‘High-end Hermès yak wool blankets covered in concrete’ – Alvaro Barrington review

South London Gallery
Barrington’s Spider the Pig, Pig the Spider show is a collision of materials, a reflection of the textures, complexities and inequalities of the modern worldHanging high on the walls above our heads, paintings of clouds encircle the South London Gallery. There’s weather coming in, growing more and more troubled as we look. Alvaro Barrington has used concrete to paint the clouds, scuffed and trowelled on to gorgeously dyed, high-end Hermès yak wool blankets