brilliant @bindi_vora who gave Dafna her trophy last night), the awarded series includes works first presented in Dafna’s 2025 solo exhibition ‘The Moving Eye Cannot See’ at Sid Motion Gallery, originally commissioned by David Kronn. These works are now part of the group exhibition at Somerset House, curated by Monica Allende.

We will be hosting an open studio at @dafnatalmor’s studio on Saturday 16 May, 6.30 – 9.30pm, alongside neighbouring artists: Karen Knorr & Anna Fox, Bettina von Zwehl, and Gareth McConnell Studio. RSVP: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

Further opportunities to see Dafna Talmor’s work include:
What Persists, Vibrant Matter in Nottinghamshire
Curated by Daniel Rapley
Until 6 June 2026

Touch Nature, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner
30 April – 10 July 2026

Huge congratulations Dafna! And big thanks to everyone involved 🙏

We are delighted to announce that Dafna Talmor has been awarded the Sony World Photography Award 2026, in the Professional Landscape category ✨

Huge congratulations @dafnatalmor!! ✨ This is so well deserved.

Thank you to @worldphotoorg for the international recognition of Dafna’s important work - and for supporting the work of so many brilliant photographers awarded at last nights ceremony at The Hilton, Park Lane London

Dafna’s work will now on view at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026 at Somerset House (@somersethouse), running from 17 April to 4 May.

Selected by an international jury (including the brilliant @bindi_vora who gave Dafna her trophy last night), the awarded series includes works first presented in Dafna’s 2025 solo exhibition ‘The Moving Eye Cannot See’ at Sid Motion Gallery, originally commissioned by David Kronn. These works are now part of the group exhibition at Somerset House, curated by Monica Allende.

We will be hosting an open studio at @dafnatalmor’s studio on Saturday 16 May, 6.30 – 9.30pm, alongside neighbouring artists: Karen Knorr & Anna Fox, Bettina von Zwehl, and Gareth McConnell Studio. RSVP: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

Further opportunities to see Dafna Talmor’s work include:
What Persists, Vibrant Matter in Nottinghamshire
Curated by Daniel Rapley
Until 6 June 2026

Touch Nature, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner
30 April – 10 July 2026

Huge congratulations Dafna! And big thanks to everyone involved 🙏

We are delighted to announce that Dafna Talmor has been awarded the Sony World Photography Award 2026, in the Professional Landscape category ✨

Huge congratulations @dafnatalmor!! ✨ This is so well deserved.

Thank you to @worldphotoorg for the international recognition of Dafna’s important work - and for supporting the work of so many brilliant photographers awarded at last nights ceremony at The Hilton, Park Lane London

Dafna’s work will now on view at the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition 2026 at Somerset House (@somersethouse), running from 17 April to 4 May.

Selected by an international jury (including the brilliant @bindi_vora who gave Dafna her trophy last night), the awarded series includes works first presented in Dafna’s 2025 solo exhibition ‘The Moving Eye Cannot See’ at Sid Motion Gallery, originally commissioned by David Kronn. These works are now part of the group exhibition at Somerset House, curated by Monica Allende.

We will be hosting an open studio at @dafnatalmor’s studio on Saturday 16 May, 6.30 – 9.30pm, alongside neighbouring artists: Karen Knorr & Anna Fox, Bettina von Zwehl, and Gareth McConnell Studio. RSVP: info@sidmotiongallery.co.uk

Further opportunities to see Dafna Talmor’s work include:
What Persists, Vibrant Matter in Nottinghamshire
Curated by Daniel Rapley
Until 6 June 2026

Touch Nature, Austrian Cultural Forum, London
Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner
30 April – 10 July 2026

Huge congratulations Dafna! And big thanks to everyone involved 🙏

"The same paradox present in the paintings – lightness held within density – appears again here. The weight and texture of wood, plaster, stone and metal are balanced with a surprising delicacy. These objects seem less constructed than discovered, their forms arriving through a process of attentive handling rather than predetermined design. Seeing the paintings and sculptures together forces the eye and body to make connections. It is playful, but also deeply human. There is a hint of melancholy there – not sadness exactly, but a kind of recognition born from compassionate attention and quiet humour. They are funny works, though not jokey ones. The humour is closer to the smile that appears when we recognise our own fragility."

✍️ Excerpt from ‘LOOK AT THIS’, the exhibition's text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio. Read in full on the gallery website.
  
‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade continues at @sidmotiongallery until 2nd May 💫

Max Wade
Night watchman, 2026
Concrete, wood, copper, galvanised metal, electrical tape, straw
184 x 50 x 36cm

📸 by Tim Bowditch
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

"The same paradox present in the paintings – lightness held within density – appears again here. The weight and texture of wood, plaster, stone and metal are balanced with a surprising delicacy. These objects seem less constructed than discovered, their forms arriving through a process of attentive handling rather than predetermined design. Seeing the paintings and sculptures together forces the eye and body to make connections. It is playful, but also deeply human. There is a hint of melancholy there – not sadness exactly, but a kind of recognition born from compassionate attention and quiet humour. They are funny works, though not jokey ones. The humour is closer to the smile that appears when we recognise our own fragility."

✍️ Excerpt from ‘LOOK AT THIS’, the exhibition's text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio. Read in full on the gallery website.
  
‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade continues at @sidmotiongallery until 2nd May 💫

Max Wade
Night watchman, 2026
Concrete, wood, copper, galvanised metal, electrical tape, straw
184 x 50 x 36cm

📸 by Tim Bowditch
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

"The same paradox present in the paintings – lightness held within density – appears again here. The weight and texture of wood, plaster, stone and metal are balanced with a surprising delicacy. These objects seem less constructed than discovered, their forms arriving through a process of attentive handling rather than predetermined design. Seeing the paintings and sculptures together forces the eye and body to make connections. It is playful, but also deeply human. There is a hint of melancholy there – not sadness exactly, but a kind of recognition born from compassionate attention and quiet humour. They are funny works, though not jokey ones. The humour is closer to the smile that appears when we recognise our own fragility."

✍️ Excerpt from ‘LOOK AT THIS’, the exhibition's text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio. Read in full on the gallery website.
  
‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade continues at @sidmotiongallery until 2nd May 💫

Max Wade
Night watchman, 2026
Concrete, wood, copper, galvanised metal, electrical tape, straw
184 x 50 x 36cm

📸 by Tim Bowditch
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

"The same paradox present in the paintings – lightness held within density – appears again here. The weight and texture of wood, plaster, stone and metal are balanced with a surprising delicacy. These objects seem less constructed than discovered, their forms arriving through a process of attentive handling rather than predetermined design. Seeing the paintings and sculptures together forces the eye and body to make connections. It is playful, but also deeply human. There is a hint of melancholy there – not sadness exactly, but a kind of recognition born from compassionate attention and quiet humour. They are funny works, though not jokey ones. The humour is closer to the smile that appears when we recognise our own fragility."

✍️ Excerpt from ‘LOOK AT THIS’, the exhibition's text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio. Read in full on the gallery website.
  
‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade continues at @sidmotiongallery until 2nd May 💫

Max Wade
Night watchman, 2026
Concrete, wood, copper, galvanised metal, electrical tape, straw
184 x 50 x 36cm

📸 by Tim Bowditch
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade is open tomorrow 12-6pm but will be closed Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April for the Easter Holidays ✨

For a full list of works, the exhibition text by @matthewburrowsstudio and a film of @maxwellwade in the studio by @imoputler, visit the website via the link above 🔗

#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade is open tomorrow 12-6pm but will be closed Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April for the Easter Holidays ✨

For a full list of works, the exhibition text by @matthewburrowsstudio and a film of @maxwellwade in the studio by @imoputler, visit the website via the link above 🔗

#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade is open tomorrow 12-6pm but will be closed Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th April for the Easter Holidays ✨

For a full list of works, the exhibition text by @matthewburrowsstudio and a film of @maxwellwade in the studio by @imoputler, visit the website via the link above 🔗

#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

This is the final weekend to see ‘A Line of Ashes’ by Vincent Hawkins at TKE Studios, Margate - curated by Tracey Emin ✨

Open Saturday & Sunday, 12–5pm

@vincent_hawkins_
@tkestudios

For more information, visit the link in bio above 👆

Huge congratulations to @vincent_hawkins_ for such a special show - and big thanks to @traceyeminstudio and the incredible team at TKE Studios for championing Vincent’s important work and bringing this exhibition to life 🙏

📸 @ninoparent
#vincenthawkins #tkestudios

Max Wade speaks from his studio in Harlow, Essex about his latest body of work for his solo exhibition 'Ancestors', now on view @sidmotiongallery, London (20 March - 2 May 2026).

This series marks a significant evolution in @maxwellwade's practice, with sculptural assemblages presented alongside his paintings for the first time.

Huge thanks to Imogen Putler @imoputler for this beautiful film, capturing an important moment in Max's practice. Watch in full on the gallery website now.

For the full list of works and to read the exhibition text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio, visit the link in bio.

#Ancestors #MaxWade #ImogenPutler #SidMotionGallery

‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade continues @sidmotiongallery this week Thursday - Saturday 12-6pm 💫

“Set amongst the paintings … are a number of new sculptures constructed from objects reclaimed from Wade’s surroundings and built up with sacking and plaster. These forms feel assembled by hands that understand looking as a physical process. There is something in their directness that recalls the material immediacy of Cy Twombly, where gesture and object inhabit the same field of thought. The sculptures have a clarity of presence that differs from the rich, shifting surfaces of the paintings. They sit firmly in the world - not apart from the paintings, but alongside them, as if playing another instrument in the same ensemble. Where the paintings fracture and open space, the sculptures offer weight and pause. Their colour has edges; their forms carry a quiet gravity.”

Excerpt from ‘LOOK AT THIS’, the exhibition text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio 📝✍️ Read in full on the gallery website.

@maxwellwade
Syncopated, 2026
Wood, stone, paint
170 x 51 x 29cm

📸 by Tim Bowditch
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade continues @sidmotiongallery this week Thursday - Saturday 12-6pm 💫

“Set amongst the paintings … are a number of new sculptures constructed from objects reclaimed from Wade’s surroundings and built up with sacking and plaster. These forms feel assembled by hands that understand looking as a physical process. There is something in their directness that recalls the material immediacy of Cy Twombly, where gesture and object inhabit the same field of thought. The sculptures have a clarity of presence that differs from the rich, shifting surfaces of the paintings. They sit firmly in the world - not apart from the paintings, but alongside them, as if playing another instrument in the same ensemble. Where the paintings fracture and open space, the sculptures offer weight and pause. Their colour has edges; their forms carry a quiet gravity.”

Excerpt from ‘LOOK AT THIS’, the exhibition text by Matthew Burrows MBE @matthewburrowsstudio 📝✍️ Read in full on the gallery website.

@maxwellwade
Syncopated, 2026
Wood, stone, paint
170 x 51 x 29cm

📸 by Tim Bowditch
#maxwade #ancestors #sidmotiongallery

Join us tonight from 6-8pm for the opening of ‘Ancestors’ by Max Wade 💫

For the exhibition, @maxwellwade introduces a new body of work that marks an important development in his practice: the first presentation of sculptural assemblages alongside his paintings.

Developed over the past year, these assemblages are not conceived as a departure from painting but as an extension of it. Wade approaches them with the same sensitivity to material, composition and surface that characterises his canvases. In ‘Ancestors’, painting and sculpture become deeply interconnected, each medium informing and reshaping the other. Together, the works reveal a practice in transition, where ideas move fluidly between two- and three-dimensional forms.

Contact the gallery for a full list of works and more images.

The exhibition is accompanied by a brilliant text by @matthewburrowsstudio ✍️ Read in full on the gallery website now!

#Ancestors #maxwade #sidmotiongallery