Paul’s Work of the Month – Sigmar Polke: Untitled, 1980-81
15 April 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Paul’s Work of the Month explores Sigmar Polke’s Untitled (1980–81), a layered painting blending Dada wit, classical reference and contemporary critique.
Author: Paul Carey-Kent
Art critic and curator, based near Southampton. I write most regularly for Art Monthly, Frieze, World of Interiors, Seisma, Border Crossings, Artlyst, ... and, of course, FAD.
Rose Wylie at 91: Three Must-See Works from a Joyfully Unruly Retrospective
9 April 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
91-year old Rose Wylie’s exuberantly youthful 90-work retrospective at the Royal Academy is proving extremely popular – and you have… Read More
Paul’s Book of the Month: Fiona McIntyre – Sacred Earth
8 April 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
A review of Fiona McIntyre’s Sacred Earth, exploring landscape, mineral painting and her exhibition at Nature in Art.
Paul’s Fairs: Art Rotterdam 2026
30 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Every fair has plenty of painting, but Art Rotterdam also has a sculpture court, an innovatively presented film section,
Paul’s Work of the Month: Georges Seurat: ‘Port-en-Bessin, Entrance to the Outer Harbour’, 1888-9
25 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
But he’s being ironic, given how artfully he re-presents reality:
Natalia Titova’s literary darts
20 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
The collages of Belgrade-based Russian Natalia Titova caught my eye recently
Paul’s Gallery of the Month: Grimm
18 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Yet, so far as I’m aware, Grimm is the only Dutch-originated gallery to have expanded internationally:
Paul’s Book of the Month: Goethe and Prostitution
11 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
If that seems a surprising subject, I should mention that I’m dealing with two books
Paul’s Fairs: collect 2026
5 March 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
The ‘collect’ fair, organised by the Crafts Council at Somerset House, ran 27th Feb – 1st March. There were plenty… Read More
Paul’s Gallery of the Month: Sprovieri
25 February 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Niccolo Sprovieri was maintaining a tradition when he opened a gallery in 2000, as the original Sprovieri Gallery was founded in Rome in 1913
Paul’s Work of the Month – Morpho, Blood & Water – No. I by Alexander James Hamilton
18 February 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Three constants have run through Alexander James Hamilton’s life and work over four decades.
Paul’s Show of the Month: Lineages at October Gallery
11 February 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
What makes a good group show?
Paul’s Fairs: BRAFA 2026
4 February 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Perhaps the late conclusion influenced me, as I found myself drawn towards rather dark art…
Paul’s Book of the Month: Peter Peri
28 January 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
My ‘Book of the Month’ may seem at the high price end, but is arguably cheap given the production values of an outstanding monograph on Peter Peri
Paul’s Fairs: London Art Fair 2026
21 January 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Now, for ten works I discovered and appreciated while actually strolling around the fair
Paul’s Work of the Month– ‘Hot Love’ by Glenn Brown
14 January 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
Glenn Brown employs strategies of appropriation, but with two twists.
Paul’s Gallery of the Month: Danielle Arnaud
7 January 2026 • Paul Carey-Kent
set up her gallery in 1995, with the idea of encouraging artists ‘to develop their practice without the constraints of market or trends’.
Paul’s Work of the Month
17 December 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
This is from White Cube Bermondsey’s comprehensive account of pioneering black American artist Howardena Pindell’s practice
Paul’s Gallery of the Week: James Freeman
10 December 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
Founded in 2003, James Freeman operates with invariable good cheer in Islington
Paul’s Show of the Month
3 December 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
It is certainly worth paying £10 to see The Photographers’ Gallery’s retrospective of the influential Ukrainian artist Boris Mikhailov
Paul’s Gallery of the Week: Perrotin
26 November 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
Emmanuel Perrotin famously founded his original Paris gallery in 1990 at the age of just twenty-one
Paul’s Work of The Month. Dana Schutz: The Kiss, 2025
19 November 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
In the simpler composition of ‘The Kiss’, just two figures become one in an embrace that seems equally readable as sex, violence or dance.
Paul’s Gallery of the Week: Paul Stolper Gallery
12 November 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
Paul Stolper Gallery, founded in 1998, works directly with artists to publish limited editions, as well as running an exhibition programme.
Paul’s Gallery of the Week: GPS Gallery
5 November 2025 • Paul Carey-Kent
The GPS Gallery’s name refers not to the Global Positioning System but to its specific location within that system: Great Pulteney Street