28 January 2013 • Mark Westall
Why do so many galleries use such pompous, overblown prose to describe their exhibits? Well, there’s now a name for it: International Art English. And you have to speak it to get on. Andy Beckett enters the world of waffle
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13 November 2012 • Mark Westall
From bullets bursting paint-filled balloons to Jackson Pollock’s spatter technique, a new exhibition at London’s Tate looks at the relationship between painting and performance art – with more misses than hits
5 October 2012 • Mark Westall
Despite the hostile climate, a determined few are tackling issues such as capitalism in Mecca and the impact of Islam on peace
9 September 2012 • Mark Westall
Hayward Gallery, London
11 June 2012 • Mark Westall
Hayward Gallery, London
29 May 2012 • Mark Westall
We think of Picasso as a man’s man, a sensualist; but his work is fiercely intellectual. And the British Museum’s exhibition of his Vollard Suite prints proves that he is all about brain work
30 January 2012 • Mark Westall
Why is the artist spending a week in a cave full of bats with just a large tub of nuts for company?
9 December 2011 • Mark Westall
Celebrated German artist reflects on his work before opening of his biggest UK show, at White Cube gallery in London
24 November 2011 • Mark Westall
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
