The longer I spent in the British Museum’s admirable new blockbuster show, Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, the more keenly I seemed to feel the presence of a third, uninvited presence, hovering in the background, unseen but persistently present. Yes, it was none...
ArtBAB, which took place in Bahrain in this Spring, embracing Bahrain’s cultural heritage, strengthening the base of their arts economy by empowering and educating local artists. The fair reinforced Bahrain’s position in the Gulf as a regional arts hub, inspiring...
A Jeff Koons sculpture depicting a pile of Play-Doh is to go under the hammer at Christie's. It will carry a hefty guide price of $20 million. The work of art was inspired by his young son, while in Rome married to the adult film star and Italian MP Ilona Staller AKA...
I’m just back from a visit to Prague. I went there specifically to see an exhibition of new British painting organised by an organisation called ArtLines, using an elegant space in the city centre called Black Swan. The Stuckist Movement originally consisted of 13...
The noted writer and curator Paul Carey-Kent gives us his rolling ten recommended contemporary art shows in London now. Paul currently freelances for Art Monthly, Frieze, Elephant, STATE, Photomonitor, Border Crossings and World of Interiors, and has a weekly online...
Less than 48 hours after being unveiled, a controversial statue of David Bowie, situated in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, has been sprayed over by vandals. We don't think this was a critical statement aimed at the poor quality of this bronze depiction, however it is...
Why is it that everytime the great and good are honoured with a modern public statue the commissioners hire hacks to produce cheap and nasty depictions of their subjects. The latest in a long line of examples is a new statue honouring the late artist David Bowie,...
London Based Art initiative Art Wars and Hix Art have announced ‘Art Wars East’. Opening on March 29th. It consists of new works by emerging and established artists and will be unveiled and on show until May 18th. Each artist has been provided with a Star Wars...
I was honoured and surprised when Revd Jonathan Evens invited me to curate a ‘Stations of the Cross’ Group Exhibition at St. Stephen Walbrook, a Christopher Wren church based in the heart of the city of London. I was astonished when I was granted permission to include...