Kerry Gledhill
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I really love those juxtapositions. I love showing historic works next to contemporary works. And just reminding people that it is a continuum. It's just artists trying to make sense of the world through pain. At the beginning of this year in art podcasts and in newspapers, this exhibition was flagged as one of the most celebratory and anticipated of 2026 exhibitions.
You seem quite euphoric today. Is it delirium? It might be delirium. Yesterday was very busy and I'm quite tired so yeah it could be delirium.
Chose a sort of a really quite rich terracotta color for this room, which is where the landscapes and seascapes are going to be hung, which was partly to do with that color cropping up in a lot of the works that are going to be on the walls in this room, in just like tiny little splashes and details. It's wonderful. I wonder how much of a risk you think you take when you choose a color this bold.
Oh, it's quite nerve-wracking, but I think once the lighting is done, it makes a massive difference, actually. You can afford to be much bolder in a gallery than you would perhaps be at home.
So we're opening a box of Joan Eardleys and it's full of postcards. Yeah, it's absolutely stuffed full of postcards. So we've got Renoir and quite a lot of Velazquez in here. But you can see immediately that there's such a breadth of art that she's looking at. There are images here from the National Gallery and lots of postcards from the British Museum. There's a beautiful one of a robin there. Yeah, is that, I don't know, that's just a little bird.
I find by perhaps the end of the summer. I haven't moved from that place. I've worn a kind of mark on the ground. There's no grass left. Kerry, can you remember when you first saw an Eardley? So my mum's from Kirkcaldy. And Kirkcaldy Art Gallery acquired an Eardley painting, a seascape, called Breaking Wave, in 1973. And my mum had a poster.
I think she's so much a part of
suomalaisen tehtÀvÀn. Olin ympÀrillÀ tÀstÀ ja menin nÀihin yksityiskohtaisiin, kun olin lapsena. Ja hÀnen tehtÀvÀÀn on ollut esityksiÀ, joita hÀn teki jo aiemmin. MitÀ eroa tÀmÀn tehtÀvÀÀn on ja miksi teet sen nyt?
Se, mitÀ halusimme, oli synnergejÀ. JÀrjestelmÀ, joka menee lÀmpöpainossa, ja ymmÀrtÀÀ, mitÀ hÀn katsoi, ja mitÀ hÀn tuntui mielenkiintoiselta. Ja löytÀÀ niitÀ liikkeitÀ. HÀn on erittÀin tÀrkeÀ suomalainen taiteilija. HÀnen työnsÀ on niin vihreÀ, kÀsiteltÀvÀ, moderni ja yllÀttÀvÀ. Miksi hÀn ei ole kaupungin nimi?
There are very few artists who are really household names. There's a massive fan base in Scotland particularly and certainly a pride I think in her being a Scottish artist. I mean she was born in England but her mother was Scottish and she spent all of her working life here and the way that she approached her work
was incredibly single-minded. And I've talked a lot about this idea of showing the truth of real people's lives and real experience of nature. And I am hoping that lots of people are going to come and see the exhibition, because I know that lots of people love her. So many people passionately love Erli. Yeah, really, really enthusiastically love her. Erli
Olen nyt katsomassa 1962-painetta Seascapein Foam and Blue SkyÀ. KatsotaanpÀ tuolla puolella. En toivottavasti odottaa, ettÀ se nÀkyy talvella. Se on todella rauhallisesti tehty. HÀn laittaa tietenkin ulkopuolella vihreÀllÀ kylmÀllÀ.
Ja siellÀ on kaikenlaisia rikkoja ympÀristössÀ. Eli nÀyttÀÀ siltÀ, ettÀ siellÀ on jÀrviÀ ja rikkoja ja muita asioita, joita en voi todella tunnistaa. Se on erittÀin rikkoja, mutta se antaa todella hyvÀn ympÀristön vihreÀstÀ tilanteesta, jossa hÀn on. Se on se, ettÀ se on se, ettÀ se on se, ettÀ se on se, ettÀ se on se, ettÀ se on se, ettÀ
Olen kirjoittanut tÀnÀÀn, ja se nÀyttÀÀ olevan kaupungista ja luonnosta, joten katsotaan Moni Gredenstacksin Snow Effecta vuonna 1891. Ja löysin hienon sanan, jossa hÀn sanoo, ettÀ tiedÀn vain, ettÀ teen mitÀ pystyn tekemÀÀn, jotta voin kuvata, mitÀ tunnen, kun koen luonnosta, ja ettÀ useimmiten kuin en, kun yritÀn tehdÀ sitÀ, muuttun tÀysin periaatteisiin tekojen perusteisiin, jos oikeastaan niitÀ on.
Ja ajattelin, ettÀ se oli hyvÀ loppu kÀyttÀÀ Erdlis-kirjassa, koska niiden rajoitukset eteenpÀin etsivÀt hÀnet. HÀn on todella mielenkiintoinen, ja se tulee siitÀ. Ja luulen, ettÀ tÀrkein ymmÀrrys Erdlis-työstÀ ja Impressionistin työstÀ, jopa Moniista, on tehtÀvÀ pintaa ulkopuolella. Mutta luulen, ettÀ se menee paremmin kuin se. Ja luulen, ettÀ se kuva kertoo sitÀ, mitÀ yritÀn saada.
Se nÀyttÀÀ niin monimutkaiselta. MitÀ tÀmÀ voi kertoa siitÀ, miten hÀn työskennelli? Se on ylöspÀin. EsitÀ, kuinka hÀn työskennelli meille. HÀn työskennelli todella nopeasti ja todella vahvasti. HÀn työskennelli vÀhÀn elokuvasta vuoden 1960-luvulla. Se oli elokuva, jossa oli kolme suomalaista taiteilijaa. Se nÀyttÀÀ hÀneltÀ, ettÀ hÀn työskennelli.
Olin kuullut, ettÀ hÀn oli jÀrjestÀjÀ, joten kun hÀn kuulti, ettÀ huonot ilmat tulivat, hÀn aloittaisi moottoriin. HÀn osti itselleen hieman skooteraa, jotta se olisi helpompaa kÀsitellÀ hÀnet. HÀn pystyisi liikkeelle ylöspÀin. HÀn kertoisi paljon jÀrjestelmistÀ, joita hÀn kutsuu isojen maan. Ne olivat hÀnen suosituksiaan. HÀn pystyisi liikkeelle. HÀn pystyisi liikkeelle. HÀn pystyisi liikkeelle.
KyllÀ, kyllÀ. Yksi paikka, mutta myös rauhoja, jotta ne eivÀt rauhoittaneet. Luonni rakastan. KyllÀ, luonni on semmoinen vihreÀ, vihreÀ, valkoinen. Se on niin mahtavaa nÀhdÀ tÀmÀn lopun.
KyllÀ. Katsokaa tÀmÀn hienon rannan. Luulen, ettÀ ihmiset löysivÀt vihreitÀ ja erilaisia asioita. Ne ovat tietysti jÀÀneet ja pysyneet. Se vain nÀyttÀÀ, ettei tiedÀ, mitÀ löydÀt. Se on melko yllÀttÀvÀÀ, eikö? Voit pysyÀ koko pÀivÀn. Joo, voit pysyÀ vuosia katsomassa tÀtÀ.
I've seen photographs of her working. Her girlfriend took a lot of those photographs, is that right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So Audrey Walker was actually quite an accomplished photographer, and they met, I think, in 1952. And she was always very open about being a lesbian, wasn't she? As open as she could be, I think. I think she was open with good friends, but, you know...