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Experiential Filmmaking: Ed Atkins – Death Mask @ Cabinet Gallery, London

Review by Jareh Das London artist Ed Atkins films exist in what can only be described as an experiential filmic environment. Atkins often displays; film…

Masterworks: Architecture at the Royal Academy

Review by Nathan Breeze The Royal Academy of Arts was founded in 1768 with the aim to promote the ‘Arts of Design’ element in Painting…

Underwater Art: Wet Sounds @ Bethnal Green

Review by Paul Hardman The fun of visiting Wet Sounds at York Hall Pool in Bethnal Green actually began long before arriving. Explaining to friends…

Exploring Wimbledon’s Unique Artistic Community: Q&A with Emma Campbell, Artistic Coordinator

Interview by Bethany Rex Wimbledon Art Studios is the largest, single site art studio complex in the UK; we caught up with their Artistic Coordinator…

If Destroyed Still True @ Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol.

Review by Regina Papachlimitzou If Destroyed Still True is the culmination of two years work by performance company Sedated by a Brick. Performed in the…

Martin Creed: Thinking/Not Thinking @ Cafe OTO

Martin Creed: Thinking / Not Thinking (Work #1090) from Martin Creed on Vimeo. Review by Kathryn Evans Last week Martin Creed and his band showcased…

Aidan McNeill’s World of Theatre @ PayneShurvell

Review by Laura E. Barone, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Aidan McNeill’s first solo…

Dustin Yellin @ 20 Hoxton Square

Review by Carla MacKinnon New York based artist Dustin Yellin creates his unique work by layering 2D images between sheets of glass to create extraordinary…

Horizon Hypnotique @ French Rivieria 1988

Review by Emily Sack, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. “This is our romance,” state…

Louise Bourgeois & Tracey Emin @ Hauser & Wirth, London

Review by Laura E. Barone, a candidate for the MA in Art History at Richmond the American International University in London. Louise Bourgeois and Tracey…

Cosima von Bonin’s Surrealist Playground @ Arnolfini

Review by Regina Papachlimitzou Cosima von Bonin’s exhibition Bone Idle is permeated by contradiction. Her work, aiming to explore notions of sloth and fatigue, comprises…

To Kill A Mockingbird – Review of the play, touring the UK

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) is one of the most widely discussed novels; dealing with racial inequality, violence and rape, it summarises a…

PUBLICSFEAR @ South London Gallery

Review by Paul Hardman Walking first up stairs into the dark, then along a black felt lined corridor, around a corner and finally into an…

The Flirtatious Aura of Jean-Marc Bustamante @ Fruitmarket

Review by Colin Herd Jean-Marc Bustamante, who represented France at the Venice Biennale in 2003, began his career as an assistant to the renowned fashion…

Contemporary Life & Avant-Garde Russian Art

Examining the world in a state of flux, Russian artist, Anna Parkina, uses collage to critique current social, political and economic trends.

Carey Young – Memento Park @ Cornerhouse, Manchester

Review by Kenn Taylor Born in Zambia, Carey Young (b. 1970) grew up and studied in Manchester. She now works internationally utilising a variety of…

Zhivago Duncan @ CFA Berlin

Review by Jaga N.A. Argentum In his first solo exhibition, Dick Flash’s Souvenirs of Thought, Zhivago Duncan invites us to accompany him and his protagonist…

Sieving for Gold @ St Barnabas’ Church, Dalston

Review by Liz Lau The title of the show Ordinary Time is a reference to where the date of the exhibition falls on the liturgical…

The Magik of Dirk Bell @ The Modern Institute in Glasgow

Review by Alistair Quietsch Dirk Bell’s work is a diverse mix of masterly observed drawings, minimalist sculpture and an artistic play with technology. Upon entering…

Invocations of the Blank Page @ Spike Island

Review by Regina Papachlimitzou The quietness and stillness you might generally associate with the blank page is challenged and eventually rejected in the artworks showcased…