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Rebecca Chesney, 6:9 for Astley Hall 2021. Plaster casts of mugwort, bittercress, fennel, greater plantain, nettle & apple. © Rebecca Chesney 2.jpeg

Chesney! Himid! Sorted!

Ushaw is the place you need to be if you want to see work by Turner Prize winner Lubaina Himid alongside pieces from Rebecca Chesney.

This piece (entitled ‘6/9’—pictured) is by Rebecca Chesney and features plaster casts of mugwort, bittercress, fennel, greater plantain, nettle and apple, and I find it all rather lovely (admittedly, I’m a sucker for mugwort and bittercress). But Chesney has always been a very special artist with her work grounded in the natural world. It’s work that encompasses paintings, drawings and interventions in a range of landscapes and environments. This exhibition includes new work, including preparatory pieces relating to current and future projects at Ushaw, and, as mentioned above, also showcases work from one the UK’s foremost artists Lubaina Himid. Himid pocketed the Tuner Prize in 2017 and was Britain’s representative at this year’s Venice Biennale.

Lubaina Himid and Rebecca Chesney, until 14 November, Ushaw, Durham, ushaw.org

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