Reviews
Barbara Kruger: Lost in Emoticon Translation
Influential American artist Barbara Kruger first came to prominence in the 1980's along with fellow artist's Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine, and...
Gallery Hopping In London’s West End July 2014 Round Up
Let's visit a few West End galleries, said my friend Jess who was in London for the day, eager to take in a few exhibitions. Not knowing exactly...
Scottish Artist Paul Chiappe Unveils First New York Solo Show
Jean Fisher once said that the impulse to draw is not to capture appearance so much as a demand to animate thought. Thus drawing is always beyond...
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...
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...
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 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...
