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Tag: installation art

24 hrs in London (Pt II) – Rana Begum at Parasol Unit

Reflections on my 24 hours in London continue. After my non-visit to Victoria Miro (a must-read blog post for an apparently must-see … More

architecture, installation, installation art, London, minimalism, neon, neon art, Parasol Unit, Rana Begum, sculpture, sensorial art, sensory

24 hrs in London (Pt I) – Why I didn’t get my #Instakusama at Victoria Miro

24 hours in London, 24 hours to squeeze in as much art possible. In a city of this scale and … More

art of experience, contemporary art, hallucination, Instakusama, installation art, London, N1, Victoria Beckham, Victoria Miro, Wharf Road, Yayoi Kusama

‘Again, Still, Yet,’ (2016) by Ann Hamilton/Art Wuzhen

There are some people – artists – who are the reason why I am in the field of contemporary arts. Artists … More

Ann Hamilton, Art Wuzhen, installation, installation art, loom, Opera House, performance, performance art, sewing, textiles, theatre, weaving, Wuzhen

Review: ‘Tree of Codes’ at MIF15, Manchester

Every so I often I feed my love of ballet, my life (once) as a ballerina that I’ve spoken of … More

ballet, Bruno Schulz, choreography, Dance, installation art, Jamie xx, Jonathan Safran Foer, Manchester, Manchester International Festival, MIF, MIF15, Music, Olafur Eliasson, performance, soundscape, The Street of Crocodiles, visual arts, Wayne McGregor

A Paper-cut World V

This time thanks to Birmingham-based artist Bharti Parmar (who I must catch up with at some stage) for this one. … More

Charlotte McGowan-Griffin, Grizedale Sculpture, installation, installation art, McGowan-Griffin, newspaper, Paper, paper art, papercut, papercut art, performance, performance art, space

The Event of a Thread

Ann Hamilton is on my list…the list of artists that sculpted my teenage brain into the somewhat grown-up creative and professional … More

Ann Hamilton, architecture, instagram, installation, installation art, New York, Park Avenue, Park Avenue Armory, Paul Octavious, pigeons, The Event of a Thread, Wade Thompson Drill Hall

‘Art of Change: New Directions from China’

I’m scrambling around in amongst paperwork in my slightly messy UK office to find the small A6 booklet that accompanied … More

Art of Change, China, Chinese Art, Chineseness, Hayward Gallery, installation art, Internationalism, performance art, performative practice, Southbank Centre, Stephanie Rosenthal

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