Author: jaywp
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Kelly Chorpening: ‘The whole relationship between image and object or building for me has been a kind of theme for a really long time’
Studio International visited Horatio Junior gallery in southeast London to talk to the American artist about her exhibition, Immaterial Statements, and the things that influence her practice
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Three Generations: Passing on the Eyton drive
As they prepare for their first exhibition showing together as a family, Anthony Eyton RA and his sculptor daughter Jane reflect on the enduring influence of Anthony’s mother Phyllis, a painter, who died in a riding accident when he was…
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Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky
This exhibition introduces visitors to the talents and turmoil of the Russian arts scene from 1867 to 1914 with some exquisite loans from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Emily Spicer spoke to Dr Rosalind Blakesley, curator of Russia and…
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In the Age of Giorgione
This exhibition endeavours to pin down a phantom of art history, a man whose paintings are so elusive that his influence is almost the stuff of myth
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Heidi Kilpeläinen: ‘In a way, I suppose I’m making my reading of the world through tapping into different mediums’
The London-based Finnish artist talks about her multidisciplinary practice and her recent residencies in London and Helsinki
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Secret Surface: Where Meaning Materialises
Prepare for a sensory bombardment in this sprawling exhibition, which examines the concept of surface, moving from an idea of the universe as a protective surface around us to examining notions of permanence, superficiality and digital culture
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The Met Breuer
Marcel Breuer’s shuttered brutalist icon, longtime home of the Whitney, reopens as the Met Breuer to showcase the Metropolitan Museum’s controversial foray into Contemporary Art. Has the wait been worthwhile?
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Stephen Shore: Retrospective
At 17, Shore was already photographing Andy Warhol and his collaborators. This comprehensive exhibition, which traces Shore’s career from the 60s on, shows the skill with which he captures everyday scenes and mundane objects, and his continuing innovation
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Becky Beasley: Lake Erie from the Northwest
The British artist’s new solo exhibition reflects her unwavering interest in physical and non-physical perspective, while simultaneously inviting us to see what it’s like inside her mind, her heart and possibly her living room
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Mark Wallinger: ‘Even the ugliest mark, with symmetry, gains some kind of élan’
After months of psychoanalysis, the Turner Prize-winning artist reveals something of his inner self in his debut solo show at Hauser & Wirth. The id, the ego and the superego are all vying for attention and begging interpretation
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Nico Vascellari: ‘I’m not interested in the rules or breaking them. I am just interested in creating my own work’
The artist talks about how touring in a band influenced his work, despising morality in art, how we are all like fossils, with memories buried in our DNA – and why he wants his work to make people feel uncomfortable
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Michelle Stuart: Theatre of Memory – Photographic Works
For Stuart, each photograph matters in such a way that when we look at one or many of them, we sense a connection to some eternal, primeval truth
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Takashi Murakami’s Superflat Collection – from Shōhaku and Rosanjin to Anselm Kiefer
Artist Takashi Murakami has built up a vast collection centred around contemporary art, but also including old Japanese artefacts, pottery, calligraphy and European antiques. For the first time, this exhibition brings some of it to the public view
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Barry Flanagan Animal, Vegetable, Mineral
Marking the 50th anniversary of Flanagan’s first solo show, this exhibition affords visitors a glimpse into the huge range of his work – work that has influenced a generation
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Colin Self – interview: ‘I want to be devoid of the art world and paddle my own canoe’
On the occasion of his exhibition at London’s Mayor Gallery, the most singular of British pop artists talks about the rough and tumble of postwar London and Norfolk, class consciousness at the Slade, Hockney’s admiration of his work, and his…
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Verónica Losantos: Screen Memories
To recreate memories of a father she hasn’t seen since she was a 12-year-old child, the artist turned to photography. Her evocative, grainy images create a narrative that leaves the viewer to guess how much is true and how much…
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Das Institut
Creative duo Kerstin Brätsch and Adele Röder’s transformative installation at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery reflects on the meaning of collaboration, language and authorship in contemporary art
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Peter Fischli David Weiss: How to Work Better
The Swiss duo play with viewers’ habits and expectations, but they demand to be taken seriously at this game
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Armory Week 2016
There was a feeling this year of tectonic shift, with black the current chic, and all things African American now as much a part of the American Experience as the cowboy and the burger. And what was truly new was…
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Eighth Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8)
Emphasising postcolonial themes of displacement, migration and return, privilege and exploitation, APT8 includes more than 80 artists and collectives from 36 countries across a vast and culturally diverse zone to find artists who are often new to western audiences
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Andy Warhol – Ai Weiwei
This exhibition of more than 300 works explores the formal similarities and conceptual differences between Warhol and Ai – from their approaches to studio practice, their interest in their native societies, their experiments with celebrity, and their popular appeal
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Kiki Kogelnik: Works from 1962-68
With her joyful neon palette and playful style, Kogelnik is often considered Austria’s pre-eminent pop artist. The powerful works in this show explore a period in which she moved to New York, rubbing shoulders with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein
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Sergio Caballero: ‘I’m interested in the creative process. I couldn’t care less about the final work’
The Spanish artist, composer, film-maker and director of Barcelona’s Sónar Festival talks about his quirky interest in taxidermy and the paranormal, his unorthodox film-making process, and why he’s averse to popular culture
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Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art
This exhibition includes some beautiful and touching examples of artistic hero worship, but the underlying concept is a strained addition to the misleading story of the origin of modern art
