Paul Carey Kent Archives

14 November 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in NEWS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Frida the Modern

How does a painter currently making her way respond to the life and work of Frida Kahlo? I attended the V&A’s ‘Making Herself Up’ with Emma Cousin whose paintings recently made a splash at Edel Assanti gallery.

7 November 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Significant Others: Ana Mendieta and More

Ana Mendieta would have been 70 this month (18 November 1948 – Sept 10 1985) had she not fallen 34 floors to her death at just 36.

24 October 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in EXHIBITIONS, Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Martin Eder’s toxic beauty

‘Parasites’ is the tenth exhibition at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery, which opened in 2015. The German painter Martin Eder, shows 53 works

18 October 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

CLOUDS AT THE V&A

The Victoria & Albert Museum’s re-presentation of its photography collection in a newly opened ‘Photography Centre’ strikes a nice balance between image and information, method and content, historic development and contemporary relevance.

10 October 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Popular at Frieze

We’ve just had the first Frieze during which I was on Instagram (follow me at www.instagram.com/paulcareykent ). I posted 20-odd works as of interest, and these were the most popular three…

3 October 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Anomie with Rodgers and Ketter

It may look an improbable pairing, but two shows opening last Thursday felt as if they had a common core.

26 September 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

To Deptford

The annual Deptford X (21-30 Sept) may be a relatively small event in organisational and funding terms, but makes for a packed visit.

19 September 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

Abstract Expressionist Women on the Rise

Around 65 years after its productive highpoint, it’s interesting to speculate how the history of abstract expressionism will look in another 65 years.

12 September 2018 by Paul Carey-Kent in Paul Carey-Kent Art Stuff on a Train

The Joys of a Small Biennale

I’ve just returned from the third Biennale to be held in the small (pop 43,000) German town of Halberstadt, 100 miles west of Berlin.

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

Dropping in on the Wallace

Despite its fame, the Wallace Collection somewhat underappreciated, I reckon. It’s famous for masterpieces by such as Titian, van Dyck, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Poussin, Hals and Delacroix, but there are plenty of interesting yet less remarked works.