Mohammed Sami: The Banality of Time
A review of Mohammed Sami's recent solo exhibition The Point 0 at Camden Art Centre, where Sami's depictions of empty spaces and haunted memories create a strong sense of the uncanny.
Sick of goodby's
Loss and grief through the eyes of Nick Cave and Robert Frank, and the relentlessness of moving on.
Nothing Out There
Nostalgia, non-places, being haunted by memories of your hometown.
Not Everyone Can Practice
Mark Fisher, why art and commerce still don't mix (even in today's hustle culture), and the difficulties of being an artist in London.
If In Doubt
What happens when you doubt yourself in the studio, and finding a way to deal with periods of creative sterility.
Interview with Ollie Guyon
Discussing Venetian painters, minimalism and working with virulent pigments, Ollie Guyon shares some insights about his studio practice through a look at one of his painting, 'Britney'.
Look, Know: Alan Uglow
No amount of theorising alone can validate a work. Yet when analysing Uglow's paintings it's almost as if no amount of theorising can successfully deconstruct his work. As a painter he wanted his paintings to speak for themselves: no theory, no bullshit.
Image: © Tim Ayres
Fugitive Space: PADA Studios
Looking back on my residency at PADA Studios in Barreiro, Portugal.
Image: © Fiona Grady / PADA Studios
Stillness is the Move: Material and transcendental space in Tess Jaray and Mark Rothko's paintings
A comparison of the Mark Rothko's chapel paintings and the recent exhibition 'From Outside' by UK abstract painter Tess Jaray.
Image: © Tess Jaray, courtesy of Karsten Schubert, London
Cape Town, I Love You But You're Letting Me Down
Thoughts on Situationist theory, ambient space, and abstract expressionism. Originally published in 2010 as an essay for the 'I Can Never Sleep on Sundays' exhibition catalogue.
Latent Horizon
Natasha Norman reflects on the city through nostalgia, dreams and George Chapman's paintings. Originally published in 2010 as an essay for the I Can Never Sleep on Sundays exhibition catalogue.
