Theaster Gates@ White Cube: The Archive as artistic medium
‘My Labor is my Protest’ is on at the White Cube, Bermondsey until November 11th 2012 Theaster Gates is an intriguing artist to be shown at the White Cube, as much of his work as an urban activist seem at odds with the minimalist, commercial space of Jay Jopling’s Bermondsey gallery. ‘My Labor is my...
Bruce Lacey – An English Eccentric reviewed
The Bruce Lacey Experience is at the Camden Arts Centre until 16th September 2012 With his usual personal touch, Jeremy Deller has co-curated a show with David Mellor, which will undoubtedly resurrect interest in the eccentric British artist, Bruce Lacey. Taking a focus on his mechanical creations alongside his more spiritual engagement with the English...
Bauhaus at the Barbican
‘Bauhaus: Art as Life’ is on at the Barbican Centre, London until 12th August 2012 The Barbican in focusing on European modernism this summer has chosen to sidestep the current celebratory tone of Britishness. Rather it produces a show relevant to our current context by looking at the idea of art and social responsibility. As...
Exhibition review: Picasso at Tate Britain
Picasso and Modern British Art is at Tate Britain until 15th July 2012 Tate Britain’s latest exhibition looking at Picasso and British art, is not a blockbuster in the typical sense. Its aim is not solely to gather the most striking, the most exemplary nor the most complete collection of his work together. Rather it...
Exhibition Review: The Stuff that Matters, Textiles collected by Seth Siegelaub
The Stuff that Matters: Textiles collected by Seth Siegelaub for the Centre for Social Research on Old Textiles (1st March – 6th May 2012) Raven Row, 56 Artillery Lane, London It is in this unusual use of a contemporary art space to display Seth Siegelaub’s collection of textiles, that Raven Row makes its mark on...
