Back in 2003 I, along with 2 million other art lovers, was mesmerised by Olafur Eliasson’s Tate Modern Turbine Hall installation ‘The Weather Project’
Continue Reading...YOU ARE BROWSING: Author: Lee Sharrock
Port Eliot Festival Takes A Bow
Lily Allen, Martin Parr, Jeremy Deller, Art Car Boot Fair and Zandra Rhodes anniversary exhibition light up final weekend of Cornwall’s leading Arts festival.
Continue Reading...The Other Art Fair Top 5
The Summer 2019 London edition sees a new incarnation land in Kings Cross, presented by Saatchi Art, with the art fair taking over the central space of the West Handyside Canopy.
Continue Reading...‘ART on the Mind’ Contributing Artists Ian Davenport, Kristjana S Williams and Charming Baker talk to FAD
An impressive list of contemporary artists have generously donated to the 2nd ‘ART on the Mind’ exhibition to raise funds for Cardboard Citizens.
Continue Reading...FAD Magazine Venice Biennale Top 10
There are some tough yet critical themes running through the 58th la Biennale di Venezia. The 2019 edition is curated by Ralph Rugoff and inspired by an ancient Chinese proverb which turned out to be a fallacy. Very appropriate for the unsettled times we are living through, where global economic disparity, alternative facts, migration and accelerated global warming are some of the most urgent topics concerning humanity and its future.
Continue Reading...Nancy Fouts 1945-2019
Nancy Fouts was born in Seattle, USA, in 1945. She moved to London at the tender age of 16 when her parents had enrolled her in a finishing school, which was bizarrely called ‘The Monkey Club’ because the girls were taught to “Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil.” However, Nancy was never one to tow the line or follow the rules,
Continue Reading...Gavin Turk Launches Giant Egg Collaboration with Photo London
‘Portrait of an Egg’ is a unique project conceived by Gavin Turk, which will involve his gigantic bronze egg sculpture ‘Ouevre being unveiled on the Somerset House River Terrace at Photo London on 14th April.
Continue Reading...Martin Parr ‘Only Human’ at the National Portrait Gallery
As the clock ticks ominously towards 29 March when Britain is set to leave the EU – with or without a deal – Martin Parr’s 30 year observation of British society through the lens of his camera presents us with a snapshot of our national identity, and an insight into the many different cultures, cults and ceremonies that colour the lives of the lower, middle and upper echelons of society.
Continue Reading...Frieze Masters Top 5
Frieze Masters is the more calm and collected sibling of the bigger, brasher Frieze. This year it features over 130 galleries – here is our Top 5
Continue Reading...Epoh Beech Talks to Lee Sharrock About Gallery 46 & Totally Thames Festival
Artist Epoh Beech spoke to Curator Lee Sharrock about her exhibition ‘The Masque of Blackness’ at Gallery 46 London until 6 October.
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