Bill Lynch A'82

Four Corners Sunset, 1994 by Bill Lynch. Photograph: Rob Harris/ Brighton CCA

The Guardian reviewed the artwork of Bill Lynch A'82 which was featured in the exhibition "The Exile of Dionysus" which ran from August 6, 2022 through October 15, 2022 at the Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts, which in the University of Brighton in the UK: "Bill Lynch: The Exile of Dionysus review – the greatest American artist you’ve never heard of?" by Laura Cumming.

"The great American artist Bill Lynch (1960-2013) never had a single exhibition in his lifetime. Almost nothing was written about his wild and beautiful paintings – ancient yet modern, mythological yet supremely contemporary – and they have only gradually started to emerge. Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts has somehow managed to lay hands on 15 of his elusive works on wood from scattered locations to mount this mesmerizing show, the first in a public gallery in the UK. "

To read the review of the exhibition, please click here.

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