Is politically motivated art on the minds of many art curators today? You may be forgiven for thinking so when you examine the current exhibitions across the capital. The latest of this kind comes from the Lisson Gallery: a group exhibition from its own artists dealing with religion, global trade…
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Can a geometric shape radically change society? Can it be the premise for a revolution? They may sound like obscure questions but it’s the starting point for the Whitechapel’s latest annual major exhibition. Tracing the inclusion of an abstract form in art from a highly politicized moment in history, this…
Artist Marina Abramovich has been the subject of much focus following her latest, crowd-pulling work at the Serpentine. 512 Hours represented a culmination of the life-long performance works of Abramovich, the pinnacle of her career that saw the art object disguarded and a simple set up of audience, time and three…
If, like me, you often find yourself lamenting the apathy of our modern society, then you may find a friend in artist Richard Grayson. His new exhibition features video work that discusses the if, when, and where engaged artistic and political protest can exist in our disparate and capitalist culture.…
The monumental photographic work of Andreas Gursky has made him one of the greatest photographers of our times, and it’s also made him one of the richest. Only three years back one of his epic prints Rhein II sold for £2.7 million (dwarfing Cindy Sherman’s 2.4 million for Untitled 93)…
Paint splattered Mickey Mouse toys lace the huge studio of Joyce Pensato and act as inspiration to her larger than life portrait paintings: although her style is a far cry from the Disney Technicolor days. Often working in black and white and adopting a drama more akin to the daubs…