The seasoned UK TV presenter David Dimbleby—doyen of royal weddings and basic elections—will tackle a brand new, reasonably stunning position this autumn: visitor curator of an exhibition at Towner Eastbourne which focuses on Trendy and up to date drawings. Dimbleby was beforehand the chair of the gallery; now he’s swapping roles and dipping his toes within the curatorial waters, presenting Drawing the Unspeakable (5 October-27 April 2025) alongside together with his daughter Liza. Dimbleby says in a press release: “Co-curating this exhibition has been an exhilarating expertise. Liza has all the time been my companion and information via the world of artwork. For a time, throughout the Covid lockdown, reasonably than write to one another, we might change drawings by e mail.” Artists featured embrace David Bomberg, Barbara Hepworth, Madge Gill and James Gillray. Works are because of be loaned by the British Museum, Bethlem Museum of the Thoughts and the Ben Uri Gallery and Museum in London. Stellar drawings from the Towner assortment, resembling Elisabeth Frink’s Drawing for Harbinger Chicken (1960), additionally kind a part of the line-up.
