Ah, everyone loves Van Gogh, one of the most covetable dead artists around. Except I don’t. Love all his work I mean. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it is. Having said that I have grown to admire and appreciate his work over the decades. This blockbuster exhibition marks 200 years of the National […]
Exhibitions
Mourning Marsyas: Marlene Dumas at Frith Street Gallery
I wouldn’t call myself a fangirl but I do make the effort to see anything by Marlene Dumas. Mourning Marsyas is an exhibition of her recent paintings at Frith Street Gallery. It’s worth learning about the story of Marsyas to appreciate the artist’s theme. The tone is of grief and loss which felt odd at […]
Serge Saunière & Jean-Pierre Bréchet at Galerie Akié Arichi Paris
I was very grateful that the gallerist Akié Arichi let me take these quick photos before the private view of this exhibition when I came across it on a recent trip to Paris. L’Ecriture et la Peinture is a pairing of two very different artists who both use ink, acrylic and paper. Serge Saunière‘s work […]
Sosa Joseph. Pennungal: Lives of women and girls at David Zwirner, London
Pennungal: Lives of women and girls is the first solo London show by Keralan artist Sosa Joseph, currently at David Zwirner London. Frequently called God’s own country because of its beauty, this part of India can seem idyllic but dark currents lie beneath. Joseph paints memories from growing up in Kerala (one of the most […]
Anthony McCall: Solid Light at Tate Modern
This exhibition at Tate Modern contains a handful of pieces by Anthony McCall who creates “solid light” artworks blurring the boundaries of sculpture, cinema and drawing. There is a magical quality to these light sculptures which you want to see from the inside as well as from outside. Their combination of transparency and solidity encourages […]
Remember making shadow shapes with your hands?
Ricochets, the current show by Francis Alÿs at the Barbican, deals with the concept of play worldwide. In addition to videos and small paintings (see my previous blog post) is a section upstairs on the history of play as well as a couple of spaces to experiment in. Do you remember making shadow shapes when […]
