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Strangeness and Charm
Viktor Wynd Fine Art Inc, London
5 February - 14 March 2010
What an intriguing place is Viktor Wynd Fine Art Inc. Both shop and gallery; library and museum; art setting and theatrical backdrop. To step through the front door on Mare Street is to enter an alternate world. I feel like Alice, and this is my Read on…
Reviewed by: Zoe Finch »
Theo van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde
Tate Modern, London
4 February - 16 May 2010
Theo van Doesburg was one of the leading figures in the development of geometric abstraction, founder of the De Stijl group and editor of the magazine of the same name. He developed contacts with such artists as Bart van der Leck, Anthony Kok, Read on…
Reviewed by: Jack Hutchinson »
Kinetica Art Fair
P3, University of Westminster, London
4 - 7 February 2010
I woke up this morning with toothache. Should I go to the Kinetica Art Fair or make an emergency appointment with the dentist? Rashly, I chose the former. If I didn’t go now, I’d miss it completely and the dentist Read on…
Reviewed by: Janet Cooper »
Book Review: The Preston Market Mystery Project - John Newling
Preston Outdoor Market, Preston, Lancashire
21 November 2006 - 27 June 2007
"Nothing exciting ever happens in Preston..." Unsure expectations and a niggling curiosity is what I felt before receiving this book. An artist who I had vaguely heard of but no deep understanding of. No works of his had Read on…
Reviewed by: Lisa Gorton »
Part 1
Surface Gallery, Nottingham
10 - 14 November 2009
Sixes and Sevens is the collective name for a group of recent graduates from Nottingham Trent University. I have to declare an interest here, given that I’m a lecturer on the Fine Art course from which they came, but owing to the Read on…
Reviewed by: Joanne Lee »
To be Confirmed
The Bristol Gallery, Bristol
16 January - 25 February 2010
To be Confirmed is the latest exhibition at The Bristol Gallery, that opened with 5,000 square feet of floor space last September. The concept behind To be Confirmed is that of the post modern world, ‘there are after all no right or Read on…
Reviewed by: Theo Wood »
Mark Leckey
Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool
14 January 2010
I didn’t expect to like Mark Leckey’s work, although to be honest I wasn’t especially familiar with any of it before his talk last week. I haven’t been taking as much notice of Turner Prize winners in recent Read on…
Reviewed by: Tracey Cartledge »
Lobby
Cell Project Space, London
7 November - 6 December
'Lobby' brings together eight artists with common interests and approaches to making; the press release mentions issues of social space, architecture and the built environment. In fact, the press release is heavy with the promise of social critique Read on…
Reviewed by: Fay Nicolson »
Meet Pamela
Project Space Leeds, Leeds
20 November – 27 February
Each time I visit PSL it appears to be another space entirely, its generous proportions sectioned off to adapt to its current exhibition. Recently, upon entering, one can choose between two spaces: to the right, 'Signs of Life,' a joint show of work Read on…
Reviewed by: Lara Eggleton »
Mark Pearson: BAR VUG GUM
Moot, Nottingham
13 November - 13 December
Macho, Male, Chauvinist, Brutalist Aside from being a clever way to enliven the standard press release, these prodding, funny, provoking terms are meant to lead us astray - assigning these negative sounding words to the artist's practice is Read on…
Reviewed by: Bruce Guy Asbestos »
Control Point: A Temporary Facility
Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
21 November - 10 January
When artists, writers and curators responded to an open call to join 'Control Point' they probably knew they were part of Plymouth Arts Centre's agenda to develop more opportunities for local artists, but what form did they expect the project to Read on…
Reviewed by: Gabrielle Hoad »
Earth: Art of a changing world
Royal Academy, London
3 December 2009 - 31 January 2010
Included in the entry fee to visit the Royal Academy’s latest blockbuster show you get a small booklet containing images from each of the thirty-five exhibiting artists alongside a few sentences about their work. All to often in this Read on…
Reviewed by: Nisha Duggal »
Young Masters
The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London
10 October - 5 November 2009
The Young Masters exhibition was put on by the Cynthia Corbett gallery housed in two spaces: one in the Old Truman Brewery in East London and one in Sphinx Fine Art in West London. I was fortunate enough to have viewed the half of the exhibition Read on…
Reviewed by: Benjamin Mengebier »
Review of ‘The Darker Side’ by Artist Hayley Boba
Bluecoat Close, Nottingham
29 October 2009
The dark and cramped confines of an inner city garage are perhaps exactly where you would expect to find rodents, and the location for this installation is no exception. As you enter through the garage door to see a solitary glow in the corner, a Read on…
Reviewed by: Christopher Megginson »
Bunker?
Barbican Art Gallery, London
30 September 2009 - 10 January 2010
Bunker? [Superrealism] It is a subterfuge against the real, an art pledged not only to pacify the real but to seal it behind surfaces, to embalm it in appearances. A quote from Return of the Real, by Hal Foster, that graces the beginning of Read on…
Reviewed by: Rebekah Larkin »
INHERENT SIN by GARY O'CONNOR
northcabin, Bristol
22 November - 15 December 2009
NON-IMMERSIVE FICTIONS A disused operating cabin on a Bridge in Bristol. The windows are covered in black cloth. Three times a week, for a few hours at dusk, two curtains are parted and from an open window comes the sound of Read on…
Reviewed by: David Berridge »
The Chameleon Project - Prototype Nine
Fabrica, Brighton
17 October - 12 December 2009
The Chameleon Project’s Prototype 9 and The Science of Sympathy Currently exhibited in Brighton's Fabrica Gallery, The Chamelion Project’s ‘Prototype 9’ is the penultimate prototype in a two year exploration into Read on…
Reviewed by: Olivia Oldfield-Beechey »
The Incommensurable Banner
Fabrica, Brighton
4 October - 22 November 2008
The Incommensurable Banner ‘The Incommensurable Banner’ is a shocking and disturbing representation of Thomas Hirschhorn’s five year anguish over the media’s coverage of the Iraq and Afghanistan war, his Read on…
Reviewed by: Olivia Oldfield-Beechey »
The State of the Arts Conference - A Twitter Account
Twitter, London
14 January 2010
On 14th January I attended State of the Arts - The Conference for the Arts, hosted by the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) and held at Park Plaza Riverbank, London. The conference examined Read on…
Reviewed by: Jack Hutchinson »
BA Hons Fine Art
Nottingham Trent, Nottingham
29 - 30 October 2009
Hidden in the white walls at the heart of the Bonnington Building, Nottingham, Caroline Black’s delicate weaves of white cotton hang, motionless. Intricately sewn, these small silhouettes blend into the unwavering white wall from which they Read on…
Reviewed by: Hayley Boba »
Season of Englishness
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell
28 November 2009 - 24 January 2010
Occasionally an arts venue delivers an experience that amounts to more than the sum of its parts. A current crop of exhibitions at major arts centre South Hill Park in Bracknell taps into the national zeitgeist with themed exhibitions around the Read on…
Reviewed by: Christine Holley »
Contrast
Tate, Liverpool
1 - 30 November 2008
Can it be possible for something seemingly delicate, still, and tranquil to actually be writhing with death, decay and despondency? After a recent visit to two sleeping giants I discovered the answer. Residing in a magical, white room on the Read on…
Reviewed by: Hayley Boba »
Contemporary fine art (Mart)
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
6 October 2009 - 3 January 2010
Turner prize 2009 Tate Britain Atists:Lucy Skaer, Richard Wright, Enrico David and Roger Hiorns They climbed through the curves of her chairs: Pressed, printed, tacked to the walls, contours of interior space. A mission to recreate the Read on…
Reviewed by: Pippa Lennox »
The Customer is King
Site Gallery, Sheffield
21 November 2009 - 13 February 2010
FrenchMottershead are the London based partnership best known for exploring participatory and site specific art that engages with local communities and explores notions of identity and social rituals. The SHOPS project is the latest strand in a line Read on…
Reviewed by: Joanna Loveday »
Nature's Latest Victim: Landscape artist's cliff top retreat
Knipe Point, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
1 December 2009 - 31 October 2010
Time is running out. This is especially true for a bungalow at Knipe Point in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Coastal erosion means that a once desirable property which offers stunning views of Cayton Bay and the surrounding area, is doomed to Read on…
Reviewed by: James Piper »
Augmented Reality - the world in subtitles
Global, Various
11 January 2010
As we move into the second decade of the 21st century new technologies have enhanced our interaction and understanding of the world around us. History is no longer restricted to a long forgotten past – we barely have time to experience Read on…
Reviewed by: Jack Hutchinson »
The Never Ending Multistory
Airspace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
21 November - 18 December 2009
The Never Ending Multi-Story - Airspace The Never Ending Multi-Story is a collaboration of four artists, each exploring the idea of alternative existences to that which they have become accustom to. With each artist recently graduating from Read on…
Reviewed by: Stacey Booth »
Joe Biel - Lexicon
Nettie Horn, London
1 - 31 December 2009
Lexicon quite literally means the vocabulary of a particular group, be it people, or in this case monkeys. This series shows a range of emotions and caricatures, making the monkeys seem almost human as they take on a range of personalities. As they Read on…
Reviewed by: luke hyland »
Detective- Yuko Nasu
I-MYU projects, London
19 November - 19 December 2009
Yuko’s work conjures up mystery yet also delight, they seem memorable, as if they should be recognised. They are portrayed, presented like memories, not entirely clear, almost hazy, but still visible shapes and features are clearly Read on…
Reviewed by: luke hyland »
Slowly Through Eden
The Arena, Liverpool
19 - 26 November 2008
Slowly through Eden It was a wet windy day when I set out on my quest to review the works of the recently graduated four artists from LJMU 2009. I have seen their work before and knew the artist by first name, but I was still curious to see Read on…
Reviewed by: Collette Rothnie »