The Meandering Musings of a Mindless Man…
In one of his more quietly devastating observations, Daniel Kahneman once noted that “The Instagram generation experiences the present moment as an anticipated memory.” The experience itself matters less than
At this year’s Museums Association Conference, Justin O’Connor, author of Culture Is Not an Industry, delivered a keynote that felt less like a lecture and more like a wake-up call.
Every now and then, an exhibition arrives that upends our expectations of what a museum display can be. Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern is just such a revelation. Yes, the
It starts as a quiet unease, an almost imperceptible shift in the fabric of daily life. The high street vanishes into a sequence of empty storefronts and fulfilment warehouses. Your
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Chiharu Shiota’s The Soul Trembles arrives at The Grand Palais with all the makings of a compelling retrospective—monumental installations, intricate webs of thread, and meditations on memory, absence, and the fragility of
Continue readingThe Soul Trembles, But Only Slightly – Chiharu Shiota at The Grand Palais
There is a peculiar alchemy that occurs when an exhibition simultaneously challenges and soothes, drawing us into its thrall. Francis Bacon: Human Presence at the National Portrait Gallery is a
The Silk Roads, the British Museum’s latest blockbuster exhibition, promises an odyssey through one of history’s most evocative networks of trade and culture. Spanning thousands of miles and millennia, this
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What Have We Here? is an essential exhibition for our times, a testament to Hew Locke’s quiet brilliance. It is art that speaks softly but resounds deeply, urging us not only
Continue readingWhat Have We Here? Hew Locke at the British Museum