Tag: art show
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A Photographer with a fearless spirit
A visit to Tate Britain’s Lee Miller exhibition reveals an artist defined by poetic vision and fearless independence. Tracing her journey from fashion model to surrealist collaborator and war correspondent, the show finally gives full weight to one of the twentieth century’s most uncompromising photographic voices.
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Visceral Sculptures in the Turbine Hall
A 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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Turning adversity into creativity
Jason and the Adventure of 254 by Jason Wilsher-Mills at the Wellcome Collection is a joyful and moving exhibition that transforms childhood disability and adversity into vibrant creativity. Blending memory, humour, and imagination, the artist invites viewers to reflect on resilience, identity, and the origins of artistic expression.
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Painting the banality of evil
Painting the Banality of Evil reflects on the Philip Guston retrospective at Tate Modern, marking the artist’s first major UK exhibition in nearly two decades. Tracing Guston’s journey from abstract expressionism to his provocative figurative works confronting racism, violence, and moral responsibility, the article examines the enduring relevance and controversy of his art in today’s…
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A lost era
Soheila Sokhanvari’s ‘Rebel Rebel’ at the Barbican’s Curve Gallery presents twenty-seven portraits of pre-revolutionary Iranian feminist icons, blending Persian miniature painting with a powerful reflection on women’s history and cultural resistance.
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Changing perceptions
This review explores Olafur Eliasson’s In Real Life exhibition at Tate Modern, highlighting its immersive installations, environmental themes, and the artist’s unique approach to perception and climate awareness.
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Retelling stories through found objects
Beirut-born artist Rayyane Tabet presents Encounters at Parasol Unit, London, showcasing minimalist works that explore Lebanon’s history, culture, and personal narratives through found objects.
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Exploring space with sculpture
Phyllida Barlow’s cul-de-sac invites viewers to rethink space, scale and movement through sculptural encounters that feel both monumental and intimate. Her bold use of everyday materials continues to shape contemporary conversations around installation art and spatial perception.
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Challenging South African local histories
Explore Kemang Wa Lehulere’s thought-provoking installations, where material experimentation and political history merge into a compelling artistic language.
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Making air solid
Rachel Whiteread’s Tate Britain retrospective highlights her pioneering cast sculptures of ‘negative spaces,’ tracing the evolution of her Turner Prize–winning practice from intimate domestic forms to monumental architectural works.