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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lisette May Monroe

Matthew Arthur Williams review – essential explosion of working-class cliches

Soon Come, 2022, by Matthew Arthur Williams. Two-channel film and sound installation
Soon Come, 2022, by Matthew Arthur Williams. Two-channel film and sound installation Photograph: Courtesy of the artist

This show puts you face to face with the artist right away. The portrait, hung on a grass-green wall, depicts Matthew Arthur Williams naked and leaning forward, elbows on his knees and his arms interlaced in front of his torso. The shutter release is in his hands as he stares at us. The image is suspended at the point of capturing and also being captured: a moment that is completely arresting.

Untitled I 2022 by Matthew Arthur Williams.
Capturing and being captured … Untitled I 2022 by Matthew Arthur Williams. Photograph: Courtesy of the artist.
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