David Hockney iPad Drawings: The Evolution Of An Art Medium
David Hockney RA, has distinguished himself throughout his long and successful career as a gifted draughtsman; his confidence and strength… Read More
14 May 2014
Archives: Reviews
Chris Marker: A life long Obsession With Memory War And Politics
A Grin Without a Cat, at the Whitechapel Gallery till 22 June, is the widest Chris Marker retrospective ever shown… Read More
12 May 2014
Pangaea: A Heterogenous Selection Of Contemporary Artists At The Saatchi Gallery
Around 200 million years ago, a supercontinent called Pangaea – containing what we now know as the earth’s seven continents… Read More
11 May 2014
London Art Exhibitions To See In May 2014 By Paul Carey – Kent
TEN CURRENT CHOICES: Paul Carey – Kent Offers up a selection of the best art exhibitions for May 2014 The… Read More
10 May 2014
Joseph Beuys Jorg Immendorff: Art And Its Revelatory Socio-political Ability
Art Belongs to the People is the second exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, taken from the collection of the… Read More
7 May 2014
Open West 2014 Shows Ambitious Curatorial Vision In Cheltenham
The Art world is saturated with ” Art competitions” offering opportunities for artists of all levels to exhibit their work. … Read More
5 May 2014
Alan Davie A Vigorous Impulsive Spiritual All Arounder At Tate Britain
This mini retrospective of the recently deceased Alan Davie (September 28, 1920 – April 5, 2014) presents eight of his… Read More
2 May 2014
Polke/ Richter: Two Artists Spiralling Apart On A Vastly Different Stylistic Trajectory
When the co-curator of Christie’s historic new exhibition Polke/Richter-Richter/Polke, Darren Leak, wrote of his intentions to convey the two giants… Read More
27 April 2014
Julian Schnabel: Bridging An Unconventional Road Between Figurative And Abstraction
Julian Schnabel’s new exhibition at “The Dairy” successfully accomplishes the rare act of combining abstraction and figurative painting all in… Read More
24 April 2014
Matisse Swan Song Fizzes With Invigorating, Playful Energy: Tate Modern
There is little to fault in terms of curation of ‘The Cut Outs’, a chronological survey of Matisse’s late period… Read More
24 April 2014
Henri Matisse: Expressive Simplistic Colour And Pattern Painted With Scissors
Let’s not beat around the bush here – this is a stunning, uplifting, joyous exhibition that reminds everyone what Art… Read More
15 April 2014
Robert Capa: Concern And A Deep Love Of Humanity
“TODAY WAS ONE OF THE GREAT PICTURE DAYS IN LIFE’S OFFICE” read a cable from the editors of Life, a… Read More
12 April 2014
Tale Of Two Cities: An Artist’s Pilgrimage From Transylvania To LA
The paintings of Marius Bercea, which are presented in Blain|Southern’s current show, recalls the artist’s personal pilgrimage from his home… Read More
11 April 2014
SP-Arte Sao Paulo International Art Fair Round Up
SP-Arte, the São Paulo International Art Fair 2014, which ran from 2-6 April 2014 and celebrated its 10th edition this… Read More
9 April 2014
Martin Creed: First Major Survey A Multi Sensory Fun Fair
With 39 metronomes ticking at every possible speed, a one-note musical symphony, a rainbow of 1000 prints made using broccoli,… Read More
1 April 2014
The Great War in Portraits: A Painterly Remembrance National Portrait Gallery
Of all the events and memorial activities scheduled for this year to mark the centenary of the beginning of the… Read More
30 March 2014
London Art Choices For April 2014 By Paul Carey – Kent
Paul Carey-Kent reveals his pick of the ‘ART’ Exhibition crop for London in April. It is a diverse gathering choices… Read More
29 March 2014
Peter Doig: Early Works Exude A Confident Refined Aesthete
London: For many artists, their early works are a cause for embarrassment or insecurity: they represent a delicate formative period,… Read More
24 March 2014
Whitney Biennial 2014: The Last Blast Of Visual And Material Juice
I had the privilege of viewing this year’s Whitney Biennial with Douglas Dodds, Senior Curator of Word and Image at… Read More
14 March 2014
Peter Doig Transforms Montreal’s Winter Cold Into The Warmth Of The Caribbean
Peter Doig, In his latest exhibition, ‘No Foreign Lands’ at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MBAM) displays his most… Read More
12 March 2014
Ruin And Decay Explored In New Tate Britain Exhibition
Ruin Lust is the snappy but problematic title to this Tate Britain show which draws from its own collections to… Read More
10 March 2014
Whitney Biennial And ADAA: Ben Austin’s Armory Week Diary day 4
Dear reader, so here I am in Starbucks on 67th and 3rd, seems like this is the only place apart… Read More
9 March 2014
Onnasch Collection: Tracing The History of New York’s Art Scene 1950-1970
What is the difference between a museum survey show, showcasing New York’s art scene between 1950 and 1970 and a… Read More
8 March 2014
High Volta Armory Week’s Best Satellite: Ben Austin’s Diary Day 3
So, here I am back at Neil’s Coffee Shop on Lex, having just had another heart stopping breakfast and enjoying… Read More
7 March 2014
Armory Week: Press Packs And Sausages Ben Austin’s Diary Day 2
New York 2014: So dear reader, I’m sitting here in my favourite diner ‘Neil’s’ on 70th and Lex nursing a… Read More
6 March 2014
Up Now: Top Ten London Art Exhibitions March 2014 By Paul Carey-Kent
Art critic Paul Carey-Kent has released his latest, rolling top ten Current Choices of must see exhibitions, currently on view… Read More
3 March 2014
Art14 Stakes Out Its Territory Somewhere Between Frieze and London Art Fair
I don’t really know where to start in terms of a review of Art14, as it seemed to me like… Read More
2 March 2014
Hans Arp Franz West Myth, Body Interaction: Hauser & Wirth London
Hauser & Wirth on Savile Row’s current show, Chance – Form – Language (and a FRANZWESTigation), curated by Julian Heynen… Read More
23 February 2014
David Bailey: The Self Curated Retrospective Of A Swinging 60s Icon
This landmark exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London is the largest exhibition of David Bailey’s portraits. With over 300… Read More
22 February 2014
Georg Baselitz Action Portraits: A Reflection Of The Artist’s Unconscious
The Britannia Street Gagosian gallery is currently showing the works of Georg Baselitz in Farewell Bill. The new Baselitz paintings… Read More
20 February 2014
Paul Carey Kent Visits Art Rotterdam 2014 For A Bit Of Double Dutch
Skyscrapers cluster along the Wilhelminakade along the river Meuse, where the Object design fair took place in the stunning new … Read More
19 February 2014
Supermarket Stockholm Showcases 80 International Artist Led Initiatives
SUPERMARKET, the international artist-run art fair opened to the public this weekend in Stockholm with a variety of Galleries and… Read More
16 February 2014