Category Archives: Exhibition review

Terra Nexus

Last month I was lucky to catch this set of immersive installations at Proposition Studios on London’s Southbank, in the old London Studios building, where they have had their base until very recently. The labyrinth of eighteen interconnected ‘worlds’, questioning the role of humans as part of ecology was curated by Gabriella Sonabend, co-founder ofContinue reading “Terra Nexus”

Sarah Sze in Paris.

In these times of pandemic and the accompanying restrictions it seems that any art event is only as good as its website. Faced with the challenge of putting on a show that may have to close to the public at short notice some galleries have been more successful than others in reaching an online audience.Continue reading “Sarah Sze in Paris.”

Among the Trees.

Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London. Open Wednesday to Sunday until 31 October 2020. I was hoping to see this exhibition before lockdown but my plans were thwarted. So perhaps I have relished the opportunity to visit it all the more as there are still not many exhibitions open. In addition, I now find myself workingContinue reading “Among the Trees.”

Isa Melsheimer at KINDL, Berlin.

Isa Melsheimer is a Berlin based artist who explores our human relationship with nature through the study of architectural form intersecting with living matter. The materials she uses range from concrete and ceramic through stitch and gouache to living plants. I visited her exhibition at KINDL, Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin (22.3.20 – 5.7.20) onlineContinue reading “Isa Melsheimer at KINDL, Berlin.”

Gordon Cheung’s “Home” at Edel Assanti.

In this show of paintings and an installation, it was the installation that I was most drawn to. The work, titled “Home”, was originally shown in Hong Kong in 2018 and comprises eighteen screens hanging perpendicular to each other. The screens are lattices made of bamboo and newspaper. In this gallery they are suspended partlyContinue reading “Gordon Cheung’s “Home” at Edel Assanti.”

The World After.

Gallery exterior with window installation for The World After by David Blandy.Photo by Liz Clifford I was really lucky to catch this fabulous show before it closed recently. “The World After” by David Blandy at Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The project was part of a larger initiative, New Geographies, a three year partnership acrossContinue reading “The World After.”

London visit with fellow UCA MA students. 12th November 2019.

“Between Inside and Outside” by Anna Maria Maiolino. Photo by Liz Clifford We started by looking at four works by UCA PhD student Martha Todd at The Freud Museum in North London – part of a show to celebrate the centenary of Freud’s publication “The Uncanny” which runs until 9th February 2020. Martha works inContinue reading “London visit with fellow UCA MA students. 12th November 2019.”

Being Human at The Wellcome Collection.

This exhibition is the newly installed permanent display at The Wellcome Collection in London, subtitled “exploring trust, identity and health in a changing world”. It is divided into four loose categories – Genetics, Minds and Bodies, Infection, and Environmental Breakdown. Thought-provoking and varied work, by artists reflecting on the human condition and raising questions aboutContinue reading “Being Human at The Wellcome Collection.”