John Akomfrah: Purple, The Curve at The Barbican [for Art Monthly]
Read the full review here: Art Monthly 412 page 26
Writing
Houses are really bodies [For this is tomorrow]
Houses are really bodies: escape, defiance and friendship in the writing of Leonora Carrington Cubitt Gallery 28 April – 4 June 2017 Review by Jack Smurthwaite In the contemporary, the idea of ‘sanctuary’ is an interesting one. Helen Nisbet’s use of the word when describing ‘Houses are really bodies’, her debut installation as Cubitt’s […]Read Post ›
David Farrando Giraut: The Accursed Stare, Tenderpixel. [For this is tomorrow]
David Ferrando Giraut’s recent works weave a neon path through progressive economic theories and 17,000 years of image-making, arriving at the present day clad in Louboutin and dripping in gold. ‘The Accursed Stare’ exhibition is a display in two acts: 2013’s ‘CATOPTROPHILIA’ and a new 35-minute digital animation piece, the eponymous ‘The Accursed Stare’ (2017). […]Read Post ›
Prismatic New Paintings by Husband and Wife Duo Biggs and Collings [for Artsy.net]
Paintings by Biggs and Collings are never quite as straightforward as they seem. Their body of work references such diverse topics as pre-modern color organization, chance footprints in sand, industrialized cityscapes, and religious iconography. Now, with “They Shall be Male and Female,” at Vigo Gallery in London, the husband and wife strike upon the prismatic properties […]Read Post ›
Francis Bacon’s Private Wrestling Match
I made this GIF when I was bored, hoping there would be space and scope to include it in a presentation I gave, but alas, I do not think it would have been appreciated….so I have just left it here. If you can’t tell, it is a combination of a Francis Bacon painting and a […]Read Post ›
Robel Temesgen Brings the Protective Spirits of Ethiopia to London [for Artsy.net]
“I wanted these works to be detached from me,” Robel Temesgen said of his latest exhibition at London’s Tiwani Contemporary. Luckily for us, he has succeeded, and in doing so shows something much bigger than himself. Following a celebrated and distinguished video and participatory practice, the young Temesgen (born 1987) has returned to his formal […]Read Post ›
Milla Eastwood at The Dot Project [for Artsy.net]
“Visual language” is often overused merely as a synonym for mark-making. London-based artist Milla Eastwood, however, has succeeded in sculpting a distinct voice for herself amongst a growing crowd of gestural, abstract painters. “Drunk on Colour” at The Dot Project not only tramples the well-worn path between sensation and painterly action, but communicates this […]Read Post ›
INTERVIEW: Tomas Schelp [via Skype for ArtWeb blog]
Tomas Schelp is a world-renowned photographer. Born in Germany, he moved to London aged 22 to pursue his photography career. In 1999 he won the Grand Prix of the International Advertising Festival in Cannes for the PlayStation photograph, Nipples. Since, he has returned to Germany after a successful advertising career to undertake more personal photographic […]Read Post ›
INTERVIEW: Fledgling Theatre Company
A sequestered community, led by propaganda and religious zealots, fuelled by inbreeding and moonshine rests on the outskirts of society at large: the world that Nick Cave moulded in his debut novel, And The Ass Saw The Angel, is as ugly as it is inspired. The London-based (but comprising a troupe of international creatives ) […]Read Post ›
Open For Business: How To Respond To An Open Call [for ArtWeb blog]
Recently, I have been writing for ArtWeb – a resource for aspiring artists which hosts art websites and offers advice on everyting from Facebook pages to private views. Here is a brief snippet from a ‘How To’ post I wrote on crafting the perfect open call response. Enjoy. Open For Business: How To Respond To […]Read Post ›
