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Band of Skulls bassist and vocalist Emma Richardson launches her first solo exhibition ‘Cruisin’ for a Bruisin” today, so we thought after making the cross-over from music into the art world, she might be keen to answer some of our pressing questions about the artistic and intellectual challenges she’s faced along the way. But, and... Read more
Words by Lily Silverton. We’re sitting in a café and wondering how to write about Fox & Squirrel’s ‘Lifestyle Walks’, when we hear the girl sat next to us say to her friend: “London SO big”. Our immediate reaction is to turn to her and say, “well, duh. What do you expect from a capital city?”... Read more
On a crisp Saturday morning back in December, kitted out in our jogging bottoms and trainers (we thought we get a little culture in pre-gym), we headed to the Union Chapel Tower in Islington after being told that we could climb the tower to view an intriguing art project that was installed inside. Lured by... Read more
We cut through the rain on Tuesday morning, passed through Trafalgar Square politely observing the signs to NOT feed the pigeons (a very easy instruction to follow, given our dislike for flying rats), and arrived at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) with our attire slightly dampened but our spirits untouched. We’re becoming quite au... Read more
Here’s another art prize for you to cast your critical eye over. Yesterday Artes Mundi 5 announced its shortlist for their £40,000 prize – the biggest art prize in the UK. The selectors – Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and curatorial agent for dOCUMENTA... Read more
Here at Art Wednesday we’ve developed a bit of a crush on Australian born artist Howard Tangye’s Expressionist mixed-media works. Tangye creates striking portraits that seem to suggest movement and depth of character – their personalities often captured in a single line. Tangye’s background is in fashion – he completed a degree at Central Saint Martins... Read more
Words by Marissa Cox. Judging by the private view at Phillips de Pury last night, the current economic climate has clearly bypassed parts of the art world. We hot-footed it to Victoria for the launch of ‘Fly to Baku’ to join Azerbaijan’s and London’s art’s elite, and members of the ‘Made in Chelsea’ cast (we’d... Read more
Everyone seems to be jumping on the art prize bandwagon, but we figure that can only be a good thing, especially when big brands are sharing their wealth and supporting up and coming artists. Tomorrow electronics giant Samsung opens their ‘new media’ art prize at the BFI Southbank Centre. Ten shortlisted artists: Neil Cummings, DougFishbone, Iain... Read more
January is the month to detox and de-clutter. If we were asked to recommend an exhibition that fits in nicely with this notion, then Donald Judd (1928-94) at Sprueth Magers would be it. Starting this Friday, this is a rare opportunity to see the American-born artist’s work, curated by Peter Ballentine, who has devoted much... Read more
Here at Art Wednesday we are all about promoting up and coming artists, as well as the movers and shakers in contemporary art. So when we pitched up to Philip Mould’s gallery on Dover Street (a gallery devoted to work by old masters) just before Christmas, for the launch of ‘Oil and Cloth’ – the... Read more
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