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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…
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…
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…
The press release for Haroon Mirza’s show at Lisson Gallery leaves a lot to the imagination. Six simple bullet points give a very basic description of the works he has installed in the space. Point one: ‘a turntable piece’. Further down: ‘some light works’. Although Mirza’s installations’ have an unembellished,…