Studio Visit: Dominic Harris
The air is hot, stifling really, as the city heaves itself into one of those irrepressible cycles that make up… Read More
Author: Jasper Spires
Jasper Spires is an arts writer based in London, UK. He has been published in The Spectator, MoneyWeek and FAD Magazine, with articles that examine the philosophical mechanisms present in contemporary artworks and the cultures that surround them.
Together in Resonance: How Rave Culture Can Change the World.
At the fringes of Mayfair, a striking pair of artists have built twinned monuments to the power of disruption and… Read More
Paolo Canevari Interview
Paolo Canevari’s art has been sculpted from the shadows of the modern world, but he hasn’t lost hope. Working with pitch-black rubber, used tires, and exhausted oil, he turns the waste products and omnipresent aftermath of industry into poignant structures that highlight how human beings have reshaped the world.
Paolo Canevari “Self-Portrait / Autoritratto” Cardi Gallery, London.
Paolo Canevari’s latest exhibition distils his artwork’s contention between the power of mankind, and the possibilities of polyvalence. Showing now at the Cardi Gallery in London, Canevari’s retrospective “Self-Portrait / Autoritratto” wrestles with his metamorphic practice, developed over the last thirty years.
Gretchen Andrew “Other Forms of Travel” Annka Kultys / London
Gretchen Andrew’s most recent exhibition “Other Forms of Travel” is a playful testament to the power of art in the… Read More
Rachel Whiteread “Internal Objects” Gagosian / London
Rachel Whiteread’s latest exhibition, “Internal Objects’, is an ode to lost bodies and the ghosts of our language. Showing now at Gagosian in London, Whiteread’s sculpture gives a unique incarnation to the uncanny, through its focus on the specific process by which familiar shapes and objects can be made alien to their observer.
Arturo Herrera “From This Day Forward” Thomas Dane Gallery / London
Arturo Herrera’s most recent work, exhibited in “From This Day Forwards” is a phenomenological shotgun blast. Showing at the Thomas Dane Gallery in London, soon to be freed from the restraints of a Covid-19 Lockdown, Herrera’s dynamic collage works most prominently to overwhelm the senses, in a blitz of overlapping imagery and colour, even as we vehemently struggle to understand it.