Art
Michael Landy – Saints Alive at the National Gallery | Exhibition review
Known for his love of all things “junk,” Michael Landy was not an obvious choice for the prestigious Rootstein Hopkins Associate Artist in residence at a gallery housing one of the finest and largest collections of Western European paintings in the world. When it was [Read More]
Broughton & Birnie – The Forger’s Tale: The Quest for Fame and Fortune at WW Gallery | Exhibition review
Collaborators Kevin Broughton and Fiona Birnie weave an intricate web of intrigue, deceit and satire into their latest exhibition at WW Gallery. Purportedly telling the story of a German forger, Georg Bruni, and the events surrounding his selling of a forged Picasso to a [Read More]
Paintings from the Zabludowicz Collection – Part II | Exhibition review
Nestled in a former 19th century Methodist chapel, the UK branch of the Zabludowicz Collection presents the second opus of its contemporary paintings collection, simply called Part II. The event includes a trio of exhibitions: Painting in the 2.5th Dimension (a collective [Read More]
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion at the British Library | Exhibition review
If you look up the definitions of “advertising” and “propaganda”, the differentiating line between them is subtly visible. The purposes of advertising are, of course, based upon consumption and financial profit, nevertheless Propaganda: Power and Persuasion, at the [Read More]
Orla Barry – Mountain at South London Gallery | Exhibition review
Every sentence we utter is an improvisation – this is the premise of Mountain, a new live art performance directed by Irish artist Orla Barry that had its UK première at the South London Gallery last night. Fittingly, the performance is billed as a one-off because no [Read More]
Takesada Matsutani at Hauser & Wirth | Exhibition review
Matsutani is an Osaka-born, Paris-based artist and second generation member of the influential, post-war Japanese Gutai Art Association. Meaning “embodiment”, Gutai was founded in the 50s by a group of Japanese artists who had a fascination with the beauty that arises [Read More]
Subodh Gupta at Hauser & Wirth Exhibition review
When entering the minimal white space of Hauser and Wirth there is no escaping the looming Keralan fishing boat that confronts you. Best known for works such as Line of Control (2008) – a mushroom cloud of utensils formed of stainless steel pots, pans and tiffin [Read More]
Haroon Mirza – O/O/O/O at Lisson Gallery | Exhibition review
For those unfamiliar with his work, Haroon Mirza is a British sound artist who creates site-specific sound installations using domestic materials, found items and electrical equipment to produce these compositions. Mirza won the Northern Art Prize in 2010 and has been [Read More]
Rodney Graham at Lisson Gallery | Exhibition review
Rodney Graham’s latest exhibition at Lisson Gallery is a series of breathtaking transparencies overlaid on light-boxes, creating encapsulating larger than life scenes, fastidiously detailed and theatrically staged. These striking tableaux have a three-dimensional quality [Read More]
Open Studios at Wimbledon Art Studios ǀ Exhibition review
Established in 1993, Wimbledon Art Studios is London’s largest studio complex. The biannual Open Studios event gives visitors the opportunity to meet the artists in residence and view some of the exciting work that is being created on site. A visit to the studios provides [Read More]
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