Tag: contemporary art
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When cinema was a weapon
Zineb Sedira revisits the political cinema of Algeria and the wider Global South in the 1960s and 1970s, when film became a means of resistance and collective imagination. At Tate Britain, her immersive reconstruction raises a contemporary question: can cinema still inspire collective action?
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How place shapes the meaning of art
Why does a Rothko feel different in Florence than in a white cube gallery? This analysis explores how architecture, institutions, curatorial choices and local history shape the meaning we take away from the same artwork.
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When perception gives way to sacrifice
Anish Kapoor returns to the Hayward Gallery with an exhibition that is both visually spectacular and emotionally unsettling. While his monumental voids and Vantablack sculptures continue to challenge our perception of space, his recent corporeal works confront visitors with flesh, blood, and sacrificial ritual. This review examines how the retrospective navigates the friction between quiet…
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Rothko’s timeless dialogue with the viewer
What happens when colour becomes a space for contemplation? Rothko in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi explores the artist’s lifelong search for emotional depth, revealing how colour, architecture and silence transform painting into a profound encounter between artist and viewer.
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How hiding reveals the invisible
What happens when air becomes sculpture? At Gagosian Gallery, Christo: Air reveals how wrapping can transform perception, turning empty space into a physical presence while tracing the origins of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s monumental practice and their pioneering contribution to ephemeral art.
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A journey through Kiki Smith’s artistic universe
Visiting Kiki Smith’s exhibition at Timothy Taylor Gallery felt like stepping into a magical, self-contained universe shaped by nature, mythology, and spirituality. Through sculpture, drawing, and print, Smith explores the relationship between the human body and the natural world, transforming the gallery into an enchanted space that invites reflection on vulnerability, interconnection, and ancient narratives…
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Seeing Van Gogh Through Kiefer’s Eyes
A fascinating exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London explores the works of Van Gogh and Kiefer side by side. Despite their different styles, the show reveals surprising parallels in thought, process, and subject matter, offering a fresh perspective on both artists’ approaches to art, literature, and poetry.
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Art beyond ecological rupture
Una reseña de Terrafilia: Más allá de lo humano en el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza de Madrid, que explora el arte, la ecología, el mito y las relaciones interespecies desde obras históricas y contemporáneas.
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Exploring the head as a landscape of the soul in painting
Marwan: A Soul in Exile at Christie’s London explores the head as a psychological and spiritual landscape. Through layered portraiture shaped by exile, memory, and place, Marwan transforms faces into inner terrains that reflect identity, loss, and the human condition.
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Exploring home through fabric architecture at Tate Modern
Do Ho Suh: Walk the House at Tate Modern explores ideas of home, memory, and belonging through large-scale fabric architecture, drawings, and immersive installations. Shaped by the artist’s experiences in Seoul, New York, and London, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on what it truly means to carry home with us.