Artist – Philosopher
Perhaps I’m unusual as a visual artist but when I visit exhibitions I crave words; and usually I’m frustrated by their absence.
Perhaps I’m unusual as a visual artist but when I visit exhibitions I crave words; and usually I’m frustrated by their absence.
Chris Ofili undertakes inaugral exhibition at Victoria Miro’s new space in Venice
What is the point of a national pavilion? This is the question that sticks in my mind whenever I’m at the Venice Biennale. Most specifically in the Giardini, but to greater and lesser extents throughout all the 86 national participants […]
I arrived in Venice and my first destination by water boat, is the Giardini. Upon my arrival I take a moment to stand and look over the river, placing my hands on the stone wall running by the Giardini Gardens. […]
Between the 7th July and 30th December 2017, 80 Contemporary British Paintings will go on display in 4 Chinese art museums for the very first time.
Three adjacent shows on a shifting trajectory from representation to abstraction
As an artist and parent, I spend a lot of time thinking about how art can function to both engage both myself, as a 50’s something artist and my 7 year old daughter. As a show Doug Fishbone’s ‘Leisure land […]
It is a dreich November day, a day when the whole country is shrouded in mist, perhaps as the aftermath of Halloween or just the reality of autumn. I have the chance to escape and listen to Graham Fagen talking […]
A Performance Lecture by Theaster Gates, part of the Sanctum Programme by Situations Bristol
For me the most exciting exhibition venues at the Venice Biennale were the ancient palaces, particularly those located on the Grand Canal. The juxtaposition of sumptuous architecture can collide wonderfully with contemporary art. The well considered combinations, such as The […]
Some reflections on how drawing asserts its role to map out all the world’s future.
Venice is without doubt one of the biggest and most important Contemporary art events in the calendar. Every year the Biennnale seems to get bigger as more and more countries join together with the curated projects and larger gallery exhibitions. […]
Countering Venice Biennale’s narcissistic tone this humble show, set in a deconsecrated Italianate chapel (Dilston Grove), works on you like a transcendental Indian raag; quietly seeping into your whole being. Between Thought and Space is a live interdisciplinary site-research project spanning […]
Jane Lawson reviews Crossing the Tide, the Tuvalu Pavilion at the 2015 Venice Biennale
The preview days of the biennale from a personal perspective
Collateral Event at Venice Biennale.
Venice, Italy, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013
Venice Biennale, 2013, Venice, Italy
1 June – 24 November 2013
Zimbabwe Pavilion, Venice
1 July – 30 September 2013
The Slovenian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, Venice
29 May – 24 November 2013
The Slovenian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, Venice
29 May – 24 November 2013
Venice Biennale, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013
55th Venice Biennale, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013
Czech Pavillion, Venice Biennale
29 June – 24 November 2013
Portuguese Pavilion, Venice
1 June – 24 November 2013