‘UpTownDancing’ with Vanessa Jackson
Street art is not a label ordinarily associated with the practice of painter Vanessa Jackson, but her arresting compositions have already...
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Jul 10, 20214 min read
Bedwyr Williams: MILQUETOAST
Bedwyr Williams is one of those rare figures in the art world, with the ability to hold up the mirror to all who pass through its circus...
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Mar 27, 20214 min read
Reasons to be cheerful, part 1
With lockdown measures lifting & spaces starting to confirm their reopening dates, it’s time to think about negotiating life & art out there
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Jun 30, 20202 min read
Strangelove: the cinematic art experience online
If, like me, you’re over Netflix and missing the experimental aspect of the cinematic experience, head to Strangelove for a series of...
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Jun 23, 20208 min read
Online shopping: ArtBasel 2020
With Europe opening its gallery doors again and some of London’s commercial spaces offering visits by appointment, the mood is one of...
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Jun 8, 20205 min read
The (virtual) sense of an ending: graduating online
This should be a time for many young people to celebrate, having reached the end of their courses, surrounded by family and friends all...
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May 19, 20207 min read
Doing it for themselves: art, sales and digital agency in the time of Covid 19
As lockdown rules are slowly being lifted in some parts of the world, galleries and small museums prepare to open, cautiously...
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Feb 22, 20204 min read
On the list: the London five
Art preview: five London shows to see Feb-April 2020
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Jan 31, 20205 min read
Contagio: Cecilia Brunson Projects
What a great title for a group exhibition, ‘Contagio’, ushering in with it the sense that ideas and influences are catching. And, that...
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Jan 11, 20206 min read
On the List: the great national eight
Llandudno Anj Smith Oriel Mostyn, until March 1 Anj Smith appears equally intrigued by the histories of art and fashion. A veritable...
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Nov 27, 20197 min read
On the List: London
David Cheeseman Once Ever After, Thrice Removed, Domobaal until Dec 14 Drawn Breath, Tintype until Dec 7 The Twin, Coventry Biennial...
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Nov 12, 20195 min read
Turner Prize: Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Checking out the updated Cabinet website, Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s name sits atop the magazine’s contributors’ list with a 2011 article on...
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Oct 8, 20193 min read
Turner Prize 2019: Tai Shani
If you enter Tai Shani’s installation and don’t find immediate joy in the colourways and furnishings of her post-patriarchal playground,...
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Oct 6, 20193 min read
Turner Prize 2019: beyond the view
That knockout view over the sea from the second floor of the Turner Centre was familiar to me before I knew of JMW and his legacy
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Oct 1, 20195 min read
On the List: London. Five shows to see in Frieze week
Preview of London art shows in Frieze week
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Sep 17, 20196 min read
Wales in Venice 2019: Sean Edwards
UNDO THINGS DONE with its shouty sloganic caps proclaiming loudly from the exhibition literature, speaks simultaneously of artistic...
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Jun 13, 20193 min read
Venice Biennale pavilion picks: Larissa Sansour, Denmark
I first encountered Larissa Sansour at the Braziers’ International workshop in Oxford where she was exercising her political performance...
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May 28, 20192 min read
Venice Biennale pavilion picks: Switzerland
The artist duo responsible for Moving Backwards set their agenda in no uncertain terms with this title and consolidated such in their...
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May 22, 20194 min read
Venice Biennale part 1: Overview
As I write this, it’s reported Huawei is to be blocked by Google from using its apps on the company’s phones. Like some predictable...
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May 7, 20195 min read
Going, Gone: Jerwood/FVU Awards
Jerwood Space, London, until June 2 In 2018, for the sixth year of this award, Richard Whitby and duo Caitlin and Andrew Webb-Ellis were...
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