Glory Whole. Jack O’Brien
Jack O’Brien is a master of the tease. Though culturally laden with sexual connotations, its potency is driven less by…
Caroline Elbaor
Alexandra Metcalf “1st Edition” Ginny on Frederick / London
After attending the preview of Alexandra Metcalf’s current exhibition, “1st Edition,” at Ginny on Frederick in London, I asked a…
Two Queens, Leicester. A Conversation with Gino Attwood
“Curator” is a pretty new word. It has made its way into dictionaries over the past few decades, and we…
Tarek Lakhrissi "My Immortal" Mostyn / Wales
Initially trained with a degree in literature, the French-Algerian artist Tarek Lakhrissi identifies as both an artist and poet, and…
Pakui Hardware “Virtual Care” BALTIC / Gateshead
I was once told by a nurse, “If there is a pill for it, take it.” I was a teen…
Material Traces of the Immaterial: A Conversation with Penny Goring
Caroline Elbaor: First off, sincere congratulations on this pair of exhibitions. That leads to my initial question: Were these shows…
Rose Wylie "where i am and was" Aspen Art Museum / Colorado
The story of British artist Rose Wylie’s career has become something close to lore for its unusual trajectory: despite having…
“For A Dreamer of Houses” Dallas Museum of Art / Colorado
Raymond Carver’s 1981 short story “Why Don’t You Dance?” centers on an anonymous grief-stricken and alcohol-soaked man who, in mourning…
Feasts of excess: Zoe Williams
In her 1992 novel The Secret History, author Donna Tartt details the story of a group of youths studying the classics…
Face to Face
From an objective standpoint, the collective consensus regarding the practice of Lithuanian-born-and-based Augustas Serapinas seems to be that it can…