The curator’s hand is evident here. In many galleries it is often the physical space and a kind of branding or level that binds the work. But with Francis Irv the cohesion can be felt in the types of splashes and the types of shadows and typesof rust and the levels of formality of the various artists of their stable. The touch is diverse and somewhat serious but it is very real. It leads us to say that an artist does not act alone.