Carl Andre: Is That All There Is To Art?
My work doesn’t mean anything. It is just the presentation of the materials in the clearest form I can make… Read More
2 February 2013
My work doesn’t mean anything. It is just the presentation of the materials in the clearest form I can make… Read More
2 February 2013
It is telling that the centrepiece of the Juergen Teller retrospective now on at the ICA is a trio of… Read More
1 February 2013
Paul Carey-Kent takes a look at the young German artist Daniel Lergon and uncovers the impressive narrative of Lergon’s work… Read More
29 January 2013
The eagerly awaited William Scott retrospective exhibition opened to the public yesterday at Tate St Ives, the first stop on… Read More
27 January 2013
So it falls to me to review “Death” so soon after the death of someone I knew. His name was… Read More
26 January 2013
Paul Carey-Kent discovers copious use of fresh new materials in this months London gallery art offerings. Maybe there’s no such… Read More
26 January 2013
Edouard Manet is one of the best-known and influential figures in the development of modern art, yet somehow, the Royal… Read More
25 January 2013
Francesco Clemente found fame as part of the Neo-Expressionist movement of the late 1970s and early 1980s, or the ‘transavanguardia’… Read More
23 January 2013
This year’s Photo50 at the London Art Fair provided, yet again, a diverting and fascinating escape from the throngs browsing… Read More
20 January 2013
“Ascending With Our Earth Star”, an art event which opened on 21 December 2012, is an exhibition incorporating a mixture… Read More
20 January 2013
John Chamberlain (1927-2011) lived just long enough to help plan his retrospective at the Guggenheim, New York (Feb 24 –… Read More
7 January 2013
After such a good end to the year for Photography in London, a barren 2013 seemed likely, but though there… Read More
7 January 2013
‘Yeah, you missed it’, stated Tony Andre the Director of Guerilla Galleries (London) whom I rang today to ask how… Read More
5 January 2013
Ah, the London Art Fair (Previews 15 Jan, public opening 16-20 Jan at the Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street,… Read More
4 January 2013
What is movement? Ok, fine, maybe we know what movement is, but how should we think about it? In the… Read More
31 December 2012
I’m no great fan of Christmas (wouldn’t once every two years be enough?) but here all the same is a… Read More
16 December 2012
The booths have all been dismantled, the artwork packed up, crated and carted off in trucks to planes to be… Read More
12 December 2012
In honour of the festive list season, and the need to have something to talk about at the countless social… Read More
11 December 2012
Miami Beach Art Basel is so much more than a merging of international galleries in what is disputably the most… Read More
9 December 2012
I apologise in advance if this entry is somewhat sparse and not quite up to speed, as I am nursing… Read More
8 December 2012
The current batch of photography shows on around Central London are marked by a refreshing, if occasionally baffling, straightforwardness, the… Read More
7 December 2012
On The Third Day Of His Diary Ben Austin Discovers Size May Matter To Some But Reputation Trumps Size! So,… Read More
7 December 2012
Day one: Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town. Miami Basel is the Big Top, the main event…. Read More
5 December 2012
Design Miami in its eight edition opened last night with an impressive roster of 29 international participants in the gallery… Read More
5 December 2012
What would you sooner, solo show or group? This month I feature three solos varied enough to look like groups,… Read More
1 December 2012
For many aspiring artists who are lucky enough to crack the proverbial nod, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries represents their first… Read More
29 November 2012
There is a famous story about Giotto, Cimabue, and a fly. Cimabue, the master, left Giotto alone in the studio… Read More
28 November 2012
A new exhibition by the British sculptor Antony Gormley. Titled ‘Model’, at White Cube Bermondsey consists of an ambitious construction… Read More
27 November 2012
Tony Cragg is exhibiting a powerful new selection of works at Lisson Gallery in London from tomorrow 28 November. This… Read More
27 November 2012
In Peter Doig’s show the other day, speaking with the charming girl working there, I was told that Peter Doig… Read More
23 November 2012
An interesting premise here, as curator William E. Ewing challenges the legacy of Henri Cartier Bresson’s ‘decisive moment’ through a… Read More
19 November 2012
The air is getting crisper, the days are getting shorter, but it’s not quite winter yet. This weekend I was… Read More
10 November 2012