The Herald has published a fantastic editorial for Mhairi McGregor RSW's upcoming exhibiton at Thompson's Gallery London, Across the Pond.
In the article, McGregor recounts her experience of traveling through the American Midwest in pursuit of inspiration for this show:
Partly, I’ll admit, it was the question people kept asking me every time I talked about my plans. “Why are you going to Iowa?” People “got” Chicago, even Lake Michigan. But Iowa? Contrarian as I am, it just made me more determined.I only knew three things about Iowa. One was Kevin Costner’s Field of Dreams. Yes, it’s real and you can visit it, and no, I didn’t. The second was that Bill Bryson built a whole career out of leaving Iowa. There are even postcards saying “Iowa – You May Be Thinking of Ohio.” The third was barns and that some of them were even round – less material and better shaped to resist the elements. And I got to cross the Mississippi! What’s not to like?"
To read the entire piece on The Herald's website, please click here.
Across the Pond opens at Thompson's Gallery London on 2 March 2023. For more information, please contact the gallery.
February 24, 2023
