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…
Category: Exhibition
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…
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…
Fourth Plinth Shortlist – A personal View
Fourth Plinth Commission Shortlist
The 21st Century’s Neon Goya – Ansel Krut at Painter’s Painters Exhibition Saatchi Gallery
Until 28th Feb 2017 Ansel Krut Napoleon On Elba 2008 Oil on canvas 100 x 100 cm By Giuseppe Marasco Ansel Krut with out wanting to has influenced a whole generation of painters. If you have a knowing eye you can spot this influence everywhere. Such an Influence can be detected in Ryan Mosely….
Ryan Mosley at Painter’s Painters Exhibition Saatchi Gallery
on until 28th Feb 2017 Ryan Mosley Emperor Butterfly 2007 Oil on linen 160 x 180 cm Memory confronting the paintings If you have a knowing eye you can spot this influence everywhere. Such an Influence can be detected in Ryan Mosely particularly in the early work bought by Charles Saatchi straight out of the Royal College…
David Brian Smith Visionary Painter of English Landscape at Painter’s Painters Exhibition Saatchi Gallery
Currently on show at the Saatchi Gallery PAINTERS’ PAINTERS til 28 February 2017 David Brian Smith Gainsborough Farm 2014 Oil, Silver and gold leaf on herringbone linen 180 x 300 cm By Giuseppe Marasco David Brain Smith comes from a farming background, in Shropshire, where his father was a shepherd. He is passionate about the English countryside and the…
Re-drawing the map on Longform. New Worlds, Hybridity and Undiscovered continents
Re-drawing the map on Longform. New Worlds, Hybridity and Undiscovered continents.