Pipilotti Rist A Sight For Sore Eyes

Pipilotti Rist A Sight For Sore Eyes

Review – Pipilotti Rist’s new exhibition at Hayward, ‘Eyeball Massage’, is an aptly named sight for sore eyes. This major survey show, the first of its kind in the UK, presents the Swiss pioneer of video art in all her glory, bringing together over 30 different...
Laurel Nakadate Feminism Fetishism And Britney Spears

Laurel Nakadate Feminism Fetishism And Britney Spears

Review – On first appearances, Laurel Nakadate is an artist fascinated by sexual violence and the fetishes of men. The body of work on display at this US artist’s first solo UK show – which includes a video piece shot with male strangers picked up at truck stops...
Auto Italia Explores Live TV For Artists

Auto Italia Explores Live TV For Artists

New performance based series launches on the Web Last night, Auto Italia South East, an artists-run project space committed to developing alternative approaches to practice and exhibition formats, filmed the first of three live TV episodes scheduled for the coming...

Postmodernism Pastiche and Subversion

Victoria & Albert Museum move on to the next chapter The V&A’s autumn show ‘Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990’ represents the climax of a  long-running series of exhibitions devoted to exploring the ‘style movements’ of the twentieth century. From...

Degas Girls Film And The Ballet

“No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.” – Degas Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is best known for his works depicting horse racing, laundresses, bathing nudes and above all for his...