Reviews
Art Basel: Visuals With A Bit Of Drunk Texting
Ben Austin follows the pack to the Art epicentre with a satellite or two thrown in for good measureIsn’t there a rule about drunk texting and...
Trip To Art Basel Ben Austin’s 2014 Diary Day One
Outward journey – Gatwick, North Terminal, standing in long and winding line to check in at the Easy Jet counter. Now, under normal...
Manipulated By Marina Abramovic: Immersive Performance Piece Creates Collective Response
I am dispersing with the usual third person format in summarising Marina Abramović’s residence at the Serpentine, this being an...
Sean Scully: Immersing And Mesmerising As Rothko’s Seagram murals
Sean Scully's eighth solo show is currently on view at Timothy Taylor, the artist’s first in London since 2010. The exhibition features...
Pinta Art Fair And Warm Weather Bring A Latin Vibe To London
I love Pinta! Yes a sweeping statement but this fair is (and there are so many out there) one that gets it right. They really understand their...
Kara Walker’s Sphinx An Unrealised Proposal To Honor Mammies
Upon entering the disused Domino sugar factory, in New York the first thing you notice is the smell. It's pungent, acrid, and forces a sensitive...
Ai Weiwei And Richard Long Conceptual vs The Physical Qualities Of Materials
Threaded throughout the Lisson gallery’s mission statement, its essays on exhibited artists Ai Weiwei and Richard Long, is that very...
A-list Artists Bargain Price Tags Art Car Boot Fair 2014
The 11th annual Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair took place yesterday, Sunday 8 June 2014. The fantastic weather added to the festive atmosphere,...
Piet Mondrian Neo Plasticism And Urban Spacial Relationships Tate Liverpool
Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) was one of the most important contributors to the development of abstract art in the early part of the 20th century....
Sean Scully: A Modernist Meets The Masters Beneath The Dreaming Spires
Sean Scully Encounters: A New Master Among Old Masters is the first exhibition at the Christ Church Picture Gallery Oxford to juxtapose the work of...
David LaChapelle: Modern Temples Of Consumerist Worship An Ominous Vision
In the first of our Artist to Artist series Michal Cole talks to and reviews the American photographer David LaChapelle's latest London exhibition...
Royal Academy Launches Their Great British Salon Of Contemporary Art
With summer well and truly here, the Royal Academy of Arts’ annual Summer Exhibition launches the great British salon, with a host of private...