Paul Carey Kent Archives

July 16, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Art Reviews., Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Liverpool Biennial 2018: 14 July – 28 October

The 18th Liverpool Biennial, with 40 artists from 22 countries,

July 11, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

The Downside of Germany’s World Cup Failure

I can’t claim – even ahead of England’s big match – that the combination of art and football in a magazine excited me when the new magazine OOF was announced. Yet the first two issues have been excellent.

July 5, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in NEWS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Saturday night is ART NIGHT

London’s Art Night shifts zone each year, encouraging exploration beyond Mayfair (2016) to the East End (2017), the South Bank (this year) and on to Waltham Forest (2019) and Brent (2020). Judged by last year, the free fare on offer on 7-8 July will be very lively and crowded. With 70-odd projects ..

June 27, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Art Reviews., Art Stuff from London, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Darkness, Tea and Art

Only after I had attended a tea ceremony at Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix (* 19 Goulston Street to 3 August) did I receive a beautifully written formal invitation.

June 20, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in NEWS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Bricks in Basel

Brick sculptures were one characteristic stream of work by Per Kirkeby, who died in May at 79. Michael Werner showed one of his last at Art Basel.

June 13, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Art Reviews., Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Subversion at the Royal Academy

I’m not sure one could claim that the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (12 June – 19 Aug) is now cool. But in its 250^th anniversary year it is no longer so uncool that it is simply ignored. Instead, it is ripe for being subverted.

June 6, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Art Reviews., EXHIBITIONS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Werner Büttner and Markus Lüpertz: all sorts of happiness and tents

If you want fascinating early work in a two floor show by an established German painter – complete with umlaut – you have, surprisingly, two current choices: Markus Lüpertz (born 1941) at Michael Werner or Werner Büttner (born 1954) at Marlborough

May 23, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Art Reviews., EXHIBITIONS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

No Sweat?

Summer is close! Before you know it we’ll have the RA Summer Show (the 250 th, running 12 June – 19 Aug,), Wimbledon (2-15 July) and the PROMS (13 July – 8 Sept). I’ve already seen some art matched to hot weather.

May 16, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in EXHIBITIONS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

The Auction as Show

Unsurprisingly, the leading auction houses are all selling photographic work to coincide with Photo London (18-21 May). By way of a warm-up, I looked at them as exhibits rather than as potential purchases. Do they make for a good visit?

May 9, 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Art Reviews., Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Richter in Southampton

Gerhard Richter is the most expensive and famous living painter, so it is quite a coup for Southampton’s John Hansard Gallery to reopen with a major show of his work (in conjunction with Artist Rooms, to 18 August).