Elephant’s Pick of September’s Essential Artists
Ravi Ghosh, Elephant
September 2021
Turning her gaze from the Sussex coast to celebrity culture in a single brushstroke, Sophie Barber creates playful pieces on a variety of unstretched canvas sizes. Born in St Leonards-on-Sea and now working in Hastings, Barber’s exhibition, The Greatest Song a Songbird Ever Sung, formed part of Goldsmiths CCA’s Episodes series last year, the large, draping canvases offering light commentaries on life along the English coastlines—and repurposing ArtReview front covers to trace her art-world influences. […]