REVIEW: Mohammed Kazem’s Sound of Objects at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde
30 December 2014 • Rachel Bennett
Sound of Objects is performative of Sound, a medium moved beyond aurality in Mohammed Kazem’s syntax.
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Abu Dhabi Art: Small in Stature, Surprising in Status
7 November 2014 • Rachel Bennett
When considered amongst gargantuan international art fairs, like last months Frieze or next months Miami Art Basel, Abu Dhabi Art… Read More
REVIEW: Drawing as Storytelling – Hikayat at Green Art Gallery, Dubai
25 October 2014 • Rachel Bennett
“It looks childish, but it is not childish… one can see how much I love human beings, in my art I… Read More
REVIEW: I guess that dreams are always there, Charbel-joseph H. Boutros at Grey Noise, Dubai
23 June 2014 • Rachel Bennett
I guess that dreams are always there, Charbel-joseph H. Boutros Grey Noise, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai This is an exhibition… Read More
EVENT: Typographic Matchmaking in the City at Creekside, Dubai
20 June 2014 • Rachel Bennett
The film tracks a year-long collaboration between five teams – comprising 15 Dutch and Middle-Eastern graphic designers, architects and typographers – as they seek to create truly-dual Arabic and Latin script types to be used in public spaces.
ART NEWS: Sharjah Art Foundation announces Eungie Joo as curator for SB12, ‘The past, the present, the possible’
20 June 2014 • Rachel Bennett
Eungie Joo as curator for SB12
Seven / Eleven | Nathan Murphy | Future Map 11
9 January 2012 • Rachel Bennett
An investigation into ‘Kinesthesia’, defined as an awareness (experiencing via senses) of the movement of the body, Nathan Murphy’s research… Read More
REVIEW | You’re Only Young Twice | the intimate topography of bodies transformed | Jonathan Yeo at Lazarides Gallery
12 December 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Persistently controversial, Jonathan Yeo’s new exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone walks a tightrope of positive / perverse that renders the viewer… Read More
Three Wise Women for your Christmas Tree | GraphicDesign& Christmas decorations with a twist
8 December 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The simplicity of ecclesiastical dress has inspired fashion designers from Valentina to Victoria Beckham via Karl Lagerfeld and Jean-Paul Gaultier,… Read More
SUNDAY PICK: Today – The Pop-Up Circus back to inspire and entertain with Music, Art, Film & Theatre
27 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
This Sunday, London’s platform for the promotion and celebration of contemporary art will be once again popping up in Hackney…. Read More
Henry Wood, Tom Hodgson and Ernesto Canovas | A few of FADs Other Art Fair 2011 picks for today
26 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
So far, the inaugural year of The Other Art Fair has been fascinating, and a complete whirlwind. FAD has been… Read More
#ISITART competition EXTENDED till the end of The Other Art Fair – win one of TWO Polaroid X800E cameras
26 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The Other Art Fair has begun, and goes on all weekend. It’s the fair that lets you buy direct from… Read More
Gin Durham at The Other Art Fair | Ceramics evolved through tradition and forged in experience and emotion
26 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Gin Durham‘s work is a very beautiful and clever kind of social commentary. Her ceramic pieces are, at first appearances,… Read More
ANTOGLYPH at The Print Space opening tonight
24 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Tonight at The Print Space is the opening night of Emmy winning and Bafta-nominated cinematographer and photographer Lukas Strebel’s exhibition… Read More
THE OTHER ART FAIR STARTS TONIGHT | All the fun of the fair
24 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Aside from over 80 artists to buy direct from at The Other Art Fair this weekend, there are other events… Read More
Beautiful and transformative observations | Toni Gallagher at The Other Art Fair
24 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Another profile of an artist who you can catch at The Other Art Fair, which kicks off tonight. Toni Gallagher… Read More
The Return House of the Nobleman Extended
24 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Following on from the success of last year’s ‘The House of the Nobleman’ art exhibition, curator Victoria Golembiovskaya presents ‘The Return’ viewing at Boswall House.
A dreamy distillation of the cityscape in The Street Aesthetic of Berlin, a short film from Christian Andersen
22 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
The particular stillness achieved lies somewhere between Andersen’s juxtaposition of colour drenched abstractions and the music accompanying the footage..
Mass Nudity on twitter in support of Ai Weiwei, as artist investigated for “spreading pornography”
21 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Defenders of Ai Weiwei have responded with characteristic indignation following the announcement that the artist is under investigation for spreading… Read More
Frieze New York announces galleries joining the inaugural fair in Randall Island Park, May 2012
21 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Frieze have announced the participating galleries for the organisation’s inaugural New York fair, set to take place 4 – 7… Read More
COMMA40 Day One | Vera Tussing live performance at The Place at Bloomberg Space
20 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Saturday was the first day of COMMA40 at The Place, a light-flooded gallery at the heart of the Bloomberg Space…. Read More
“IS IT ART?” | Win a Polaroid X800E | 1Day Left to Enter
20 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
1Day left to enter
Skip the vagaries of hype and ‘artspeak’, go to The Other Art Fair and go direct to the artists. Here’s one: Emma Kemp
16 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
Delving into the collected artist profiles and works hosted over on The Other Art Fair website is exciting. There’s a… Read More
Patrick StPaul Brings Dead Things Back to Life at THE OTHER ART FAIR
15 November 2011 • Rachel Bennett
In a studio in South-East London, Patrick StPaul brings dead things back to life. In a space crammed with the… Read More