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Tristan Hoare Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of tapestries featuring the designs of Esther Mahlangu by Alexandra de Cadaval, celebrating one of the most singular artistic voices to emerge from South Africa in the twentieth century. For more than seven decades, Mahlangu has transformed the visual language of Ndebele painting into a globally recognised contemporary artistic practice while remaining deeply rooted in the cultural heritage from which it originates.

Working freehand without preparatory drawings or measurements, Mahlangu’s striking geometric compositions are distinguished by their bold colour, precision and rhythmic abstraction. Rooted in a visual language traditionally painted by Ndebele women onto the exterior walls of family homes, her work embodies histories of identity, kinship and cultural continuity. 

Tristan Hoare Gallery is delighted to present Chromatic Minimalism, Ptolemy Mann’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Partly inspired by a recent visit to Mexico City and the enduring influence of Mexican architect Luis Barragán, this new body of work deepens Mann’s engagement with the emotional, spatial, and compositional possibilities of colour.

Ptolemy Mann has developed a highly distinctive visual language that blurs the boundaries between textile, painting, and architecture. Drawn to the slow, methodical nature of weaving, Mann embraces a process in which time and labour imbue each work with a quiet intensity. Using a tight, plain weave reminiscent of a painter’s canvas, the artist creates smooth, flat surfaces that foreground the gradations of intense colour. 

Tristan Hoare Gallery is delighted to present a new body of work by Sydney Albertini, first unveiled last month at the historic Watermill Center in the Hamptons, USA, in collaboration with Sisley Paris.

The Botanical Series explores the expressive and symbolic potential of plant life through immersive compositions that hover between figuration and abstraction. The collaboration reflects a shared understanding of nature as a source of inspiration, creativity and renewal.