Encompassing painting and drawing, Mirrors and other creatures, a solo exhibition of new work by Gary Hume at the London gallery, presents Hume’s distinctive approach to the natural world.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

 

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium
87 × 69 cm | 34 1/4 × 27 1/8 inches

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
152.5 × 112 cm | 60 × 44 inches

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The works in this show depict swans, flowers and other natural events. In Hume’s own words: ‘Looking at nature is a direct way of having the sensation that we are not base animals.’ It is through his work that we are presented with the overwhelming sensation of what art can do and of its ability to contain and remind you of the ineffable.

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium
87 × 69 cm | 34 1/4 × 27 1/8 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium
87 × 69 cm | 34 1/4 × 27 1/8 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
152.5 × 112 cm | 60 × 44 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
152.5 × 112 cm | 60 × 44 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

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The works in this show depict swans, flowers and other natural events. In Hume’s own words: ‘Looking at nature is a direct way of having the sensation that we are not base animals.’ It is through his work that we are presented with the overwhelming sensation of what art can do and of its ability to contain and remind you of the ineffable.

By drawing attention to the temporal and therefore mortal aspects of nature, Hume’s work is suffused with tragedy. The deep and indefinable moments within nature that he portrays will always bear a trace of the recognition of their end, a reminder that death is unavoidable. The forms that he lays down on canvas and aluminium panels reflect these moments.

 

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on canvas, in artist’s frame
100 × 70 cm | 39 3/8 × 27 5/8 inches
104 × 74 cm | 41 × 29 1/8 inches (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on canvas, in artist’s frame
100 × 70 cm | 39 3/8 × 27 5/8 inches
104 × 74 cm | 41 × 29 1/8 inches (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal and pastel on canvas, in artist’s frame
100 × 70 cm | 39 3/8 × 27 5/8 inches
104 × 74 cm | 41 × 29 1/8 inches (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
100 × 70 cm | 39 3/8 × 27 5/8 inches

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
100 × 70 cm | 39 3/8 × 27 5/8 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
100 × 70 cm | 39 3/8 × 27 5/8 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

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In the exhibition, the elongated, tangling necks of Hume’s swans are reduced to their essential form—self-restraint is exercised in the bold shapes that glide between figuration and abstraction.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium, diptych
145 × 239 cm each | 57 × 94 inches each

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and satinwood on canvas, in artist’s frame
60 × 75 cm | 23 5/8 × 29 1/2 inches
65 × 80.5 cm | 25 5/8 × 31 3/4 inches (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium, diptych
145 × 239 cm each | 57 × 94 inches each

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium, diptych
145 × 239 cm each | 57 × 94 inches each

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and satinwood on canvas, in artist’s frame
60 × 75 cm | 23 5/8 × 29 1/2 inches
65 × 80.5 cm | 25 5/8 × 31 3/4 inches (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and satinwood on canvas, in artist’s frame
60 × 75 cm | 23 5/8 × 29 1/2 inches
65 × 80.5 cm | 25 5/8 × 31 3/4 inches (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

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In the exhibition, the elongated, tangling necks of Hume’s swans are reduced to their essential form—self-restraint is exercised in the bold shapes that glide between figuration and abstraction.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas, diptych, in artist’s frames
110 × 183 cm each | 43 1/4 × 72 inches each
114 × 187 cm each | 44 7/8 × 73 5/8 inches each (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas, diptych, in artist’s frames
110 × 183 cm each | 43 1/4 × 72 inches each
114 × 187 cm each | 44 7/8 × 73 5/8 inches each (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas, diptych, in artist’s frames
110 × 183 cm each | 43 1/4 × 72 inches each
114 × 187 cm each | 44 7/8 × 73 5/8 inches each (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
118 × 109 cm | 46 1/2 × 43 inches

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
75 × 75 cm | 29 1/2 × 29 1/2 inches

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His clusters of flowers, on the cusp of death, are condensed into fine lines and folds of petal and foliage, revealing their own internal intricacies.

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
118 × 109 cm | 46 1/2 × 43 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
118 × 109 cm | 46 1/2 × 43 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
75 × 75 cm | 29 1/2 × 29 1/2 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
75 × 75 cm | 29 1/2 × 29 1/2 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

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His clusters of flowers, on the cusp of death, are condensed into fine lines and folds of petal and foliage, revealing their own internal intricacies.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

 

His simple, open-ended forms are not always easy to decipher, and it is in their ambiguity and the sensitivity of their narrative that they give space to be thought about. Indeed, one can describe Hume’s paintings as works of brevity—by being concise, they are generous.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
105 × 150 cm | 41 3/8 × 59 inches

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, acrylic and gloss on canvas, in artist’s frame
69 × 99 cm | 27 1/8 × 39 inches
74 × 104 cm | 29 1/8 × 41 inches (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
105 × 150 cm | 41 3/8 × 59 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood and gloss on aluminium
105 × 150 cm | 41 3/8 × 59 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, acrylic and gloss on canvas, in artist’s frame
69 × 99 cm | 27 1/8 × 39 inches
74 × 104 cm | 29 1/8 × 41 inches (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, acrylic and gloss on canvas, in artist’s frame
69 × 99 cm | 27 1/8 × 39 inches
74 × 104 cm | 29 1/8 × 41 inches (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

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His simple, open-ended forms are not always easy to decipher, and it is in their ambiguity and the sensitivity of their narrative that they give space to be thought about. Indeed, one can describe Hume’s paintings as works of brevity—by being concise, they are generous.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

 

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal on canvas, in artist’s frame
50.5 × 33.5 cm | 19 7/8 × 13 1/8 inches
55 × 38 cm | 21 5/8 × 15 inches (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas, in artist’s frame
75 × 60 cm | 29 1/2 × 23 5/8 inches
80 × 64 cm | 31 1/2 × 25 1/8 inches (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Gloss and lametta on aluminium
122 × 68 cm | 48 × 26 3/4 inches

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Hume has described his process as ‘looking while making’, a continual state of exploration and reflection. His tender, muted paintings reveal a sensitivity to the natural world and an acceptance of one’s own futility in the face of its overarching primacy.

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal on canvas, in artist’s frame
50.5 × 33.5 cm | 19 7/8 × 13 1/8 inches
55 × 38 cm | 21 5/8 × 15 inches (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal on canvas, in artist’s frame
50.5 × 33.5 cm | 19 7/8 × 13 1/8 inches
55 × 38 cm | 21 5/8 × 15 inches (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas, in artist’s frame
75 × 60 cm | 29 1/2 × 23 5/8 inches
80 × 64 cm | 31 1/2 × 25 1/8 inches (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on canvas, in artist’s frame
75 × 60 cm | 29 1/2 × 23 5/8 inches
80 × 64 cm | 31 1/2 × 25 1/8 inches (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Gloss and lametta on aluminium
122 × 68 cm | 48 × 26 3/4 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Gloss and lametta on aluminium
122 × 68 cm | 48 × 26 3/4 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

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Hume has described his process as ‘looking while making’, a continual state of exploration and reflection. His tender, muted paintings reveal a sensitivity to the natural world and an acceptance of one’s own futility in the face of its overarching primacy.

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium
239.5 × 144 cm | 94 1/4 × 56 3/4 inches

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium
239.5 × 144 cm | 94 1/4 × 56 3/4 inches

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Satinwood on aluminium
239.5 × 144 cm | 94 1/4 × 56 3/4 inches

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel, acrylic and satinwood on canvas, in artist’s frame
239 × 143.5 cm | 94 × 56 1/2 inches
244 × 148.5 cm | 96 × 58 1/2 inches (framed)

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel, acrylic and satinwood on canvas, in artist’s frame
239 × 143.5 cm | 94 × 56 1/2 inches
244 × 148.5 cm | 96 × 58 1/2 inches (framed)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024
Charcoal, pastel, acrylic and satinwood on canvas, in artist’s frame
239 × 143.5 cm | 94 × 56 1/2 inches
244 × 148.5 cm | 96 × 58 1/2 inches (framed)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume
Untitled, 2024 (detail)

Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London
Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, September 13–October 19, 2024

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Gary Hume – Mirrors and other creatures – London

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The exhibition runs concurrently with two additional shows of Hume’s work — THIS WAY / THAT WAY, Gary Hume: paintings from the 90s at Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert and Gary Hume: A Selection of Prints From 1994–2022 at Lyndsey Ingram. The three galleries are within a five-minute walking radius.

 

Gary Hume
Mirrors and other creatures
September 13–October 19, 2024
London

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Gary Hume’s Swans Dissolve into Abstraction
Frieze, review by Finn Blythe, September 19, 2024

Gary Hume on dreaming of swans and designing the Burberry SS25 set
Hero, article by Barry Pierce, September 17, 2024

Artist Gary Hume: ‘I use sex less now – but I still find the world an erotic place’
The Guardian, article by Stuart Jeffries, September 9, 2024