We are delighted to announce that Alice Kettle's monumental work 'Balancing Act' has been acquired by Linklaters and will be installed in their London headquarters. The piece explores core motifs of Alice Kettle's practice, including resilience, human labour, care, and the complex interconnected threads of collective and personal human experiences. It uses taut, tangled, and layered stitches as a metaphor for equilibrium, movement, and navigating opposing forces.
The Linklaters Art Collection is one of the City of London’s most significant corporate art collections, comprising over 1,500 works from the 1950s to the present day. Managed by art advisor Catherine Shearn and housed in the firm's landmark headquarters at 20 Ropemaker Street, the collection is curated purely on artistic merit and process rather than commercial status. It thoughtfully integrates masterpieces by icons of British modernism—such as Barbara Hepworth, Terry Frost, and Anthony Caro—alongside cutting-edge contemporary pieces by emerging and established talents. Alice Kettle’s monumental stitched textile artwork, Balancing Act, is a prominent fixture within this prestigious collection, celebrating the rich intersection of craftsmanship, human narrative, and modern artistic practice.