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Butterflies recur throughout Charles Blackman’s ouvre. They flutter through his gardens, streets and Wonderland, winking at the idea of transformation, hope and imagination. Indeed, in their evolution from lowly caterpillar to flight, the butterfly is a utopia made real. It is true that our identity is in constant movement, and our hope that it will follow the butterfly.

This series of exceptionally rare etchings, each hand-signed by the artist himself, is a lepidopterous kaleidoscope. Each imagining is different. In the idiosyncrasies of the butterfly’s wings, Blackman finds the dualities …