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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Sam Taylor-Wood: renaissance woman
Sam Taylor-Wood keeps on rising in the art world, but now she’s flying into feature films
Death and darkness are in the air
Damien Hirst’s impudent paintings of skulls at the Wallace Collection and a vast unenlightening container in Tate Modern
Walthamstow Tapestry at Victoria Miro Gallery
Grayson Perry’s latest masterpiece is a giant tapestry take on modern life, with a headscarfed woman at its heart. So, is his cross-dressing for real, or is he just acting up a storm? Waldemar Januszczak peers into his psyche and is startled by what he finds
Lucy Skaer heads Turner prize shortlist
After years of dreary line-ups, 2009’s prize is, in an unusually subtle way, a cracker
Maharaja at the V&A
Trying to make sense of the rich Indian princes only reveals the depths of their avarice
Pop Life opens at the Tate Modern
Apparently, Pop Life at Tate Modern was going to be called Sold Out. But the curators grew nervous. Which is unfortunate, because, to my ears, Sold Out is not only a punchier title for the show, but also a more appropriate one. Rarely have I seen this many artworks crammed into a single display, piled […]