Author: jaywp

  • Rose Wylie: The Picture Comes First

    Don’t be fooled by the cartoonish depictions, Wylie is constantly finding new ways of thoughtfully hiding her pictorial intelligence, and in this show her skill and humour are at the fore

  • Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback

    This utterly compelling two-channel video installation visually and aurally reflects the fractured history of the African diaspora

  • Beatriz González

    The late Colombian artist’s garish colours and shiny surface belie the violence and trauma of her subject matter

  • Seurat and the Sea

    This scholarly exhibition lets the pointillist pioneer’s lesser-known marine paintings shimmer in quiet glory

  • Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting

    The 170 drawings, etchings and paintings on show here not only lend insight into Freud’s working, but demonstrate how acute observation and prolonged time spent with sitters brings a sympathetic understanding of character

  • Aki Sasamoto: Grilled Diagrams

    In her first institutional solo show in the UK, Sasamoto creates a freewheeling, haphazard narrative using cooking utensils and ingredients, manoeuvring the audience as she darts about the room

  • Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy

    Loved by the public for her colourful and humorous paintings of people enjoying themselves, she was nonetheless derided by critics. This rich exhibition marking the centenary of Cook’s birth suggests it is time to reassess her work

  • Catalyst: Art as Activism

    Encompassing four solo shows this exhibition challenges our views on climate change, disability, identity and migration. Studio International spoke to artists Eilidh Appletree, Taraneh Dana, Kasia Oleskiewicz and Molly Wickett at Summerhall Arts in Edinburgh the day before the show…

  • Takesada Matsutani: Shifting Boundaries, and Tetsumi Kudo: Microcosmos

    A pair of exhibitions by two Japanese innovators show contrasting approaches to the plastic revolution of the late 20th century

  • Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space

    Hard science meets soaring imaginations in a show brimming with cosmologically inspired artworks