Category: Art

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. – Aristotle

JL David, Napoleon

President Trump, Napoleon and The Eclipse of Dignity

29/12/2016

Does history, art or philosophy offer any survival tips for the incoming US presidency?...

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Escaping the Vortex: Would Wyndham Lewis Have Approved?

23/12/2016

Vorticism's urge to cut away the fat of modern life remains valid today...

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Science & Modern Man, the right (and wrong) way to take Wyndham Lewis.

12/12/2016

Lewis looked upon his contemporaries with a measure of scorn, but at least attempted to engage them positively...

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Blasted Feminism: Group X, Wyndham Lewis, and Women

07/12/2016

Not one to court populist acclaim, Wyndham Lewis looked upon feminism with a mixture of admiration and scorn...

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The Beauty of the In-Between: String of Subsequence

05/12/2016

Discovering the intricate beauty of the in-between...

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When the Sleeper Wakes

And When the Sleeper Wakes? (H.G.Wells, Wyndham Lewis and Nietzche)

28/11/2016

Flirting with Fascism is a dangerous game, particularly when misinterpreting Nietzche...

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Futurism, Marinetti, Wyndham Lewis

Friends as Enemies and Enemies as Friends…. (Wyndham Lewis)

21/11/2016

Despite popular myth, Wyndham Lewis (through sheer stubbornness and inflated ego) actually avoided association with Fascism....

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Wyndham Lewis, Grayson Perry, David Baddiel and Masculinity

14/11/2016

With power comes reponsibility, as Wyndham Lewis (and Spiderman) knew well. Art is power, not voyeurism....

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Collective Creativity

The Straight, White Canon, and How to Evade It (Interview with Collective Creativity)

08/11/2016

Something Human curator Annie Jael Kwan talks to Collective Creativity members...

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Somewhere to Go, and a Way to Get Back: Lynn Lu and Marija Milosevska

04/11/2016

Artists Lynn Lu and Marija Milosevska discuss their current work at Krisis, Nottingham...

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Nicla Anthony artwork at Krisis

I wanted to actually capture some of the sky. (Interview: Nicola Anthony)

31/10/2016

'As a species we adapt. Many suffering, and others denying. This is a classic reaction to trauma.' ...

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John Clang

Krisis, Contribution, Conversation: Talking Photography (Interview with John Clang and Sama Alshaibi)

26/10/2016

Art - asking the early and meaningful questions society is not ready to address...

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Building Her Own Wonderland: Yayoi Kusama at Victoria Miro Gallery

10/10/2016

Unpredictable and undiminished, art's grande doyenne trailblazes through her ninth decade...

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Lisa Black

The Right Stuff. Rogue Taxidermy (Lisa Black)

14/09/2016

Unsettling and incisive, Lisa Black's artworks ask questions of the viewer and our approach to nature...

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Kazuki Takamatsu

Spectral Awakenings: Kazuki Takamatsu

07/09/2016

Spectral and monochromatic, the post-tsunami art of Kazuki Takamatsu is a more mature form of manga...

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Street Art to Gallery – An LA Story (Gary John)

29/08/2016

The transition from street art to gallery credibility takes talent and a scoop of good luck. Gary John has both. Profile....

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Heads Up For a Load of Hieronymous Bosch

27/08/2016

Sneaky September Madrid getaway? Add Bosch at the Prado for some cultural heft...

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Scissors, Paste and Acuity: Isabella Kelly-Ramirez

22/08/2016

Deconstructing (and reconstructing) the female beauty myth...

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Monette Loza: Sculptures Monumentales, Hossegor (France)

20/08/2016

Freed from the confines of the gallery, sculpture trails offer an artist some room for manoeuvre...

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On Snapchat, Azealia Banks, and New Media Plagiarism

13/08/2016

Whilst being influential is satisfying, it's frustrating watching your artwork become an unattributed meme ...

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A Reliquary for Eros in Ruin: David John Attyah

06/08/2016

Two installations in mixed media offer an insight into the male psyche via classicist symbolism...

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Visceral Fluidity; Cool, Cool Water (Samantha French)

31/07/2016

Painting the quiet tranquility of water and nature...

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Amarg

Sand, Solitude, Space. Zakaria Wakrim: Amarg (Photography)

22/07/2016

Zakaria Wakim's photography encounters the heart of solitude in the Sahara desert...

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Turbulent life, Noble legacy. The art of Mike Kelley

07/07/2016

Sadly inhabiting the role of tortured artist, Mike Kelley railed against an establishment which eventually broke him....

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An Iconography Of Chance (99 Photographs Of The Evanescent South)

23/06/2016

Tav Falco presents a lifetime's worth of photography from a colourful and cool past and present...

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Hot Bed

Subverting the Domestic: The 2:1 show at Safehouse 2

15/06/2016

A shattered yet still comforting vision of domesticity conveys the reality of contemporary urban life. Review...

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For the Love of Carmine

For the Love of Carmine (Lena Moross)

11/06/2016

With offhand virtuosity, painter Lena Moross captures her intriguing muse. Preview...

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Protests, Parties, Pointillism. (Römer + Römer)

03/06/2016

Berlin-based neo-pointillist duo appear at Hastings festival in September. Preview...

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Tracing Mescaline Lines (Eric Yanez / Dubeejunk)

21/05/2016

A nod to European fin de siecle visuals, and another to 1960s psychedelia inform Dubeejunk's striking graphics. Profile...

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Sprinkled Doughnuts, Venus and Furs. The Complex Candy of Dorielle Caimi

10/05/2016

Irreverent and provocative, whilst retaining a rare humour, Dorielle Caimi's paintings interpret women's lives with verve and wit...

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