Strange Animals: Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at Sadler’s Wells
11 August 2026 • Jasper Spires
The chant of dancers’ footsteps squeaks and pads across the stage, the grunt of chests, whip of breaths, and flick of limbs
Author: Jasper Spires
Jasper Spires is a writer based in London, UK. He has beenpublished in Wallpaper, The Spectator, and FAD Magazine,covering the arts and contemporary culture.
– 320°F: Hideki Noda at Sadler’s Wells
3 July 2026 • Jasper Spires
Hideki Noda’s ?320°F is an overwhelming and thrilling collision of absurdist humour and feverish philosophy
A Field for Ghosts: American Photography at Rijksmuseum
10 February 2025 • Jasper Spires
American Photography at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, is a chilling yet fascinating archive of the USA’s photographic history.
Changing Bodies: Francis Bacon’s ‘Human Presence” at National Portrait Gallery
2 December 2024 • Jasper Spires
The paintings of Francis Bacon have never failed to provoke a sense of unease. Exhibited currently in the National Portrait… Read More
Art from the Earth, Art from Elsewhere: Markus Lüpertz – Pierre Puvis de Chavannes at Michael Werner Gallery
29 November 2024 • Jasper Spires
Markus Lüpertz – Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, is a fascinating commentary on the nature of abstraction, the process of embodiment in figurative painting, and the evolution of representative art over the last two centuries
Fátima Rodrigo vs Colonial Temporality: ‘Piedra de sol, serpiente de humos’ at Cecilia Brunson Projects
19 November 2024 • Jasper Spires
Fátima Rodrigo is a textile artist from Peru’s capital Lima, whose hand-embroidered work celebrates Latin American popular culture.
Politicians and Heroes – Coriolanus and the US Election.
2 October 2024 • Jasper Spires
Coriolanus at the National Theatre is a breath-taking examination of masculinity, idealism, and how social fantasies weave drama into the… Read More
Birkenstock turns 250: How the Brand Keeps Moving Forward.
7 September 2024 • Jasper Spires
Birkenstock turns 250 and is celebrating its 250th anniversary at its iconic Shoreditch studio. Covering the history of the historic… Read More
‘Dominion’ at The Newport Street Gallery: Damien Hirst’s Private Collection & the Art of Pushing Boundaries.
27 May 2024 • Jasper Spires
The Newport Street Gallery has unveiled its latest show ‘Dominion’, an exhibition cultivated from Damien Hirst’s private collection, with pieces… Read More
CASETiFY champions emerging artists at the Seoul Arts Centre.
7 May 2024 • Jasper Spires
Popular phone case maker Casetify has launched an international collaboration with artists from around the world
Crystal Pite & Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot’s Assembly Hall: An Exercise in Delight and Grief.
25 March 2024 • Jasper Spires
Kidd Pivot’s Assembly Hall is a salubrious tribute to the power of collective fantasy, a touching exploration of grief, and… Read More
Burning Down the House – Casserole at Arcola Theatre
12 March 2024 • Jasper Spires
A stunning and intimate drama, Casserole by Actors East is the searing portrayal of a fractured relationship, a cauldron of… Read More
Darkness on the Face of the Deep – Dimitri Papaioannou’s INK debuts at Sadler’s Wells.
9 March 2024 • Jasper Spires
Dimitris Papaioannou has stunned audiences at Sadler’s Wells with a new run of his dance theatre piece ‘INK’. A towering… Read More
The Most Famous Girl in Salem: An interview with the enigmatic DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
27 February 2024 • Jasper Spires
DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ is here to break your brain. Weaving dense packets of pop music with her experimental… Read More
Corsets, Couture, and Christina Rossetti: Dreaming Eli at LFW, February 2024
19 February 2024 • Jasper Spires
Dreaming Eli has returned to London Fashion Week, with a stunning showing at St Cyprian’s church.
Edward Burtynsky: Extraction / Abstraction at the Saatchi Gallery
14 February 2024 • Jasper Spires
Acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has used his career as an artist to highlight and critique the impact of industrialisation on the natural world
Confrontation and Embrace: Frank Auerbach’s The Charcoal Heads at The Courtauld.
9 February 2024 • Jasper Spires
A haunting spectacle from one of Britain’s great post-war painters, Frank Auerbach’s The Charcoal Heads at the Courtauld is a… Read More
A Testament for the Tender – Sparklehorse, Bird Machine.
6 September 2023 • Jasper Spires
Sparklehorse is perhaps best known for the intimacy of his music. Walking along a narrow road between independent rock and experimental electronic production, Mark Linkous’ flagship project has been beloved by fans for its delicate compositions, emotional intensity, and the heartfelt connection it provided to the man himself.
Sticking out and Fitting in: Juliette Sturlèse and Marjan Moghaddam at Annka Kultys Gallery London.
27 March 2023 • Jasper Spires
There’s a total deluge hammering down on East London for the opening of Annka Kultys’ latest show. It’s a joint presentation of works by painter Juliette Sturlèse and digital artist Marjan Moghaddam
Bones and All is the latest in searingly hot cannibal drama, it’s a sign of the times.
17 December 2022 • Jasper Spires
It’s something of a Silence of the Lambs meets Badlands-style love story,
Gavin Bond – ‘Being There’ at Hamiltons Gallery.
3 October 2022 • Jasper Spires
Fashion is all about the face. The surface made beautiful is the absolute, and as an art that flourishes under… Read More
London Fashion Week 2022 highlights – Bold Steps Forward
16 June 2022 • Jasper Spires
It’s been a hot start to the summer, with London once more packing its trains, taxis and bars with another… Read More
In Determinism’s Ugly Face.
10 June 2022 • Jasper Spires
Gagosian keeps curating exhibitions with fascinating intellectual bents, but Haunted Realism stands out amongst the rest.
“Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945 -1965” Barbican Art Gallery – The Procession of Catharsis
17 March 2022 • Jasper Spires
“Postwar Modern” collects not only some of the most impactful artwork produced following the Second World War, but draws crucial focus to the impact that trauma can have on the subjectivity of the artist.