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Tesfaye Urgessa, Palazzo Bollani - Venice Biennale
‘M y aim was to create a group of figures engaged in unknown activities, intentionally leaving the situation ambiguous to the viewer. I...
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Jul 202 min read
Judy Chicago's "Revelations" at the Serpentine Gallery, London
"If men had babies, there would be thousands of images of the crowning.” - Judy Chicago Today is Judy Chicago's 85th birthday, and this...
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Jul 112 min read
Francis Alÿs's "Richochets" at London's Barbican
The "Ricochets" exhibition at the Barbican, showcasing the work of Francis Alÿs, will take you on an emotionally powerful journey that...
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May 102 min read
The National Gallery turns 200
Fourteen years before moving to the iconic Trafalgar Square location, the National Gallery opened its doors to the public on 10th May...
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Apr 151 min read
In Memoriam: Faith Ringgold 1930-2024
“The stigma attached to having been in jail for a woman is a very threatening one because of the idea of how dare her not be a good wife...
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Mar 271 min read
In memory of Richard Serra (1938-2024)
"When you look at my works, you don't remember an object. There remains an experience, a passage." - Richard Serra Serra revolutionized...
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Dec 30, 20231 min read
My top 12 exhibitions of 2023
This year I saw a lot of beautiful, inspiring, thought-provoking, memorable, urgent and necessary art. This list is in chronological...
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Dec 3, 20231 min read
Philip Guston at Tate Modern, London
The tondo - from the Italian word for round, rotondo - is a circular painting or sculpture that became popular during the Italian...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read
On World AIDS Day
New York City-born Frank Moore (1953-2002) was a visual artist and an activist who was involved in the creation of the Red Ribbon, which...
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Nov 5, 20231 min read
Maestras at National Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
It was 1976 when the first international exhibition by female artists took place. Curated by Ann Sutherland Harris and Linda Nochlin of...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
Palestinian artists: Laila Shawa (1940 - 2022)
Born to a wealthy Gaza family, Laila Shawa studied art in Cairo and in Rome. In the early 1960s, she traveled to Salzburg to study with...
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Oct 7, 20231 min read
'Epic Waste of Love and Understanding' - Ragnar Kjartansson at Louisiana Museum
This is the first time that I write my thoughts about an exhibition and have no photos or videos to share. And that's because, believe it...
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Sep 10, 20231 min read
Ron Mueck at Fondation Cartier, Paris
“I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day.” - Ron Mueck Mueck's work...
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Aug 17, 20231 min read
Thomas J Price at the V&A, London
“Mum, look - this one looks like you!" I turned around and saw an African American boy who can't have been older than 6 or 7 excitedly...
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Aug 15, 20231 min read
Isaac Julien “What freedom is to me” at Tate Britain, London
"His works tell important stories, prioritising aesthetics, poetry, movement and music as modes of communication." (from the exhibition...
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Aug 6, 20232 min read
Titian's Sacra Conversazione at Fondazione Magnani-Rocca
They call it the Villa of the Masterpieces for good reason. The Fondazione Magnani-Rocca 's collection boasts a Titian of such sublime...
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Jul 31, 20231 min read
Andreas Gursky: Visual Spaces of Today - MAST Foundation, Bologna
"I do see myself as a chronicler. My pictures try to encapsulate our time." - Andreas Gursky Whatever he sees himself as, Andreas Gursky...
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
Alice Neel: Un regard engagé at Centre Pompidou, Paris
"I do not pose my sitters. Before painting, when I talk to the person, they unconsciously assume their most characteristic pose, which in...
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Feb 8, 20232 min read
Soheila Sokhanvari: Rebel Rebel at The Curve, London
There are exhibitions that touch you somewhere deep inside. Far from merely delighting you visually, they grab you by the hand and they...
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Jan 21, 20231 min read
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Tate Britain, London
In my mind, a portrait is the depiction of an actual person, someone who has lived. Their portrait was made so their story could be told...
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