‘Curtains are endlessly fascinating for me. They represent the entire spectrum of cultures,’ says London-born artist Louise Giovanelli. ‘They can be low culture, so to speak, at working men's clubs, and bars, but then they go all the way up to very regal, and can be monumental, theatrical and cinematic. I enjoy that.’ It is a performative element which runs throughout Giovanelli’s work, which captures that moment of anticipation before the curtains open. Her show opening this month at The Hepworth Wakefield unites her curtains work with new, large-scale oil paintings.
