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What I Liked at the 2024 Venice Biennale

What I Liked at the 2024 Venice Biennale

A funky shade of coral-red drenched the American pavilion, grabbing attention a mile off and positively glowing in the Italian sunshine. The whole building was incredibly, unexpectedly joyous. A stark...

What I Liked at the 2024 Venice Biennale

A funky shade of coral-red drenched the American pavilion, grabbing attention a mile off and positively glowing in the Italian sunshine. The whole building was incredibly, unexpectedly joyous. A stark...

Is it Problematic to Separate ‘Women Artists’? Thoughts on ‘Now You See Us’ at Tate Britain

Is it Problematic to Separate ‘Women Artists’? ...

Grouping artists together on gender feels a little simplistic. The only commonality of the work was that it was made by a woman. By grouping these works it is suggesting...

Is it Problematic to Separate ‘Women Artists’? ...

Grouping artists together on gender feels a little simplistic. The only commonality of the work was that it was made by a woman. By grouping these works it is suggesting...

John Lyons Brightens up The Whitworth: A Review of 'Carnivalesque'

John Lyons Brightens up The Whitworth: A Review...

The walls have been populated with a colourful cacophony of swirling paint and figures. The paintings are a blur of folklore, mythology and carnival scenes. All are chaotic, striking and...

John Lyons Brightens up The Whitworth: A Review...

The walls have been populated with a colourful cacophony of swirling paint and figures. The paintings are a blur of folklore, mythology and carnival scenes. All are chaotic, striking and...

Behind the Scenes of the Saatchi: An Exclusive Interview with Sofia Laskari

Behind the Scenes of the Saatchi: An Exclusive ...

Laskari herself seems to inhabit every mark and brushstroke. Despite the paintings being of her, their intimacy goes beyond the figure. I felt like I’d stepped into her private life....

Behind the Scenes of the Saatchi: An Exclusive ...

Laskari herself seems to inhabit every mark and brushstroke. Despite the paintings being of her, their intimacy goes beyond the figure. I felt like I’d stepped into her private life....

Oslo’s Interactive Art and Sun-Starved Painters

Oslo’s Interactive Art and Sun-Starved Painters

Most people flock just to see one of 4 iterations of ‘The Scream’. I was surprised to find that ‘The Scream’ itself is fairly humble- a mid-sized tempera painting on...

Oslo’s Interactive Art and Sun-Starved Painters

Most people flock just to see one of 4 iterations of ‘The Scream’. I was surprised to find that ‘The Scream’ itself is fairly humble- a mid-sized tempera painting on...

Cohesive or confusing? A critical review of 'Capturing the Moment' at Tate Modern

Cohesive or confusing? A critical review of 'Ca...

I was blown away by the beautifully sensitive photographs of Sugimoto. A selection of seascapes, they really were reminiscent of Rothko. This was it- the real overlap of photography and painting,...

Cohesive or confusing? A critical review of 'Ca...

I was blown away by the beautifully sensitive photographs of Sugimoto. A selection of seascapes, they really were reminiscent of Rothko. This was it- the real overlap of photography and painting,...