Major new exhibition opens at Arnolfini
Posted on: 03 Sep 2020The exhibition showcases the work of Chantal Joffe, one of Britain's foremost painters.
Chantal Joffe is known for her intimate portrayal of women captured within rich layers of paint.
Timely and poignant in its ability to portray the 'fragility of life', Joffe's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
She is recognised as one of Britain's foremost painters.
Today (Thursday 3 September), a new major exhibition from Joffe opens at the Arnolfini.
Titled Chantal Joffe: For Esme - with Love and Squalor, the exhibition will run until Sunday 22 November 2020.
Esme at the Kitchen Table, Chantal Joffe, 2020, oil on canvas. Photograhy by Benjamin Westoby © Chantal Joffe courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.
Spanning new and existing works, the exhibition captures the changing faces across the years of Chantal and her daughter Esme.
The exhibition also features a recent series of 'startlingly honest' self-portraits, produced one a day over a year.
Never-before-seen series Pictures of What I Did Not See, which depicts Joffe undergoing a traumatic illness and being cared for by Esme, is another highlight.
The exhibition opens on Thursday 3 September at midday.
For more information, see arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/chantal-joffe. 
Me and Esme in the Garden, Chantal Joffe, 2020, oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm. Photography by Benjamin Westoby © Chantal Joffe courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.
Arnolfini is also exhibiting the work of acclaimed Moroccan-British photographer Hassan Hajjaj until Sunday 1 November.
The exhibition, named The Path, is an exploration of global culture across continents with colours, patterns, appropriated brand logos and found objects.
Assembled by curator, writer and broadcaster Ekow Eshun for New Art Exchange, this exhibition of photography and video confronts Hajjaj’s dual-identity.
It references his personal journey from his birthplace in Larache, Morocco, to London and beyond, and his experience working around the world.
Entry to both exhibitions is free and exhibition slots are bookable in advance via the Arnolfini website.
Main image: Poppy, Esme, Oleanna, Gracie and Kate, 2014, oil on canvas. Photography by Stephen White © Chantal Joffe courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro.
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