Standing in the entrance of Grayson Perry’s exhibition at the Victoria Miro gallery I find myself caught between two images. On the left, a child is cradled in the arms of a young mother.
We Face Forward is a season of art and music from West Africa, celebrated across Manchester’s galleries, museums, music venues and public spaces, as part of London 2012 Festival.
The top floor of Raven Row is divided into two adjacent, small, white spaces. Each room contains two sets of shelves, back-to-back. On the shelves are arranged an assortment of uniform black box-files.
Gagosian, in collaboration with the Henry Moore Foundation are bringing the artist’s sculptures indoors for the first time. It was Moore’s intention that these forms be viewed close-up.
For the past seven years the Northern Irish based artist, Brendan Jamison has amassed a significant body of work. Jamison appropriates diverse media including wax, wool, sugar cubes and pins.
German artist Gloria Zein was awarded the Cass Prize for Sculpture in 2011. I Can’t Stop the Dancing Chicken has been commissioned by the Goethe-Institut London to mark its reopening.
It is refreshing to encounter an exhibition, Michael Dean’s Government, with such a value-laden title that is concerned with the fundamental worth of the term rather than its party-political resonance.
Of the many myths surrounding the Titanic’s legacy, one describes how Protestant dock workers in Belfast chalked NPH (No Pope Here) on the ship’s bow thus dooming its maiden voyage.
NUC CYCLADIC (2010) is one of three pieces on display by Sarah Lucas, each a small sculpture stood atop two breeze blocks, which themselves stand upon an makeshift MDF plinth.
Designed by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth, The Tiger & Turle – Magic Mountain is the name of this imposing outdoor sculpture which opened last week in Duisburg Wanheim, Germany.
Swedish artist, Bo Christian Larsson combines sculpture, video, and works on paper. Larsson’s previous exhibitions have featured a central work – often a large-scale installation or a performance.
The International Residency programme at Seacourt Print Workshop offers an artist the opportunity to work in a new environment and share their knowledge during a three-month stay.
Jaume Plensa has had a good year; Echo, his first public art project in New York City was extended for an extra month, while in the UK, Chichester Cathedral announced Plensa’s winning proposal.
Text by Matt Swain The Art of Connecting is the first solo exhibition in the UK by Atsuko Tanaka (1932-2005), one of Japan’s most renowned…
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Review by Kara Magid, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond, The American International University in London. Jerwood Makers Open is a…
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Review by Mallory Nanny, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. The Serpentine Gallery currently boasts…
