'Don't Look Now': Venice in Film
This article was previously published in the special edition, VENICE (July 2019). ‘Venice is like a city in aspic, wrapped over from a...
Cindy Sherman on the Veneer of Fashion
A film star, a clown, a middle-aged socialite. These are some of the many faces of distinguished photographer Cindy Sherman on display at...
Don McCullin: Images of Brutality
This article was previously published in Issue 20, ISLANDS (March 2019). The opening statement of the Don McCullin retrospective at...
Olivia Laing on the Art of Being Alone
This article was previously published in Issue 20, ISLANDS (March 2019). Following a difficult breakup and a transatlantic move to New...
'I am Ashurbanipal: King of the World, King of Assyria'
This article was previously published in Issue 19, ABSENCE (December 2018). ‘I am Ashurbanipal, great king, mighty king, king of the...
Queer Eye: The Colour We Need Right Now
The arts and media have an incredibly important impact on us all. In a time where I am avoiding all news unless I see something to do...
The Gwangju Biennial: Traumatic Memory and the Absence of Stability
This article was previously published in Issue 19, ABSENCE (December 2018). Celebrating its 12th anniversary, the Gwangju Biennial began...
Woven in Time: The Importance of Anni Albers
This article was previously published in Issue 19, ABSENCE (December 2018). The idea that only weaving and ceramics art is suitable for...
Family Pictures: My Parents and ‘GENERATIONS’
GENERATIONS Installation View, Showing: Hurvin Anderson, Is It Okay to be Black? (Image: Carlotta Pierleoni) I think I should start this...
Attendees: Please Take Notes on Camp!
When I heard that the theme of this year’s Met Ball was based on Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay ‘Notes on Camp’ I was both excited and...