Petra Cortright
September 27 - November 1, 2025 | Interval, London
Cortright’s rich and beautifully formed artworks from her solo show at Interval, London, the inaugural exhibition at the space, were created in response to a series consigned works for the show from Interval’s old master gallery collaborators Rafael Valls and Sam Fogg, featuring 17th and 18th century Dutch and Spanish floral still life paintings by Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen II, Jan Van Os, José de Arrelano, alongside the 15th century manuscript pages: A kneeling patron before the Virgin and Child, from the Elmhirst-Courtanvaux Hours, The Annunciation to the Virgin from a Book of Hours and a leaf by The Master of the Budapest Antiphoner.
“In considering who to launch Interval with, and working in line with our mission to connect contemporary artists with historic artworks in the project space, Petra Cortright was a perfect choice. We had both relished collaborating with Petra on her beautiful digital art commissions for Daata and The Bass Museum back in 2018 — with my curation, and Jacob creating the sound for her videos. Interestingly, those video artworks also sourced historic floral paintings. Our next goal was to find the most fitting historic artworks to present alongside Petra’s work, and happily, Rafael Valls and Sam Fogg were delighted to work with us! And here we are now…” – David Gryn