Deconstructing the Private View
The private view is a curious affair. An open invite to those in-the-know, it’s a chance for the oppressive and invisible gallery rules -...
William Blake 1757-1827: Reflections on artworks outside their context
William Blake is an artist that does not have to be introduced to anyone even remotely aware of ‘the classic’ figures of British culture....
The Water Drinkers: Celebrating creativity through the works of Fischetti, Rüdham & Kay-Barry
Set in a townhouse right in the conglomerate of tourists that is Covent Garden, artists Crystal Fischetti, Harry Rüdham & Lee Kay-Barry...
Allora and Calzadilla: Tate Modern gets political in activating "Balance of Power" by Puer
Acquired by the Tate in 2009, Balance of Power (2007) has been recently ‘activated’ at Tate Modern in London. The performance piece...
The Royal Opera House's Manon: The Show Must Go On...
Desire, doomed love and a dodgy knee unfolded on Wednesday night at the Royal Opera House. The ballet in question was Kenneth MacMillan’s...
Dressing with Dissent
The month of October has been one of protest. Dissatisfied with the English government’s response to climate change, swathes of people...
Max Porter's 'Lanny': ‘In Came the Sound of a Song, Warm on his Creaturely Breath….’
Not far from London, in an unnamed sleepy English village, Max Porter invites us to step into his dark green folk tale about a boy and an...
Playing Host to Istanbul's 16th Biennial: A Highlight from the Pera Museum
The seemingly unexpected trajectory of storytelling—an amalgamation of time, space, and events—poignantly unveils itself through the 2005...