Places

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As Einstein famously said: “play is the highest form of research.”  Play is how we learn about life and is, in fact part of my art practice. Francis Alÿs explores the importance and ubiquity of play worldwide in Ricochets, the current exhibition at the Barbican. Watch videos of games in different countries. Some are easily […]