Beautiful and transformative observations | Toni Gallagher at The Other Art Fair
24 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Another profile of an artist who you can catch at The Other Art Fair, which kicks off tonight. Toni Gallagher… Read More
Author: Rachel Bennett
Rachel Bennett is a writer based in London. From 2012–2019, she lived in the UAE where she wrote on art, culture, and urbanism, especially in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates. Before that, she spent five curious years speculating wild futures, developing brands and strategies for luxury projects.
The Return House of the Nobleman Extended
24 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Following on from the success of last year’s ‘The House of the Nobleman’ art exhibition, curator Victoria Golembiovskaya presents ‘The Return’ viewing at Boswall House.
Tahnee Lonsdale at The Other Art Fair
22 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Tahnee Lonsdale’s art is concerned with perception, but it is process of painting what she thinks, not what she sees. Tanhee says “what I paint is a reflection of me and an expression of how I view the world.”
A dreamy distillation of the cityscape in The Street Aesthetic of Berlin, a short film from Christian Andersen
22 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The particular stillness achieved lies somewhere between Andersen’s juxtaposition of colour drenched abstractions and the music accompanying the footage..
Mass Nudity on twitter in support of Ai Weiwei, as artist investigated for “spreading pornography”
21 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Defenders of Ai Weiwei have responded with characteristic indignation following the announcement that the artist is under investigation for spreading… Read More
Frieze New York announces galleries joining the inaugural fair in Randall Island Park, May 2012
21 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Frieze have announced the participating galleries for the organisation’s inaugural New York fair, set to take place 4 – 7… Read More
COMMA40 Day One | Vera Tussing live performance at The Place at Bloomberg Space
20 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Saturday was the first day of COMMA40 at The Place, a light-flooded gallery at the heart of the Bloomberg Space…. Read More
“IS IT ART?” | Win a Polaroid X800E | 1Day Left to Enter
20 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
1Day left to enter
Skip the vagaries of hype and ‘artspeak’, go to The Other Art Fair and go direct to the artists. Here’s one: Emma Kemp
16 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Delving into the collected artist profiles and works hosted over on The Other Art Fair website is exciting. There’s a… Read More
Patrick StPaul Brings Dead Things Back to Life at THE OTHER ART FAIR
15 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
In a studio in South-East London, Patrick StPaul brings dead things back to life. In a space crammed with the… Read More
“IS IT ART”? Submit your photo responses to win the brand new Polaroid X800E
15 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The Other Art Fair lets you buy direct from the artist and, to celebrate, FAD are inviting you to don… Read More
VIDEO INTERVIEW | Florian Roithmayr at Sunday Art Fair | A story of the Tuareg, civil war, a lost spot in the desert, and a Volkswagen car
14 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
FAD caught up with Florian Roithmayr to discuss his work at the MOT International stand at Sunday Art Fair. The whole… Read More
Making It Up As We Go Along | Celebrating 20 years of Dazed & Confused with a Book and Exhibition at Somerset House
13 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Somerset House is currently hosting Making It Up As We Go Along, an exhibition celebrating 20 years of Dazed &… Read More
GOSEE: Svein Flygari Johansen | Am I making up what really happened? | Beaconsfield
11 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Beaconsfield is located along side the railway arches between Vauxhall and Waterloo, and has nesteled into its niche at the… Read More
Something for the Weekend: A Saturday Stroll with Fox&Squirrel
11 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
This Saturday join Fox&Squirrel for a wander around the artistic hive of East London. The walk takes in an area… Read More
Let Me Feel Your Finger First – Anxious Rocks, Artworld Careerists and Ignoble Racial Stereotyping
10 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
‘Backhander’ opened last week at Studio1.1, a solo exhibition of new work from London-based comic art project Let Me Feel… Read More
Bike / Bus Party in a Library? Bicycle Library Party tonight as they migrate to London Fields for the Winter
28 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
We first encountered The Bicycle Library, owned and run by the inimitable Karta Healy, outside the ICA during the launch party for… Read More
Want some 24 Hour Internet Based International Karaoke? | Join Mercy, Meanwhilespace and GLTI.CH in Liverpool and London this Thursday
24 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Want to get involved in some 24 hour international internet based karaoke fun? ……
4 painters, 32 years later,1 exhibition | 4321 at The Gallery on Redchurch Street Art Opening Tuesday 25th October 2011
24 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The Gallery in Redchurch Street is looking back 32 years to the Slade School of Art degree show of 1979. Focussing on….
BYOB at Moving Image | Vitirine in Brighton | From Film Co Labs
19 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
On Satruday the attic space of the beautiful Bargehouse, that was home to Moving Image Contemporary Video Art Fair, was… Read More
The ABSOLUT(ly) Affordable Art Sale | Private Preview Tonight | Public Day 11 – 8 tomorrow
19 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The ABSOLUT(ly) Affordable Art Sale coincides with the Affordable Art Fair which is happening at Battersea Park this weekend, and… Read More
Closing Finissage at Sluice Art Fair | 7 – 9 tonight
16 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Sluice Art Fair will close its inaugural year with a Finissage party. Performances will come form Ana ?avi? and Renée O’Drobinak:… Read More
TONIGHT | Victoria Miro Private Views | Maria Nepomuceno, Tal R and Doug Aitken
15 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Tonight head to Victoria Miro for the private view of three new exhibitions. These look like three interesting and diverse… Read More
Saturday | Where FAD are going, where we’ve been & what we recommend
15 October 2011 • Rachel Bennett
YESTERDAY Yesterday we spent the afternoon at Sunday Art Fair, which is well worth checking out. An open plan space… Read More
