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Drawing Room/Tannery Arts Unit 1b, New Tannery Way Bermondsey London, SE1 5WS
Our Learning projects make drawing relevant and accessible to our community – for schools, teachers, families & local groups. Come and Draw!
Free and open to all, our Library is a unique collection of around 4,000 books dedicated to the exploration of contemporary drawing.
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Buy publications related to our exhibitions, as well as unique artworks and limited editions.
Find out more about Drawing Room, what we do, and our relationship with studio provider Tannery Arts.
Tannery Arts is a small, independent charity concerned with supporting the professional development of emerging and established artists through the provision of affordable studios, promoting their practice through opportunities to exhibit work, develop projects, generate partnerships with local authorities, private property owners and social housing organisations as well as engage in learning activities.
£25
Modern Nature explores our interaction and fascination with plants in relation to aspects of social change, personal well-being and scientific research. Featuring works by artists Alberto Baraya, Mark Dion, Simryn Gill, Derek Jarman, Hilma af Klint, Margaret Mee, Christine Ödlund, David Thorpe and Viktor Timofeev.
Edited by Kate Macfarlane and with an essay, Modern Nature, by curator Katharine Stout (Director, Focal Point Gallery and Associate Director, Drawing Room).
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Modern Nature and was designed by Studio Ard. Edition of 300, printed by Aldgate Press and hand-finished. 44 pages, 33 colour plates.