Drawing is still flourishing. This exhibition proves it

Robert Chandler | Prospect | 5th March 2025

Not exactly a review and not exactly a personal narrative, this mostly is a declaration of faith in drawing. The “fundamental” art of drawing still flourishes, even though few institutions still teach it in depth. David Hockney points to its enduring appeal thus: “it helps you put your thoughts in order”. For other artists drawing is an aide during the ”hazardous way of getting to the depth of a memory”. And, in some cases, drawing is “the obstinate work of love without which [many] drawings might never be begun”.