Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

The relentless and vomit-inducing (not so) merry-go-round that is the world these days has all but obliterated my desire to engage with...

‘M y aim was to create a group of figures engaged in unknown activities, intentionally leaving the situation ambiguous to the viewer. I...

The "Ricochets" exhibition at the Barbican, showcasing the work of Francis Alÿs, will take you on an emotionally powerful journey that...

"When you look at my works, you don't remember an object. There remains an experience, a passage." - Richard Serra Serra revolutionized...

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...

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...

“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...

"His works tell important stories, prioritising aesthetics, poetry, movement and music as modes of communication." (from the exhibition...

"I do see myself as a chronicler. My pictures try to encapsulate our time." - Andreas Gursky Whatever he sees himself as, Andreas Gursky...

"I like the idea of thinking of femininity as something solid and enduring rather than always something fragile and weak." - Simone Leigh...

"One of the strongest feelings I have about death is that it's a time when the energy we carry is dispersed and becomes a part of...

Sometimes the Venice Biennale takes you places you'd never dream of going to. A decision to escape the mad crowds of San Marco and take...

"During the quarantine period, I began to create staged self-portraits at home. In the photo, which was the beginning of the series, I...

Artem Volokitin was born in 1981. He lives and works in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, home to 1.4 million people and less than...

My dear Ukrainian friend Halyna makes veggie borsch for me. She also makes kapusta (red cabbage), Olivier (Russian) salad and blinis,...

There are moments in life when our fear is such that we scramble for ways of taming it, in the hope that this crippling fear will somehow...

Current rabbit hole update: scandals and crimes in the art world, of which I am delighted to inform you there is an abundance of. One...

"If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live." - Robert Mapplethorpe In this powerful self-portrait Robert Mapplethorpe looks...

Coming out of this extensive and excellent survey, you get a strong sense that Rego's work is an intoxicating blend of the political and...

'Beauty is the main line to make people feel something.' - Richard Mosse It's easy to be fooled by the alluring colours of the striking...