Alisa Baremboym, Konrad Fischer Galerie (& Jumana Manna, Centre Pompidou)

Born in Moscow (1982) Alisa Baremboym studied BFA at the School Of Visual Arts in N.Y and Goldsmiths College, completing her MFA at Bard College, N.Y in 2010. 'Between States, is Baremboym’s first exhibition to comprehend the human body as the body of the commons; as a body of state. Given that until now her works dealt…

Palais de Tokyo/Tate Liverpool: Materiality

I visited Paris in September and spent two days fully immersing myself in a range of art, visiting a Dali exhibition, the Picasso Museum, Musée d'Orsay, the Louvre, Musée d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou and finally, Palais de Tokyo. The contemporary works shown at this gallery were staggering; below I have included some brief comments, focusing…

‘Rock, Pebble, Quarry: The Sculptural Lives of Stone’ & own maquettes

Rock, Pebble, Quarry: The Sculptural Lives of Stone Leeds Art Gallery 20 June '18 In entering this exhibit at the end of June, my predominant feeling was annoyance - annoyed at myself for not viewing this exhibition while preparing for my final group show. The blatant mention of 'Quarry' in the title clearly relates to…

Carol Bove at David Zwirner (Catalogue)

I have just discovered the work of Carol Bove; born 1971 in Geneva, Switzerland and currently based in New York. From 8th June to 4th August this year, the David Zwirner Gallery (24 Grafton Street, London, W1S4EZ) is presenting Bove's third solo show within this space: Spanning two floors of the 24 Grafton Street location in…