Factory Girl
Jason Schembri is a photographer from Sydney, with a strong interest in portrait and fashion photography. In Factory Girl, he critiques society’s obsession with unrealistic expectations of beauty.
Jason Schembri is a photographer from Sydney, with a strong interest in portrait and fashion photography. In Factory Girl, he critiques society’s obsession with unrealistic expectations of beauty.
Taking place across a six-month period, from June to November, this year’s Biennale di Venezia seeks to understand the significance of art in a globalised…
Review by Lauren Sperring In our contemporary society, photography is a medium of the masses. It is taken for granted, a tool perpetually present, tying…
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Review by Mallory Nanny, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Located in the lively art…
Sam Knowles’ first solo exhibition, Fearful Sphere opens tonight in London. Knowles’ (b.1983) practice deals with metaphysical concerns, and the notion that the world…
By Sarah Richter, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Ian Hamilton Finlay’s show currently at…
Review by Jareh Das Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents an intimate exhibition of Vija Celmins works, focusing on the artist’s time in Los…
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Review by Kara Magid, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond, The American International University in London. Painters George Shaw and Karla…
WOKA was born in 1900, they produce handmade reproductions of exclusive lighting-fixtures from the early 20th century. Handmade in Vienna, with original tools using the…
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Review by Laura Barone,, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. It’s only April, but what…
Review by Regina Papachlimitzou Speaking in relation to the second major controversy he triggered in a course of a creatively chaotic life (namely, his deal…
Review by Emily Sack, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. A visit to Whitechapel Gallery…
Review by Sarah Richter, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Calvert 22 is a not…
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Review by Colin Herd The names of difficult-to-get-hold-of and in some cases discontinued-altogether photographic film have something of the poetry of a catalogue of obscure…
Review by Kenn Taylor A Sense of Perspective deals with the in between and the undefined, in a groundbreaking exhibition developed and curated by young…
Interview by Bethany Rex Nottingham Contemporary is one of the largest and most ambitious contemporary art spaces in the UK. Designed by Caruso St John…
Review by Sarah Richter a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Haven’t we all wondered if…
Review by Nathan Breeze If you’re a regular visitor to the V&A you would have noticed a gradual and ambitious series of renovations and expansions…
Review by Laura E. Barone, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. The space at Tenderpixel…
Review by Nathan Breeze Touring six major European culture halls, Liebestod was a cross-genre performance by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta exploring the interaction between Classical Music…
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Review by Emily Sack, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Lisson Gallery’s newest exhibition highlights…
Review by Carla MacKinnon Wellcome Collection, a free visitor destination for the incurably curious has established an excellent name for itself as one of London’s…
Interview by Bethany Rex Clare Price’s new work represents a departure from the strictures of her previous work. Whilst adhering to the familiar formalist rules…
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Review by Alistair Quietsch With the recent announcement of the Arts Council England (ACE) cuts and funding decisions, the disbandment of the UK Film Council…
