Sherman Sam
Sylvia Sleigh
June 2013
The salon-style hang accorded the paintings displayed on the green walls in the single large gallery that housed Sylvia Sleigh’s recent retrospective at Tate Liverpool may have given the impression of an oldfashioned sort of exhibition, … READ ON
IN PRINT Summer 2013 [TOC]
Dominick Di Meo
May 2013
In his first UK exhibition, Dominick Di Meo was represented by a selection of his production from the years 1960–74, but the work was not necessarily what we would imagine from an artist in that era. Born in Niagara Falls, New York, in 1927… READ ON
IN PRINT May 2013 [TOC]
Philippe Vandenberg
April 2013
At heart of the Philippe Vandenberg’s work is a primal poetry, one that emerges both from the images he brought to life and from his formal invention. Mysterious figures—naked primitive men surrounded by animals (horned bulls, wolves, … READ ON
IN PRINT April 2013 [TOC]
Showroom and Tell
A 30th anniversary benefit and dinner for The Showroom in London
March 2013 LONDON
“THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM is still very, very quiet!” said Christie’s Francis Outred, brandishing his hammer in our direction. “Obviously the cheap seats.” Cue peals of laughter, but the stakes were low by then anyhow; all the big lots… READ ON
DIARY
Robert Bordo
Robert Bordo discusses his new exhibition
March 2013
Robert Bordo is a Brooklyn-based Canadian artist known for his quasi-representational paintings that play with the pictorial language of the medium. He is an associate professor at the Cooper Union, School of Art, where he leads the painting… READ ON
500 WORDS
Thomas Joshua Cooper
Haunch of Venison | Eastcastle Street
March 2013
On first glance, Thomas Joshua Cooper’s photographs seem to suggest another era. These are definitely not snapshots, nor are his subjects fleeting or transitional like the subjects snapshooters seem keen on capturing. Instead, Cooper offers… READ ON
PICKS
Florian Hecker
March 2013
In previous London shows, sound artist Florian Hecker pursued a kind of sonic sculpture, configuring his speakers carefully in space—sometimes bunched in groups, at others forming irregular lines—in order to precisely calibrate the sonic … READ ON
IN PRINT March 2013 [TOC]
Alexis M. Teplin
Hayward Gallery
February 2013
Oscar Wilde’s 1891 play Salome, as well as Richard Strauss’s subsequent operatic interpretation of it, is at the heart of Alexis M. Teplin’s current exhibition. The show includes four paintings that are notable for their patches of flat… READ ON
PICKS
Mike Nelson
Mike Nelson talks about his latest works
February 2013
Mike Nelson is a London-based artist well known for his labyrinthine architectural installations that produce unique but impermanent spaces. He represented Britain in the 2011 Venice Biennale and has been nominated for the Turner Prize twice.… READ ON
500 WORDS
Clive Hodgson
February 2013
The title of Clive Hodgson’s recent exhibition “Signed Paintings” was doubly significant: On the one hand, all the works were literally marked by the painter with his name, and on the other, as in the work of Robert Ryman, Hodgson’s… READ ON