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Chris Ofili Retrospective Tate Britain Pile of Shit Review by Geoff Diego Litherland I was looking forward to seeing Ofili's work again; my only previous experience of it was at the now infamous Sensation Read on…
Tate Britain, London
27 January - 16 May 2010
Reviewed by: Geoff Litherland »
Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili’s retrospective at Tate Britain takes you on a spiritual journey, unsurprisingly beginning with his infamous dung paintings. Touching images of a mother weeping, overlaid with intricate lace-like dots in his Read on…
Tate Britain, London
27 January - 16 May 2010
Reviewed by: Samantha Wiltshire »
I recently attended the above conference, which was organised as part of Chelsea's Borderline Programme, aiming to discuss pertinent questions on the idea of borders and visions for future Europe in relation to ideas such as cross-cultural, Read on…
Tate Britain, London
24 October 2009
Reviewed by: Eva Pryce »
Eva Rothschild stated that her commission for the Duveen Galleries at Tate Britain was intended to ‘agitate’ the space. The long, winding, angular projections of the sculpture scribble through the space, and although the work does Read on…
Tate Britain Duveen Galleries, London
30 June - 29 November 2009
Reviewed by: Rebecca Wombell »
Tate Britain, fourth Triennial, titled 'Altermodern'. 'Altermodern'? No dictionary definition. The word did not exist before. A show so new, so contemporary, so cutting edge that a new word had to be Read on…
Tate Britain, London
3 February - 26 April 2009
Reviewed by: Thomas Darby »
The following is an extract of artist Miltos Manetas' discussion with Sam Thorne (online editor of Frieze) on 2 April 2009, part of a series of talks related to the Altermodern Triennial Exhibition at Tate Britain.The exhibition, curated by Read on…
Tate Britain, London
3 February - 26 April 2009
Reviewed by: Eva Pryce »
ALTERMODERN Although I am familiar with the writings of Nicolas Bourriaud, Altermodern's "supercurator", for a long time I misunderstood the meaning of the title. I took Altermodern as a kind of German neologism, as a hybrid of old Read on…
Tate Britain, London
3 February - 26 April 2009
Reviewed by: Gillian McIver »
“ Altermodern is an in - progress redefinition of modernity in the era of globalisation, stressing the experience of wandering in time, space and mediums. The term ‘Altermodern’ has its roots in the idea of ‘otherness’ Read on…
Tate Britain , London
3 February - 26 April 2009
Reviewed by: Anthony Xuereb »
Many of the artist’s works at ‘Altermodern’ operate on multiple levels, and the way Bourriaud presents them to us is in a manner that would have these separate levels inter-link with one another at different times and locations Read on…
Tate Britain, London
3 February - 26 April 2009
Reviewed by: James Huyton »
TURNER PRIZE 2008 GOSHKA MACUGA CATHY WILKES RUNA ISLAM MARK LECKEY What a wonderful day. ...I haven't enjoyed myself so much in years. Each year as the Turner arrives I Read on…
Tate, Britain, London
30 November 2008
Reviewed by: Donna Southern »
Seeing the artworks in this year’s Turner Prize is less a visual experience than a verbal one, in that it reminds you how words and sentences are not only printed but can also imprint themselves on your poor visual field like after-images Read on…
Tate Britain, London
30 September 2008 - 18 January 2009
Reviewed by: Matthew MacKisack »
Presented at first with Goshka Macuga’s room: reflections and handrails alongside a mishmash of collaged artwork, I found myself more interested in watching others’ responses than responding myself. Looking at how their legs distorted Read on…
Tate Britain, London
30 September 2008 - 18 January 2009
Reviewed by: Alexandria Clark »
The Turner Prize is an exhibition and also a competition, intrinsically encouraging the audience to compare and contrast the 4 artists. But is this a help or a hindrance, I ask myself, ruminating over a cup of tea in the Tate café?The show Read on…
Tate Britain, London
30 September 2008 - 18 January 2009
Reviewed by: Sarah Lightman »
It is that time of year again , the hype, the glory and oh yes the art. Is it worth it? and does the Turner Prize really mean something? these are the sort of questions that arise yearly. The first thing that I encountered as I approached the Tate Read on…
Tate Britain, London
30 September - 18 October 2008
Reviewed by: Maggie Tran »
When you visit an exhibition you generally know what content to expect before you attend, but as for the Tate Britain’s recent exhibition Art now: the way in which it landed; it’s actually incredibly difficult to know what you’re Read on…
Tate Britain, London
2 August - 26 October 2008
Reviewed by: James Huyton »
Tomma Abts surprised many people by winning the Turner Prize with her abstract paintings. During the last years, the prize has often been awarded to conceptual art. However, beyond its seemingly simple forms, Abts' work takes place in a long and Read on…
Tate Britain
10 October 2005 to 1 January 2007
Reviewed by: Outi Remes »