The adherence of the Singh Twins to the Indian miniature painting tradition has been a way of asserting their right to choose a visual language which is true to their own interests in art and the natural affiliation and pride they feel for their Asian heritage. That...
The word carnival derives from Latin expressions meaning either to remove meat or say farewell to meat. These indicate the Christian roots of carnival which are to be found in the period leading up the fasts of Lent. This period is a time of pre-Lenten indulgence and...
Surrounded by a screen of biomaterial, I'm one of eight bodies seated in a meditative circle. Projected visions, sonic vibrations and ancestral ghosts accompany us on a journey deep beneath the peatlands. As we burrow through layers of soil, rock, time and...
I wasn't sure what to expect from Radical Landscapes, but it went beyond my expectations. As usual, Tate Liverpool has developed a thought-provoking and in-depth exhibition on this subject. It's a massive archive and tribute to many activists and artists, such as the...
In her 1994 essay The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as a Metaphor of Modernity, the feminist art historian, Linda Nochlin, cites the French Revolution, and the guillotine in particular, as the symbol that finally severed the stranglehold of ancient autocratic power and...
I have just returned from the 59th Venice Biennale, which was thrown off course by a year due to the pandemic. It has finally opened to the public, running until November, although some collateral shows will close earlier. This has been a good year for Team GB as the...
Writer and PR Consultant Lee Sharrock has selected eight of the best collateral events taking place in Venice during the 59th Biennale. 1. This is Ukraine: Defending Freedom Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opened an exhibition at the Scuola Grande della...
The RA had never seen anything like it. A tumbrel covered in red Vaseline paint and wax trundling through the elegant 18th-century galleries evoking a range of images from slaughterhouse wagons to Nazi transport trucks. Walls splattered with a gloopy red mucus, fired...
After exploring Oaxaca and the iconic Casa Wabi designed by Tadao Ando in Puerto Escondido, I was happy to be back in Mexico for Art Week. The City has so much to offer, from Roma's old fashioned charm and architecture to the Barragan Houses, the delicious lunches at...