The Serpentine Pavilion is a landmark of the London calendar and a critical space for exploration. Far from temporary, these illustrious structures have gone on to second lives all over the world, launching many a starchitect. Inspired by a tree from his African village, this summer belongs to Francis Kéré. It’s hard to believe now,… Read more »
The work of Grayson Perry has always sought to ignite and unite, pairing traditional craft with the visceral jab of modern narrative. Still where the etchings of our society meet clay, today Perry is a bona fide household name. How can contemporary art address a diverse cross-section of society? That’s a concern Perry considers in… Read more »
Artist Ryan Gander recently purchased a former radio factory in the village of Melton, close to his home in Suffolk. Called, Solid House, Gander has worked with Matheson Whiteley Architects to convert the mid-80s brick and corrugated steel shed into a studio, gallery and workshops, along with accommodation for residency artists. Here Jonathan P. Watts… Read more »
Today, London is regarded as a crucial centre for worldwide contemporary art, but this has not always been the case. For much of the twentieth century London was nothing like the global art hub that it is now, instead it was a cultural backwater, cut off from the major avantgarde movements – Dada, Surrealism, Abstraction,… Read more »
Cork Street Correspondent: Being the manager of such a venerable institution must be quite a task, how are you settling in? Paul Jackson: Having been fortunate to have started my career with The Savoy Hotel Group some 30 years ago at The Connaught, The Lancaster Hotel in Paris and Claridge’s, returning after so many years has felt like coming home,… Read more »
We tend to think about gallery spaces in terms of the work shown within them, and less about the spaces themselves – where they are located and how gallerists and their artists choose them. In addition, in the current contemporary landscape where art is now viewed and consumed in new ways, we need to ask… Read more »
With its grand premises on Piccadilly fronted by a monumental bronze statue of its first president, the 18th century painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy of Arts seems the epitome of the British art establishment. But appearances can be deceptive. Yes, the RA was founded in 1768 through a personal act of King George… Read more »
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