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Tag: contemporary art
The Top 5 Art Installation Exhibitions to see in London this Summer
Art in a church, underground and lighting up the darkness.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in South London
Dementia, shop closure, jazz, scratching and anxiety.
Olivia Sterling: Manslaughter –
Guts Gallery is opening Manslaughter, an exhibition of new work by Olivia Sterling opening this Thursday 7th April. Challenging hierarchical systems… Read More
Paris+ is the name of Art Basel’s upcoming fair in Paris.
Paris+ par Art Basel (or by Art Basel if you don’t speak French !) is the name of Art Basel’s… Read More
Rebirth’ Artists Talk to Curator Lee Sharrock
A group exhibition opening on 4th March at new West London gallery 99 Projects features several artists previously interviewed by the exhibition’s curator in FAD column ‘The Upcoming’
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in Fitzrovia
Five exhibitions around the corner from one another.
Sweet Lust a group show curated by Michèle Lamy & Mathieu Paris that investigates preconceptions of the body.
Sweet Lust’ is an exhibition curated by Michèle Lamy in collaboration with White Cube Senior Director Mathieu Paris.
Keith Cunningham The Cloud of Witness
An elusive member of the School of London is rediscovered in a new exhibition at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery…. Read More
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in late February
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic picks his favourite exhibitions to see this month – this time they’re all shows to catch before the end… Read More
The Top 5 Exhibitions to see in 2022
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic picks his favourite exhibitions to see as we head into a new year. Each one comes with a… Read More
In-depth conversation with TARWUK exploring their practice and the idea of identity through metamorphosis
Collezione Maramotti presents Ante mare et terras, the first solo exhibition in Italy by the New York-based, Croatian duo TARWUK… Read More
Show Me Yours…(The Politics of Aesthetics)
Bringing together a small group of artists whose work shows rather than tells and whose work is an exercise in the politics of aesthetics.
The Top 5 Art Exhibitions to see in late September
Facebook, bones, snooker tables, Patrick Stewart and online art.
Kieran Flynn’s Jungles at Gage Gallery, Sheffield
Sheffield-based artist Kieran Flynn’s paintings are on display at his first solo exhibition at Gage Gallery in Kelham Island, Sheffield, running until 22nd August.
The Top 5 Art Books to read in Lockdown
5 art books to get you through lockdown
10 Questions from Isolation… with Sara Piccinini from Collezione Maramotti
Today we hear from Sara Piccinini, the senior coordinator of Collezione Maramotti. She reflects on the present (and future) of the Collection amidst these particular times, as well as talking about all the different projects the public collection has put in place to support its artists.
10 Questions from Isolation… with Huma Kabakci
10 Questions from Isolation- This week’s guest is Huma Kabakci, independent Curator and Founding Director of Open Space. Kabakci completed an MA in Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art, as well as a curatorial fellowship at the 2018 Liverpool Biennial
Hard Simplicity: Méïr Srebriansky ‘Age of Resin’ at 81 Leonard Gallery
The lastest online exhibition at the artist-run gallery, 81 Leonard Gallery features new works by Méïr Srebriansky. ‘Age of Resin’ is a survey of the artist’s work in a new medium.
What’s the afterlife of performed artworks? ‘Forum: Bread and games’ investigates
How do we perceive objects when they become “activated” by a performer? Can there be, thereafter, a neutral spectatorship? ‘Forum: Bread and Games’, curated by Natalija Pauni for Open Space Contemporary, reflects on these questions, considering the precariousness of authors’ ideas and authorship.
Yulia Iosilzon Interview – “I can’t fully describe how I feel when I enter the transparent painting. It feels very different from painting on canvas. There’s always a way back.”
Israeli born, London based artist Yulia Iosilzon recently sat down with art historian, writer and curator Hector Campbell to discuss how her sculptural background influences her paintings, her exploration of colour and narrative, and her current exhibition Paradeisos at Carvalho Park in New York
Practice in Action: A Review of Theaster Gates at Richard Gray Gallery
What results from urban planning, social practice, and a hunger for change? Theaster Gates at Richard Gray may be it. The latest exhibition from the Chicago based artist emphasised the intersection of fine art and social progression.
Art Night Putting Walthamstow’s Art and Culture on the London Map
Art Night returns this year for it’s fourth run in Walthamstow and King’s Cross. This year differs to the last in that Walthamstow was awarded the first London Borough of Culture. The festival shall run on Saturday 22nd of June, starting around 7pm and finishing around 3am.
How does art taste? How does it feel to eat it, touch it, sit on it? Find out at AMP gallery as it becomes an artist-led cafe
How does art taste? How does it feel to eat it, touch it, sit on it? AMP gallery have turned into an artist-run-cafe to investigate. 12 artists will deliver holistic edible experiences, designing everything from furniture to butter.