A second contemporary art encounter in Val en Vignes in two days – this small community really benefits from a rich cultural landscape! Galerie Malebranche en Campagne In my last post, I was talking about a recent trip to the French countryside, and how pleasantly surprised I was to find not one, but two contemporary […]
An unexpected find in an old industrial building, la corbata rosa is a great asset for its rural community. la corbata rosa – Contemporary Art in a Historic Setting Now, if you had asked me even a few weeks back whether the Deux-Sèvres region in France was a good place to see contemporary art, I […]
It’s a world of saintly visions and the drama of the ordinary as the National Gallery puts Francisco de Zurbarán centre stage. Zurbarán There’s just about a month left to see Zurbarán at the National Gallery. I’ve got myself into the position I always seem to, where I’m rushing around all the galleries before exhibitions […]
Imagined geography and a real history of colonialism, imperialism and resistance collide in Project a Black Planet at the Barbican. Content warning: this exhibition, and review, contains some outdated terminology. Connections Between Exhibitions It was only a short time ago that I mentioned Marcus Garvey, in the context of Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain. Anderson […]
Monroe’s agency in creating her image is at the forefront in the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait. Choosing Which Exhibitions to See in London: A Matter of Snap Decisions The thing with London is that you can’t see everything. Or maybe you could if seeing exhibitions was your full time job, but […]
Learn all about the world’s first international sea port in Byblos, Cité Millénaire du Liban at l’Institut du monde arabe in Paris. Byblos, Cité Millénaire du Liban In my last post, I introduced you to l’Institut du monde arabe, or the Arab World Institute. This cooperative endeavour by a number of Arab countries aims to […]
More artists who reflect on economic structures and their meanings in Genuine Fake Premium Economy at the ICA. Genuine Fake Premium Economy Today’s exhibition is but a small one, so this will be but a small review. Its subject is Genuine Fake Premium Economy, the latest exhibition at the ICA in London. The exhibition brings […]
Hurvin Anderson’s meditative paintings form a powerful exhibition at Tate Britain, exploring memory, cultural heritage, and colonialism. Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain This exhibition is quite a contrast to Turner & Constable: Rivals and Originals, which is the last thing I saw at Tate Britain. The Tate do tend to have quite a good mix […]
The Gallery of Everything’s latest exhibition, Currency Exchange, encourages us to think about the meaning(s) of physical currency at a time when it is in decline. Currency Exchange The Gallery of Everything, like Goldsmiths CCA, is a place I always intend to visit much more frequently than I do. Looking back at previous posts in […]
In my second trip to the Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art we see Flare-Up, a group exhibition of artists whose work “engages with the poetics and aesthetics of illness, disability, neurodivergence and Deafness”. Flare-Up Once more, I have had good intentions that have not come to pass. When I first came to Goldsmiths CCA in […]
