Anthony James
Artist Anthony James and his first exhibition in the region entitled Light at Opera Gallery in DIFC.Antonie Robertson/The National\nAnthony James (b. 1974) is a London-born, Los Angeles-based artist who graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design with a degree in painting.\nJames is known for his monumental sculptures and installations that embrace Minimalism, Transcendentalism and Light & Space. In the winter of 2023, James became the first and only visual artist to have work exhibited on all seven continents when he installed one of his stainless steel, glass, and LED Portals at White Desert\u2019s base camp in Antarctica near the South Pole. \u201cIn my practice I\u2019m trying to give a visual demonstration of the infinite or the divinity inside us all,\u201d says James. \u201cIf you\u2019re seeing and experiencing this ever-expanding cosmos, hopefully that\u2019s a window to explore this underlying law of nature, this inner light.\u201d\n\n\nConstellations, Glass, Steel, LEDs. 2020, courtesy Anthony James Studio\n\nConstellations, Glass, Steel, LEDs. 2020, courtesy Anthony James Studio\n\nWall Portal (detail) 40\u201d, Glass, Steel, LEDs. 2020, courtesy Melissa Morgan Fine Art