Denzil Forrester's London Dub Scene Paintings Surveyed at Stephen Friedman Gallery

Stephen Friedman Gallery is showcasing Denzil Forrester's inaugural exhibition, which comprises 15 paintings that reflect the dub and reggae club scene in London during the 1980s and 1990s. Forrester, who moved from Grenada to London at the age of ten, documented venues such as Four Aces and Phebes through sketches from his time as an art student. The exhibition, which includes significant pieces like the diptych Wolf Singer (1984) and Blue Jay (1987)—the latter alluding to the police killing of his friend Winston Rose in 1981—occupies two gallery spaces and a temporary room. It will be open from 25 April to 29 May 2019. Now 63 and residing in Cornwall, Forrester continues to depict these scenes, although his recent works exhibit a sense of diminished vibrancy.