Sometimes my art writing verges into serious Delayed Art Commentary … actually I quite like that phrase, and also the notion, of having a little time to digest and process a show. But there’s definitely a sweet spot, the optimum amount of time for the work to muddle round my brain a bit, but also for my initial reactions not to be too distant, to be able to call them back, dig into them, turn them over and figure out a bit more what it all means.
Continue reading “Delayed Art Commentary and Purvis Young”May You Live in Interesting Times – Proposition B
The second half of Ralph Rugoff’s epic ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’ show. Continue reading “May You Live in Interesting Times – Proposition B”
Giardini Pavilions – Venice Biennale 2019
My second day of checking out the Venice Biennale in 2019. I love visiting the national pavilions at Giardini. Sometimes I think it feels like the Eurovision of art, seeing what delegation each country has sent. Continue reading “Giardini Pavilions – Venice Biennale 2019”
Arsenale Pavilions – Venice Biennale 2019
After a solid 4 hours taking in the extravaganza of May You Live in Interesting Times – Proposition A in the Arsenale, a giant queue for one of the last veggie foccacias, a quick pit stop to sit down and eat, it was time to move on to the national pavilions within the Arsenale complex. Continue reading “Arsenale Pavilions – Venice Biennale 2019”
May You Live in Interesting Times – Proposition A
Visting the Venice Biennale is like entering an art marathon – it requires endurance and stamina (my recent post explains what on earth this Biennale thing is all about). The Arsenale show is vast Continue reading “May You Live in Interesting Times – Proposition A”