Tag: Scultpure
Kevin Connor, Ricky Swallow & 'Found'
Saturday, August 10th, 2013 Sydney Morning Herald Column,Kevin Connor’s paintings aren’t pretty but they are attractive, having the peculiar magnetism of anything done with no thought of an audience or a peer group. This only begins to seem like a virtue when one thinks of all the art made as part of a career strategy, or by those who want to be […]
Venice Biennale 2013: The Encylopaedic Palace
Saturday, June 8th, 2013 Sydney Morning Herald Column,Every Venice Biennale is a talk fest – a place for the beautiful people of the art world to exchange opinions and business cards at endless parties. Unfortunately most of the talk is of a very tawdry nature: “I just loved the Ruritanian pavilion!” “Oh yeah, I loved it too!” And so on, ad infinitum. […]
Zadok Ben-David & Adam Rish
Saturday, April 27th, 2013 Sydney Morning Herald Column,It may be presumptuous to declare Anglo-Israeli artist, Zadok Ben-David a great sculptor, but there is no denying he is one of the great entertainers in world art. If you were to ask me: “What’s wrong with that?” I’d have to reply: “Nothing at all.” There is an air of sanctimony about much contemporary art, […]