Fuseli and the Modern Woman at the Courtauld Gallery, London, is like a provocatively sexy catwalk. Featuring 50 of Henry Fuseli’s private drawings of his wife Sophia and other stylish characters in society, there is a feeling that these were made as some sort of external release for the artist’s repressed interests and desires, likeContinue reading “REVIEW | Fuseli and the Modern Woman: Fashion, Fantasy, Fetishism – Courtauld Gallery, London”
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Beautifully Obscene: The History of the Erotic Print – Call for Funding
Studio 3 Gallery presents Beautifully Obscene: The History of the Erotic Print, 15th May – 12th June 2015. The exhibition aims to cover a range of artists, technical and thematic approaches spanning over the course of 500 years. The principal aim is to study the aesthetics of the human form and sexuality in order toContinue reading “Beautifully Obscene: The History of the Erotic Print – Call for Funding”
Venice Biennale 2013 – Part 2: The Arsenale
Click HERE for Part 1. The Arsenale side of the Biennale charts a progression from natural forms to the manifestation of the digital age. Welcoming us to the 16 room exhibition is Auriti’s Encyclopedic Palace, standing boldly in the centre of the room, almost exerting its glory like the White House does in D.C. InContinue reading “Venice Biennale 2013 – Part 2: The Arsenale”
Venice Biennale 2013 – Part 1: The Giardini
Taking Marino Auriti’s Encyclopedic Palace as its theme and title, this year’s Venice Biennale presents us with 88 national participations in 76 pavilions scattered throughout the ‘Floating City’, including several new participations like the Holy See. This Encyclopedic Palace – a model of which can be seen in the Arsenale – is an imaginary 136-storyContinue reading “Venice Biennale 2013 – Part 1: The Giardini”
Nigel Ip | Visual Arts Writer & Art Historian 