Tag: contemporary art
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Paintings for a Blooming Consciousness
A 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
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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Fairy tales in the contemporary world
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.
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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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Contained horizons
Discover Ugo Rondinone’s captivating interplay of nature, time, and color in his 2021 exhibition at Sadie Coles, London.
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In search of infinity
This review of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye: Fly in League with the Night explores the artist’s celebrated portraiture, her unique approach to depicting Black figures, and why this Tate Britain exhibition has become essential viewing for contemporary art lovers.
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Marvellous evocative sculptures
Explore Cy Twombly’s evocative sculptures at Gagosian, London, featuring works in plaster, wood, and iron painted white, with references to classical antiquity, architecture, and poetry.
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Looking for the real self
As one of the leading figures in contemporary art, Doug Aitken brings a unique blend of sculpture, sound, and video installation to this current art exhibition in London, creating an immersive experience that invites deep reflection.
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The language of cities
White Cube Bermondsey presents Sarah Morris’s abstract paintings and first sculpture, exploring urban networks, architecture, and the rhythms of city life.
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The rat king with monkeys
Explore NS Harsha’s Tamasha installation at Victoria Miro Gallery in London, featuring larger-than-life monkeys inspired by folklore and human folly. Discover our photos and reflections on this immersive, playful, and thought-provoking artwork.