Milan, atmospheres of Ireland at Cadogan Gallery with exhibition by Richard Hearns

Milan 's Cadogan Gallery welcomes The Living Mountain, an exhibition by Ireland-based Lebanese artist Richard Hearns, who from May 14 to July 27, 2024, presents an unprecedented series of works inspired by the wild landscapes of the Burren National Park in County Clare, Ireland, at the gallery's Milan location.

In his canvases, Hearns reconnects with the concept of genius loci, associating it with both places that influenced his biographical story. My dual cultural heritage has greatly influenced and inspired my paintings," the artist says. The Irish have always had an outward-looking perspective and a unique identity in the world. Likewise, throughout history, the Lebanese people have traveled great distances to explore, learn, trade and grow.

The Living Mountain series is the idyllic extension of real landscapes, veered to abstraction through the expressionistic use of color. Not direct views of reality then, but impressions recreated through the filter of experience and memory.

Active since 1980, Cadogan Gallery has always been distinguished by its careful support of the work of emerging, mid-career, established or critically acclaimed artists, and also by an unwavering commitment to nurturing relationships woven with generations of collectors and artists for more than 40 years. Alongside its first gallery in South Kensington - London, Cadogan adds an international perspective to its exhibition program by opening its first foreign venue in Milan. From spring 2023, in a bright space typically Milanese, with an approach focused on highlighting individual artists and a clear aesthetic identity, the new space will be the perfect place to showcase not only works by artists who have grown up with the gallery, but also an emerging new generation.