YBA Sarah Lucas comes of age at Tate Britain.
Tate Britain are staging a major survey show of Sarah Lucas titled ‘Happy Gas’, which revisits one of the original… Read More
Art Reviews
Art reviews, The most interesting art exhibitions previewed by FAD magazine.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in late September
Sentinels, dragons, a lion, octopuses and heritage.
Marina Abramovic takes over the Royal Academy of Arts.
At the age of 76 and still, as vital and provocative as ever, Marina Abramovic has taken over the hallowed galleries of the Royal Academy of Arts on Piccadilly
Palestinian Glassware ‘Forgeries’ Take Center Stage at London Design Festival
Forgeries, the female body, and wealthy English families: V&A Jameel Fellow, Dima Srouji unearths the history of Palestinian glassware in the museum’s collection
Quilla Constance ‘Teasing Out Contingencies’
Bedford is not a town you would usually associate with socially-engaged art — especially, a cultural museum revered for its… Read More
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in Mayfair & Fitzrovia in September
Latex, muscles, car parts, landscapes and optical illusions.
Paul McCarthy, Them as Was Is
Paul McCarthy’s show at Max Hetzler Gallery goes from zero to one hundred (thousand). The exhibition is not for the faint of heart, but unlike irate audiences in Paris who shuddered at the site of an evocatively tapered Christmas tree, the Berlin public might be challenged for different reasons.
Various Others- three encounters
Various Others is an initiative based on collaboration. Its format is simple: museums, galleries, artist-run-spaces, collectors, curators (etc. etc.) based in Munich (Germany) invite museums, galleries, artist-run-spaces, collectors, curators (etc. etc.)
Independent 20th Century Made Modern Art Contemporary Again
Independent 20th Century celebrated the fair’s second edition this past Armory Week in New York. This spin-off, invite only event… Read More
The Top 5 Photography and Video Exhibitions to see in London in September
Colonialism, prayer, plastics, photography and a dead poet.
WangShui, Toleranzfenster [Window of Tolerance]
Let’s suspend the narrative. Toleranzfenster [Window of Tolerance], WangShui’s first institutional exhibition in Europe, is a super-real entanglement.
A Testament for the Tender – Sparklehorse, Bird Machine.
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.
Simone Brewster’s The Shape of Things: The critic is left at the door
For centuries the critic has been at the forefront of cultural movements, denoting art, music, food and film as “good”… Read More
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in September
Fiery landscapes, war, cushions, prehistory and architecture gone wild.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London right now
Impressionism, milk, saris, clay and falling apart.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in late August
Stunning screens, political activism, an entire bus, giant birds’ eyes and woven portraits.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this August
White eyes, gloopy bats, colourful portraits, androgyny and chewable sculpture.
The Top 5 Museum Exhibitions to see in London in August
Impressionism, gold, family, space and museums galore.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London this August
Immersion, sculpture, group shows and a ton of art.
A diary from the largest Upstate Art Weekend yet
Last Saturday through Monday marked the fourth, largest, most illustrious edition of Upstate Art Weekend throughout New York’s Hudson Valley… Read More
The Top 6 Art Exhibitions to see in London in late July
LEGO, sins, saints, London and a giant rock.
So, Here’s the Sea, but Where are the Sharks?
Where the Land Meets the Sea. On the surface, everything is as it should be: Damien is collaborating with Heni again; an auction house is the venue for a sell-out show;
A Space of Possibility and Drama
It would have been easy in recent years to have given in to the twenty-first century’s special brand of polarising hysteria when it comes to landscape painting.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in London in July
Vessels, clothes, urine, bears and isolation.
