Author: jaywp

Noah Davis

A survey of the late American painter honours his singular, otherworldly vision
Peter Hujar: Eyes Open in the Dark

A generous survey captures the full range of the American photographer, who chronicled New York’s gay scene during the 1970s and 80s
New Contemporaries

In the 75th New Contemporaries exhibition – perhaps not surprisingly at a time of economic, political and moral uncertainties – recent UK arts graduates seem preoccupied with everyday life, family and what it means to feel ‘at home’
Iconic: Portraiture from Francis Bacon to Andy Warhol

There are no buts! This small exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath has considered every angle and every detail and the result truly is a bijou gem
Philippe Parreno: Voices

Parreno is a wizard weaving verbal and technological spells around us, but for those who would rather keep the machines at bay, it is a truly disturbing experience
Maryam Tafakory – interview: ‘We weren’t just learning to draw – we were tasting pleasures we weren’t allowed’

The film-maker collages found footage with the cinema of post-revolutionary Iran to explore censorship and prohibition. She discusses her life growing up in Iran, her parents’ refusal to let her attend art school, and what winning the 2024 Film London…
Line(s) of Desire

Its opening coinciding with the sixth edition of 1-54 Marrakech, an exhibition at IZZA highlights nine artists from Morocco and beyond working wonders with textiles
Christina Kimeze – interview: ‘Making art has been the only consistent thing in my life’

As she holds her first institutional UK solo show, at the South London Gallery, Kimeze explains why, after gaining a degree in biology, she enrolled at the Royal Drawing School, and how literature and roller-skating colour her work
Two Women Wearing Cosmetic Patches

There is so much to be said, and much still to be learned, about this one astounding and complex painting, and this two-year evolving display at Compton Verney hopes to offer an enlightening introduction
Forbidden Territories: 100 Years of Surreal Landscapes

Ambiguous images and twisted and brooding forms rewrite the meaning of landscape in this exploration of subconscious desires, dreams and irrationality