Raqib Shaw: Absence of God- until July 4

Raqib Shaw: Absence of God IV'The Blind Butterfly Catcher' © the artist

Source: Photo: Todd-White Art Photography, courtesy White Cube

Set against a backdrop of classical ruins, the paintings in the ‘Absence of God’ series are framed within architectural spaces inspired by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s depiction of ancient Rome.

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