Reviews
Essays and critical reviews of exhibitions, written by Eva M. Sanchez and invited contributors.
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Feminist visions in Balinese art
Read more: Feminist visions in Balinese artA reflection on Into Eternal Land, the first UK exhibition by Balinese artist Citra Sasmita at The Curve, Barbican Centre. Drawing on mythology, ancestral techniques, and a feminist perspective, the exhibition reinterprets Balinese tradition to place women at the center of a post-patriarchal world.
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Paintings for a Blooming Consciousness
Read more: Paintings for a Blooming ConsciousnessA review of The Greenhouse, Inka Essenhigh’s exhibition at Victoria Miro Gallery in London. The article examines her lush, imaginative paintings—rich in botanical forms, mythology, and symbolism—as meditations on perception, consciousness, and the enduring power of painting to envision alternative worlds.
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Visceral Sculptures in the Turbine Hall
Read more: Visceral Sculptures in the Turbine HallA powerful review of Open Wound, Mire Lee’s Hyundai Commission for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. This article examines how Lee transforms the vast industrial space into a visceral, body-like environment where machinery, vulnerability, and human labour intersect, evoking themes of precarity, decay, and care.
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