A Dash and a Splash

All Mixed Up is the – We ran out of money and we put this up instead show. I say yes please, can we have more of this!!! In fact I don’t know why galleries have needed all those massive budgets over the last few years. The Hayward could do 10 shows with the same…

Happy Birthday Frida! Just Don’t forget your sisters!!

If you haven’t read the original insightful article in Hyperallergic An Indigenous Perspective on Frida Kahlo You might ask what’s wrong with being a mostly European or Mestizo woman of the upper class dressing up like Frida Kalho, is are only dirt poor Mestizo women is the only true or authentic I’d say in response…

Sin – New & Improved at the National Gallery

Sin what is good for? Some people don’t think it exists anymore. It certainly goes without much thought these days as to what notions it concerns itself with, the historical context from which it emerged and how it has shaped civilisation despite that  most of the norms we have where inherited from this . A…

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Brafa 2019: Gilbert & George – Bearded Troglodytes

Brafa 2019: Gilbert & George – Bearded Troglodytes   Rebecca Wallersteiner travels to Brussels to meet the famous duo who turned themselves into one of the most famous “living” artworks   “When we were young you couldn’t get a job in a bar if you had a beard. Now you can’t get a job in…

Punk the National with Marcus Harvey’s Half Nelson exhibition

Concepts of nationality get punked in this extraordinary exuberant show at the Paul Stolper Gallery Marcus Harvey’s art assess and re-present the images by which a nation thinks it knows itself. He’s the Director and Founder of the Turps Banana Art School, dedicated to teaching a London style of Painting. (An interview about why an…

Cock Chopping

To reflected that reality the painting should have to be Populated as plentifully as a room full of Kusama Philli

Get Hyper Korean with stunning treasures from the Hermit Kingdom

Last chance!!! Ends this Sunday!!! Treasures from the Hermit Kingdom stun in the MADE IN NORTH KOREA exhibition. On show at the house of illustration til Sunday 13th May 2 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4BH Theres a feeling that the West has little protected its skills and training in the fine arts. So…