Tag: arte

  • Narratives of oppression

    Narratives of oppression

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    A critical reflection on The House of Bernarda Alba at Elizabeth Xi Bauer Gallery, London, this review explores how Elena Njoabuzia Onwochei-Garcia and Sam Llewellyn-Jones reinterpret Federico García Lorca’s classic play through immersive painting and photography. Drawing connections between historical and contemporary forms of oppression, the exhibition evokes tension, isolation, and political unease within a…

  • Fairy tales in the contemporary world

    Fairy tales in the contemporary world

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolves? marks Anna Weyant’s first London exhibition at Gagosian Gallery. Through technically refined figurative painting, Weyant draws on Flemish portraiture and Baroque chiaroscuro to explore femininity, identity, and the unsettling tension between beauty and melancholy.

  • Turning adversity into creativity

    Turning adversity into creativity

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    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.

  • Beguiling portraits of human culture

    Beguiling portraits of human culture

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    The Monkey by Michaël Borremans at David Zwirner London is a haunting exhibition that merges 18th-century painting techniques with contemporary existential themes. Drawing on Old Master traditions, singerie, and psychological staging, Borremans presents enigmatic figures that explore identity, alienation, and the rituals of human culture.

  • The creative potential of textiles in art

    The creative potential of textiles in art

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art at the Barbican Art Gallery in London brings together over 100 works by 50 international artists. Spanning the 1960s to today, the exhibition explores textiles as a powerful artistic medium—examining weaving, stitching, and fibre as tools for storytelling, resistance, and cultural memory.

  • Organic sculpture that captures your imagination

    Organic sculpture that captures your imagination

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    When Forms Come Alive at the Hayward Gallery presents a compelling survey of contemporary sculpture from the last 60 years, featuring immersive works inspired by organic growth, movement, and transformation. Through large-scale installations and materially rich forms, the exhibition blurs the boundaries between art, nature, and science, inviting visitors into a continuously shifting sensory experience.

  • Ten timber sculptures

    Ten timber sculptures

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    Set among the trees of Kensington Gardens, Georg Baselitz’s exhibition immerses visitors in monumental timber sculptures that explore memory, materiality, and the tension between figuration and abstraction.

  • Art for emotional and spiritual transformation

    Art for emotional and spiritual transformation

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    Eva M. Sanchez
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    Marina Abramović’s long-awaited retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts traces five decades of radical performance, exploring endurance, vulnerability, spirituality, and the transformative power of art.