Art Book Review : Nature Morte

[ Sharon Core · 1782, from the series Flowers, 2011, Archival pigment print · 44.5 × 38.1 cm (17 1/2 × 15 in.) · edition of 7 · Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery · © Sharon Core ] Bringing the past tradition of ‘still life’ into contemporary art seems, at first thought, to be…

Art Book Review : Art Studio America

    [All images: “© TransGlobe Publishing from Art Studio America: Contemporary Artist Spaces published by Thames & Hudson” ] Thriving, eclectic and exciting, the in-famous American dream lives on within the realm of contemporary art, a notion that is perfectly illustrated within the covers of this large-format, lavishly illustrated, high quality, new publication. Art Studio…

“In Ethiopia”, Nikolai von Bismarck : Private View

“In Ethiopia” 12 Francis Street, Victoria, London, SW1P 1QP 4th – 8th December 2013 Wednesday – Saturday 11:00 – 17:00 Sunday 12:00 – 4:00 [“Marching Whipper”, Nikolai von Bismarck, Hamar Tribe, Ethiopia, 2012 ]  “In Ethiopia”, the first solo exhibition by Nikolai von Bismarck, displays over 20 black and white, framed images captured during his experiences as…

Interview: Jansson Stegner

Jansson Stegner has a large number of canvasses on show as part of the “Body Language” exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. I caught up with him during an interview at the Private Press View earlier in November, and asked him some questions about his work. Due to my fixation with feminism, ways of looking and fetishism…