Author: jaywp
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The Uncanny: Sigmund Freud and Art
In works by Louise Bourgeois, Helmut Newton, Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman, among others, this exhibition reveals the relationship between psychoanalysis and visual art
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Mali Morris – interview: ‘A phrase that I use as a mantra is “What if?”’
In the run up to her exhibition at Hatton Gallery, Morris talks about her processes of applying and removing paint and the dynamic between planning and chance
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Marlene Dumas: Mourning Marsyas
Dumas’s tortured, grief-stricken images will haunt you long after you have left this exhibition
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Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory
This major respective celebrates the Japanese artist known for his colourful works, which reflect childhood memories of the second world war and the impact of American pop culture that came after
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Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
The National Gallery’s miraculous 200th anniversary exhibition strips back the tragic legend to spotlight Van Gogh’s stupendous art
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Luigi Ghirri. Viaggi: Photographs 1970-1991
The Italian photographer was working in the 1970s and 80s when tourism was becoming commonplace. This major show highlights his wry and philosophical observations of the burgeoning travel industry of the time
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Hannah Höch: Assembled Worlds
As well as 80 photomontages by the artist seen as one of the inventors of the medium, this major retrospective includes paintings, drawings, prints and archival material, alongside projections of films by contemporaries by whom she was inspired, including Hans…
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Liorah Tchiprout – interview: ‘Painting is terrifying!’
As her second solo show arrives in London, the printmaker and painter discusses her unconventional path to artistic success, the joys of Yiddish literature and her ‘pseudo-pantheon’ of homemade dolls
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Selva Aparicio – interview: ‘I have worked a lot with mourning. It is my whole life’
Aparicio has had a packed year, with her first major solo show in Chicago and two works commissioned in Belgium. The second, unveiled in Ypres this month, reflects the fragility and preciousness of life – and not only for those…
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Time for Magic: A Shamanarchist’s Guide to the Wheel of the Year – book review
Best known for his album covers for the Sex Pistols, Reid was an anarchist who was also fascinated by Druidry. This book is an entrancing tribute to his life and work
