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Sonny Arifien
The Art of Isolation
As I’m writing this, one-fifth of the world’s population are under lockdown; with the streets of onc…
The Art of Isolation
As I’m writing this, one-fifth of the world’s population are under lockdown; with the streets of once sleepless cities now eerily bereft of the vibrant life that once pulsed through it’s veins. Here…
Cecil Beaton’s Bright Young Things
Sashaying through town with all the flamboyant vivacity and frivolity of a high-society ball, Bright Young Things has finally touched down at London’s National Portrait Gallery, and will be on public …
Serene constructs – Illusion
Illusive Math From museum-goer to museum installer, India Serena embraces the legacy of some greats of the geometric art of her home country. Born in Venezuela, India Serena left it for…
70th Berlinale Review
After years of freefall, the Berlin International Film Festival has new leadership and not only the fall has been retained but also the ascent begins. Ten days of multifariousness cinema left behi…
ARCO Madrid 2020 – The Return of Craftsmanship
Last week we visited Spain’s most important contemporary art fair which took place between the 26th of February and 1st of March in Madrid ARCO became notorious as one of the most important contempor…
Interferences
INTERFERENCES TRY IT YOUR WAY A simple painting curse for beginners would merely last two months. Why ? Because they were always telling her what to do. It would make anybody else back off or,…
Radical Figures: Painting in the New Millennium
Love painting but find that you’re only ever concerned with works from the classical period? Well then don’t. A new generation of painters are using the figurative form to challenge the way in which w…
Dora Maar at TATE: Interview with Assistant Curator Emma Jones
As is quite often the case with much of the arts in contemporary circles, the often lopsided distribution of the public spotlight has in some instances meant that over the decades some work has played…
Olafur Eliasson, ‘In Real Life’ at Guggenheim Bilbao
From foggy tunnels to galleries of rain, Olafur Eliasson’s hypnotic installations highlight the state of the planet. It would be hard to think of a more "real" and alarming issue than climate change.…
Nocturnal Illusions – Masha Trotzky interview
Belgium based Russian artist Masha Trotzky’s way of tackling current affairs and globalisation is through extremely original works which may include amongst others; food shaped into political signs, a…
Petra Cortright, The Painter of Digital Landscapes
Young Petra Cortright (1986, Santa Barbara, California) is part of a new generation of artists who grew up with computers, digital technology, and the Internet. She began presenting her work on the we…
‘Ever Changing’ – K Pagador Interview
As the very well received 'Ever Changing' exhibition by K Pagador at RB12 space in London is coming to an end, we take the opportunity to interview her to get further insight on her life and practice.…