Exhibition Film: "La Joie de Vivre of Painting", John Skinner

“La Joie de Vivre of Painting” is a retrospective exhibition of paintings and drawings by John Skinner, curated by Emily Ball. The impetus to curate the show was to mark John’s 70th birthday. The show contains 30 pieces of specially selected works that span three decades of an extraordinary and prolific career.
As well as the show, Emily also commissioned Noah Carter to create this film of the exhibition as a permanent record of the show. In it, Emily talks about why she chose specific works to be exhibited, and describes in detail what she admires about John’s work and his philosophy of painting.