Author: jaywp

María Berrío: The End of Ritual

Through her colourful and theatrical characters, Berrío draws on folklore and mythology as she explores how the history behind customs and rituals has been lost in the modern world
Jill Smith – interview: ‘It was just me doing my thing, emerging from being forgotten’

Rituals inspired by ancient rites, pagan myths and respect for landscape and place underpin the work of the artist who, at 82, is being celebrated this month with her first major solo show
The Salvage Agency: TULCA Festival of Visual Arts

This year’s festival, which explored the role of art in contemporary ecology and environmental action, ranged from the most traditional of crafts to speculative contemporary performances
Laurie Anderson: ARK: United States V

The septuagenarian artist’s world premiere of Ark: United States V, at Manchester’s Aviva Studios, was a journey of visual, verbal and musical storytelling exploring the artist’s and the US’s history
Vive l’impressionnisme! Masterpieces from Dutch Collections

A new exhibition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of impressionism, specifically musing on the movement’s development within the Netherlands
Giorgio Griffa — interview: ‘Rhythm is the first instrument of man’s knowledge’

As a busy year draws to a close, the Turin-based abstract painter discusses his numinous abstract paintings
Digging in Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature

Works by Jarman are complemented by commissioned responses from six contemporary artists, leading to a candid and poetic exhibition. Don’t miss it
Lygia Clark: The I and the You

Co-curated by Sonia Boyce, this concise exhibition shows how Clark’s geometric abstraction in the 50s gave way in the 60s to a greater focus on sensory experience and connection with her audience
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words

While medieval texts may best be understood as a collaborative production, not deriving from a single authorial voice, this blockbuster exhibition nevertheless successfully presents medieval women – from and in all walks of life – in their own words
Lindsey Mendick – interview: ‘My brain is not my best friend’

What is it to be a woman who doesn’t have all her shit together and to be making work that is quite salacious or tongue in cheek? Lindsey Mendick opens up