Reviews
Whitney Biennial
It’s been billed as ‘the broadest and most diverse’ Whitney Biennial to date, and the enormous variety of this year’s display is no bad thing
Intelligent Design: Beautiful Science at the British Library
We tend to forget how good art and design can be at communicating big ideas, and, it turns out, big data
‘Ruin Lust’ at Tate Britain
Ruination is a condition of modern life. An exhibition at Tate Britain explores its enduring appeal
A New Lease of Life for Jackson Pollock’s Mural
Restoration work on the painting has revealed some interesting facts, and debunked some myths
Muse Reviews: 16 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Beautiful bronzes, Cézanne and the Modern, abstract drawings, Bill Viola, and Asian art
A Tour of Asia Week New York
A roundup of highlights from Asia Week New York which runs from 14–22 March
Meditations on Film: Bill Viola at the Grand Palais
Meditative and mysterious, Bill Viola’s video work asks timeless questions
A Hard Line: Sculptor Richard Deacon curates ‘Abstract Drawing’
Deacon stretches the concept of drawing well beyond the flat page
Outstanding Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes at the Frick Collection
A small but exceptional display of bronzes from the Hill Collection
Muse Reviews: 9 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: women artists, kinetic art, Korea, spambots, keywords, the First World War and Futurism
Reframing Futurism at the Guggenheim
The sheer scale of the Guggenheim’s display makes it impossible to box Futurism into its usual uneasy categories
The Face of War: ‘The Great War in Portraits’
This thoughtful and thought-provoking exhibition gives the war a human face
Keywords and Constellations at Tate Liverpool
‘Keywords’ is a great idea for an exhibition, but it’s easy to lose some of the threads in the display
‘Treasures from Korea’ in the USA
An exhibition of Korean art from the Joseon Dynasty has begun its year-long tour of the US
Muse Reviews: 2 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: dance, poetry, collage, textiles, installations and painting
Art14 Highlights
Something had clearly gone very right at Art13 last year – Art14, its successor, was positively rammed on its opening night
Loïe Fuller at La Casa Encendida, Madrid
This exhibition of the pioneering dancer and choreographer Loïe Fuller reveals her to be a thoroughly modern innovator
Enitharmon Editions
‘Makin’ lit’ry his-tor-y…’ Founded in 1967, Enitharmon Press is flourishing, and has adapted its publishing profile in recent years
Art and Life at Kettle’s Yard
‘Art & Life’ is a touring exhibition, but Kettle’s Yard is clearly its spiritual home
Collage Master: Richard Hamilton at Tate Modern
Hamilton never shied away from blatancy and delighted in mischievous shock and awe on his own terms
Joana Vasconcelos in Manchester
The artist has been given the run of the place, making and placing 18 works, as she put it to me, ‘wherever I could connect with something.’
Basalt in St James’s Park
Jill McManners’ watercolours of the forbiddingly beautiful Shiant Isles look compellingly out of place in central London
Losing Control: ‘Martin Creed: What’s the point of It?’
Creed asserts himself over the Hayward Gallery’s spaces and his presence is never entirely benign
The problem with portraits