A Fine Day for Seeing a group exhibition presenting ten pairs of artists & poets.
‘A Fine Day for Seeing’ takes its title from the New York School poet and curator Frank O’Hara, who bridged… Read More
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Outposts of Art
I visited three places not so typically associated with art last weekend: Beckenham, Penge and Reading. But all had their points:
Art, Life and Everything
In ‘Art, Life and Everything’, Julie Umerle chronicles her life as an artist from 1978-2010. She hasn’t had an easy ride – for example, she’s never been represented by a mainstream gallery – but…
Beyond the Uncanny
Plenty of shows bring together paintings of figures and objects in unusual contexts or brought into unexpected conjunctions: the words ‘uncanny’ and ‘enigmatic’, ‘disturbing’ and ‘surreal’ are likely to be invoked. But, even if the paintings are good, you need more to turn such a display into a compelling whole. Two current exhibitions demonstrate how:
LONDON GALLERY WEEKEND
The first London Gallery Weekend (4-6 June) felt a very positive initiative, conveniently revealing the scale of London’s commercial art… Read More
Dandelions
I wait years for a really good dandelion painting to come along, then – on the same day – see… Read More
SEMI-LOCKED-DOWN VIEWING
There’s a surfeit of new things to see just now, as pretty much every commercial gallery in London – and… Read More
The Great Painter-Sculptors
Skarstedt’s fascinating new exhibition Painter / Sculptor brings together a sculpture and a painting by nine artists who, says the… Read More
Spring Growth
No doubt some galleries will close, but to counter that there are some new developments. Sticking with the Mayfair zone:
The Artists Themselves
There’s something enticing about knowing what artists look like, even though it isn’t usually relevant to the work. Performance artists… Read More
Around the World with Ed van der Elsken
Who’s the most important Dutch photographer of the 20th century? I’m a fan of the largely street-based work of Ed van der Elsken (1925-90).
Water Everywhere
Kim Tschang-Yeul: ‘Waterdrops’, 1979 ‘If I were called in / To construct a religion’, wrote Philip Larkin, ‘I should make… Read More
Not Quite in Winnipeg
Considering it’s fairly small (750,000) a lot of interesting work is made by artists in or from Winnipeg in Canada –
Being an Octopus
What is it like to be an octopus? Would that be a better model for how an AI might be regarded as ‘intelligent’ than assessing how its responses differ from the human? And what would that mean for the way people look at the world?
Virtually There
Normally, I see virtually everything. Now I see everything virtually. But it’s not all bad. Not surprisingly, the big galleries have upped their game: see for example….
Exclusive Artist Interview: Arturo the Cat
In a playful yet pointed counter to the human-centric view of the world, London-based Italian artist Ludovica Gioscia collaborates with her cat, Arturo. I was pleased to obtain an exclusive interview with him just as they opened a major show at Baert Gallery in Los Angeles.
Human Relations in the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020
The annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition – virtual, of course, this year – includes plenty of drawings directly referencing the locked down circumstances of their making.
Now and Then at the London Art Fair
The London Art Fair’s online edition runs 18th-31st Jan. As in the physical versions, the best material is fairly evenly split between 20th century British classics and contemporary work – so here are two picks from each category:
What to Make of John Kacere?
Back in the days when people asked ‘does my bum look big in this?’ rather than ‘does my bum look… Read More
Christmas Carrying On…
Just how long does Christmas last? Maybe it’s because covid time passes oddly, but I’ve recently noticed some artworks which might be taken as stretching it out somewhat…
Means of Glitching
One characteristic of the computer is its potential to cause glitches. That’s been of interest to artists, either as a… Read More
Jewellery by Artists
Artist jewellery isn’t rare, but it is normally produced by specialists in collaboration with the artist using the artist’s motifs,… Read More
Anna Pogudz: Mighty Beauty, Mighty Beast
Mighty Beauty, Mighty Beast is a show combined from paintings, animation and an installation. It is a depiction of contemporary beauty cannon that appears in social media and fashion magazines.
Plates
Plates are a rather convenient way to display art, somewhere between ceramic – for the most part, though metals are possible – and painting. Ceramics are in vogue anyway, and as functional objects go, plates are easy to display. In ascending order of price, here are three recent initiatives which have stepped up to the plate: