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Oli Kellett @ HackelBury Fine Art

Grand Ave, Chicago, 2017

Oli Kellett: Waiting for a Sign
24th November 2023 – 2nd March 2024

“Waiting for a Sign focuses on Kellett’s iconic Crossroad Blues series of large-scale portraits of people waitng at crossroads in urban cities across the globe from London to Mexico City and numerous across North America. The series began in 2016 when Kellett was visiting Los Angeles during the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election and the country was at a political crossroads. It continued to evolve over the following four years as a result of Kellett’s numerous visits to countries including Spain, Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia.

In these times of seismic geo-political shifts and significant global events, the series has now taken on a universal significance. It captures still moments of contemplation in which individuals question the direction they take and the life they make. Inspired by the title of Gauguin’s painting “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this series reflects our existential search for an answer. ”

HackelBury Fine Art, London
https://hackelbury.co.uk/exhibitions/118/overview/


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