Hornsey Library
Haringey Park, N8
020.8489.1118
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Philip Diggle, Image from There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Courtesy Hornsey Gallery
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13 Aug 2008 – 24 Aug 2008
Mondays–Fridays (9am–7pm)
Saturdays (9am–5pm)
Sundays (noon–4pm)
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Tube: BR: Crouch Hill, Harringay
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Mancunian artist Diggle has lived in Haringey for a quarter of a century, and the borough now rewards him with a full retrospective of his work in the gallery and promenade space of his local library. Diggle's Pollock-esque abstracts are heavily influenced by the punk scene (his brother Steve was in the Buzzcocks), the Hacienda (a huge painting adorned the club) and his Northern upbringing — although the vibrancy of his works belies the area's grey industrial landscapes. Temptingly tactile, paint drips and swooshes engulf his canvases in layers of primary colour, making for a kaleidoscopic effect.
