Reviews
A Tale Of Three Cities Paul Carey Kent Goes To Munich, Zurich And Basel
There’s more than enough to see at Art Basel and its satellite events, but travelling via Munich and Zurich made for an entertaining excess....
Adrian Ghenie: The Axiomative Figure and the Subjective Self
Adrian Ghenie's exhibition 'Golems', at the Pace Gallery, London, is a collection of the Romanian painters new figurative works. These are paintings...
Royal College of Art Photography Crosses The Line 2014 Degree Show
The venerable photography programme at the RCA is often a suitable gauge by which to judge current trends in the medium. Even though the degree...
START Launches New London International Emerging Art Fair
In the over saturated world of international Art-fairs one could quite imagine that launching a new event in London would be a dangerous gamble....
Sculpture Rules: Royal College of Art 2014 Degree Shows Open
This year 's Royal College of Art degree shows are once again split over its two sites with Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, Textiles, Jewellery,...
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 measure Isn’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 circumstances I...
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 ‘experience’ not 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 a...
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 problematic and...