Jul 21, 20214 min‘UpTownDancing’ with Vanessa JacksonStreet art is not a label ordinarily associated with the practice of painter Vanessa Jackson, but her arresting compositions have already...
Jul 10, 20214 minBedwyr Williams: MILQUETOASTBedwyr Williams is one of those rare figures in the art world, with the ability to hold up the mirror to all who pass through its circus...
Mar 27, 20214 minReasons to be cheerful, part 1With lockdown measures lifting & spaces starting to confirm their reopening dates, it’s time to think about negotiating life & art out there
Jun 30, 20202 minStrangelove: the cinematic art experience onlineIf, like me, you’re over Netflix and missing the experimental aspect of the cinematic experience, head to Strangelove for a series of...
Jun 23, 20208 minOnline shopping: ArtBasel 2020With Europe opening its gallery doors again and some of London’s commercial spaces offering visits by appointment, the mood is one of...
Jun 8, 20205 minThe (virtual) sense of an ending: graduating onlineThis should be a time for many young people to celebrate, having reached the end of their courses, surrounded by family and friends all...
May 19, 20207 minDoing it for themselves: art, sales and digital agency in the time of Covid 19As lockdown rules are slowly being lifted in some parts of the world, galleries and small museums prepare to open, cautiously...
Jan 31, 20205 minContagio: Cecilia Brunson ProjectsWhat a great title for a group exhibition, ‘Contagio’, ushering in with it the sense that ideas and influences are catching. And, that...
Jan 11, 20206 min On the List: the great national eightLlandudno Anj Smith Oriel Mostyn, until March 1 Anj Smith appears equally intrigued by the histories of art and fashion. A veritable...
Nov 27, 20197 minOn the List: LondonDavid Cheeseman Once Ever After, Thrice Removed, Domobaal until Dec 14 Drawn Breath, Tintype until Dec 7 The Twin, Coventry Biennial...
Nov 12, 20195 minTurner Prize: Lawrence Abu HamdanChecking out the updated Cabinet website, Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s name sits atop the magazine’s contributors’ list with a 2011 article on...
Oct 8, 20193 minTurner Prize 2019: Tai ShaniIf you enter Tai Shani’s installation and don’t find immediate joy in the colourways and furnishings of her post-patriarchal playground,...
Oct 6, 20193 minTurner Prize 2019: beyond the viewThat knockout view over the sea from the second floor of the Turner Centre was familiar to me before I knew of JMW and his legacy
Oct 1, 20195 minOn the List: London. Five shows to see in Frieze weekPreview of London art shows in Frieze week
Sep 17, 20196 minWales in Venice 2019: Sean EdwardsUNDO THINGS DONE with its shouty sloganic caps proclaiming loudly from the exhibition literature, speaks simultaneously of artistic...
Jun 13, 20193 minVenice Biennale pavilion picks: Larissa Sansour, Denmark I first encountered Larissa Sansour at the Braziers’ International workshop in Oxford where she was exercising her political performance...
May 28, 20192 minVenice Biennale pavilion picks: Switzerland The artist duo responsible for Moving Backwards set their agenda in no uncertain terms with this title and consolidated such in their...
May 22, 20194 minVenice Biennale part 1: OverviewAs I write this, it’s reported Huawei is to be blocked by Google from using its apps on the company’s phones. Like some predictable...
May 7, 20195 minGoing, Gone: Jerwood/FVU AwardsJerwood Space, London, until June 2 In 2018, for the sixth year of this award, Richard Whitby and duo Caitlin and Andrew Webb-Ellis were...