Alberta Whittle

"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".



Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023
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solo show

The Modern Institute



14-20 Osborne Street
G1 5QN Glasgow
Scotland
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installation views
 
Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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Alberta Whittle The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Installation view, The Modern Institute Glasgow
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023


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artworks in the show
 
Alberta Whittle, Set yourself free, you, now, 2023, The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Set yourself free, you, now, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
115.5 x 106.5 x 5.5 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Set yourself free, you, now

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Ring around the Rosy, 2023, The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Ring around the Rosy, 2023

Tapestry woven by Dovecot Studios
Wool, linen, cotton, cowrie shells, Quartz crystal, fish skeleton, Amethyst, Abalone shell; powder coated steel gates
Installed: 246 x 236 x 190 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Ring around the Rosy

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, There is always another way, 2023, The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


There is always another way, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
166.5 x 148.5 x 6 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

There is always another way

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Under the full moon, I am born anew, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Under the full moon, I am born anew, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
166.5 x 148.5 x 6 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Under the full moon, I am born anew

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Autumn Equinox - an awakening, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Autumn Equinox - an awakening, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
196 x 196 x 6 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Autumn Equinox - an awakening

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Autumn Equinox - abolition invocation, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Autumn Equinox - abolition invocation, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
196 x 196 x 6 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Autumn Equinox - abolition invocation

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, A conjuring, a transformation, a wiggle in the universe, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


A conjuring, a transformation, a wiggle in the universe, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
115.5 x 106 x 5.5 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

A conjuring, a transformation, a wiggle in the universe

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, The soil reclaims her children, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


The soil reclaims her children, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
115.5 x 106 x 5.5 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

The soil reclaims her children

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Only the sun was there to keep us company, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Only the sun was there to keep us company, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
115.5 x 106 x 5.5 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Only the sun was there to keep us company

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Muddy caresses at Dunloe Lane, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Muddy caresses at Dunloe Lane, 2023

Acrylic on linen, painted wooden frame with fretwork
75.5 x 65.5 x 5.5 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Muddy caresses at Dunloe Lane

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Opening the way requires a wish, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Opening the way requires a wish, 2023

Clay mask, beads, cowrie shells, shackles
Installed: 52 x 28 x 10 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Opening the way requires a wish

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Only the magic and the dream are true, 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Only the magic and the dream are true, 2023

Acrylic on canvas, raffia
100 x 27.5 x 5.5 cm
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Only the magic and the dream are true

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Totems of Brass (Part one), 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Totems of Brass (Part one), 2023

Cowrie shells, shackles, beads, pearls, calabash, wire, key, tambourines, bells, conch shells, driftwood, fabric doily, blue chalk, pyrite and rope
Dimensions variable
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Totems of Brass (Part one)

, 2023

The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle, Totems of Brass (Part one), 2023 , The Modern Institute

Alberta Whittle


Totems of Brass (Part one), 2023

Cowrie shells, shackles, beads, pearls, calabash, wire, key, tambourines, bells, conch shells, driftwood, fabric doily, blue chalk, pyrite and rope
Dimensions variable
© Alberta Whittle - Photo: Patrick Jameson
Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow


The Modern Institute
"Even in the most beautiful place in the world, our breath can falter".
Oct 07 - Nov 11, 2023

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Alberta Whittle

Totems of Brass (Part one)

, 2023

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