THE SUNSET SPEAKS LOUDLY OF DAYS

Jack Shearing

Lido Open 2024 Prizewinner

G1 & G2 | 5 - 28 June 2025

“The silence on the floor of my house
Is all the questions and all the answers that have been known in the world
The sentimental furniture threatens the peace
The reflection of a sunset speaks loudly of days” —  Agnes Martin

Lido Stores is pleased to present The sunset speaks loudly of days, a solo exhibition of new paintings by London-based artist Jack Shearing (b. 1998, Brighton).

Shearing’s paintings hover in the space between memory and material. Taking the everyday as a point of departure— windows, interiors and landscapes are depicted with an economy of touch, revealed only partially through shifting light and shadow.

His process embraces repetition, reuse, and a close attention to surface. Old paintings become grounds for new ones, while others emerge on raw, sized linen. This slow accumulation—punctuated at times by quick, instinctive gestures—imbues each work with a tension between presence and absence.

Light, especially at its most fleeting, is a central concern in Shearing’s practice. Drawn to the gloaming—the transitional hours between day and night—his paintings are evocative of fading light and a heightened sense of atmosphere. The act of painting becomes a form of recording these transient moments: an unfolding in which images and ideas surface over time. A successful image, for Shearing, feels like a return—not unlike the surfacing of a memory.

Please email The Lido Stores at thelidostores@gmail.com for a copy of the exhibition catalogue.

S A L O N 06.25 | G1

The Lido Stores

Open Thursday to Saturday

Described by one visitor as a curation ‘steeped in tradition but with an anarchic edge’, Gallery 1 features painting, prints, works on paper and sculpture by a carefully selected group of emerging and established artists. Selected and curated by gallery owner Kristen Healy, the work displayed changes frequently and reflects her passion for contemporary painting.

Expect a wide selection of contemporary art by over 30 resident artists, including Emily Stevens, Susan Montgomery, Lee Johnson, Lisa Ivory, and Charles Williams, to name a few.

We feel strongly that art has the capacity to enrich and reward, and, with this in mind, we are passionate about democratising contemporary art. We welcome questions, laughter and conversation around the work- no false solemnity or elitism here.

Exhibition Programme

Spring 2025

  • The Sunset Speaks Loudly of Days

    Jack Shearing - Lido Open 2025 Winner

    Gallery 1 & 2 | The Lido Stores

    5 - 28 June

    ‘The silence on the floor of my house

    Is all the questions and all the answers that have been known in the world
    The sentimental furniture threatens the peace
    The reflection of a sunset speaks loudly of days’ - Agnes Martin

    Jack Shearing presents a new body of work at Lido Stores in his first solo exhibition, The Sunset Speaks Loudly of Days.Working from observation and memory, Shearing’s paintings capture the atmosphere of his immediate surroundings, often revisiting windows, interior spaces, and landscapes as recurring motifs. Drawn to the gloaming hours—the fleeting time between day and night—his work meditates on the transient and cyclical nature of experience. His paintings evoke the subtle interplay of light and space, capturing moments of quiet contemplation.

  • S A L T E D

    Lesley Greening-Lassoff | Kristen Healy | Sheila Rennick | Rhys Trussler

    Gallery 2 | The Lido Stores

    12 July - 30 August 2025

    This exhibition brings together four artists whose painterly practices engage with the British seaside of the South East, informed by personal memory, contemporary experience, and historical narratives. Through subjects ranging from beauty pageants and neon-lit arcades to sublime, Turner-inspired seascapes, each artist interrogates the cultural mythology of the coast, revealing both its enduring allure and its more complex, contradictory realities.