Jennifer Packer review: a painter of abundant gifts

Serpentine Gallery, London
Watchful, vibrant and profound, the work of this American artist exudes empathy in her momentous first European showEric leans back in his chair, lost in thought, posing for the painter. He wears conspicuously odd socks and purple laced shoes. Objects seem to drift around him like figments in the ambient glow of the studio, or perhaps it’s the atmosphere of the painting itself, with its veils of gold and ochre. Everything is at once so distinct, from Eric’s