As I walked through ‘Liverpool1′, the new shopping district in the centre of this great city, a title of a small work by Charline Von …

  Mondrian’s is an art that invites paradox, polarisation, both in any account of its qualities, and in affective response.  Its advocates speak of a …

Last week I went to talk to Albert (Bert) Irvin having recently enjoyed a mini-retrospective showing of his paintings in the Canary Wharf offices of …

South London Gallery, March 2 – May 13 2012 Meeting Alice Channer in her studio several weeks prior to the opening of Out of Body …

Damien is a Surrealist, no? I have difficulty with Surrealism. Along with Dada, it always seemed a rather petulant reaction to the visual blockbusters of …

Rosa Lee: Paintings, Eagle Gallery, closed 30/3/12 Sarah Dwyer: Falling into Positions, Josh Lilley Gallery, closed 30/3/12 The painting I liked most in this show …

Lisson Gallery, February 2012 ‘Only my love of the straight line keeps me going‘ Carmen Herrera Herrera’s most comprehensive European exhibition to date included paintings …

On 23 September 1940, Piet Mondrian boarded the White Star liner Samaria at Liverpool and sailed for New York. He died there three years later. …

Over two galleries at Hauser & Wirth, Mary Heilmann has installed her paintings, her wall-based ceramics and her furniture. The effect is as bright and …

Lower Gallery My initial response on entering Joan Mitchell’s exhibition at the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Piccadilly was of surprise and joy. “River” on …

An exhibition of contemporary abstraction at the Standpoint Gallery sponsored by Abstract Critical. 2/3 – 31/3.  Contains work Andrew Bick, Biggs & Collings, Katrina Blannin, …

Sam Cornish: The exhibition seems to be an eclectic one, bringing together a mix of generations, the well known and the more obscure and generates …

I have a particular soft spot for exhibitions curated by artists, and The Indiscipline of Painting (curated by Daniel Sturgis), while it gets off to …

Since the late eighties Basil Beattie has been exploring something inimical to the strict tenets of the tradition of abstract painting out of which he …

In the early 90s, Jonathan Lasker could have conveniently served as an emblem for everything I hated about a certain type of painting.  My undergrad …

The above clip is from the documentary Beyond Time: William Turnbull by Alex Turnbull and Pete Stern, narrated by Jude Law. A painter and sculptor …

Danny Rolph discusses his work with fellow abstract artist, Michael Stubbs, followed by Q&As. This event coincides with Danny’s solo exhibition, Kissing Balloons in the …

The current exhibition at the Estorick Collection in North London is the first solo show of the work of Alberto Burri in Britain for many …

Alan Gouk discusses his show of recent paintings at Poussin Gallery.

This interview with Anthony Caro was recorded on 29th November 2011. The sculptures you see in the studio are very much works-in-progress, cannibalised from quarter-size models …

Continuing our series ‘In the studio with…’ Vincent Hawkins shows us around his studio, looking at his recent paintings on cardboard and oval-shaped supports.

Continuing our series of studio visits, Lee Marshall shows us his recent paintings and works on paper in his London studio.

After talking about her work in the context of the term ‘abstract’ for the Matter symposium, we visited Mia Taylor in her east London studio …

In the fifth part of our series ‘In the studio with…’ Bill Leslie shows us around his studio in East London, and talks about his …

The brief text below is from the catalogue of Gary Wragg’s forthcoming exhibition ‘Gary Wragg: Spontaneity of movements’ at Alan Wheatley Art. Since writing it …

Three exhibitions spanning London in early 2012 raise pertinent questions through their differing presentations of the coupling of sound and visual art. Whether one is …

Some thoughts on ‘The Indiscipline of Painting Vs Alberto Burri: Form and Matter.   There’s a huge amount of ground to cover in ‘The Indiscipline …

Bill, In a recent show we did at Poussin Gallery, a career survey of the work of Katherine Gili, I was taken by surprise by …

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds. 1 December 2011 – 11 March 2012. The Henry Moore Institute has been concerned for a number of years now that …

‘These artists pretend to engage in a critical annihilation of mass-cultural fetishization, but in doing so they reinforce the fetishization of the high-cultural object even …

Some thoughts on abstract painting prompted by Alan Gouk: New Paintings at Poussin Gallery, and other recent abstract painting shows.   If… perish the thought… …

How do we represent that most slippery of things, memory? How do we harness a collective memory, or an idea, and turn it into a …