Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, at the National Gallery, London
Inspiration is a difficult word. Many artists seek it, whilst others deny its existence. The alternative to inspiration is investigation:...
“Eames: The Architect and Painter” – Forget-me-nots provide the perfect ending
It takes a particularly strong conviction for two people to entrust both their intimate and public lives to each other. “Eames: The...
To list, or not to list the Southbank Centre, London?
John Penrose is the Conservative Minister for Tourism and Heritage. This month, he rejected a renewed application from the 2oth Century...
Serpentine Pavilion 2012, London
The haphazardly arranged tiers and pathways of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion offer a shady area to sit on a hot afternoon in London....
Patrick Keiller: The Robinson Institute, Tate Britain, London
Is Patrick Keiller an architect, or is he an artist? Perhaps this an obstinate question to ask? A man can be both, and more besides,...
John McAslan’s King’s Cross Concourse, London
King’s Cross Station has traditionally been a sober friend in relation to its shouty neighbour at St Pancras, which was always ready for...
University Plaza, East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas
The heat of the concrete sidewalk is searing through the soles of these cheap canvas shoes. I have been walking along East Tropicana...
The Big Yellow, Lewisham Way, London
Big Yellow Storage buildings are most often glimpsed across a flyover from your car as you stutter between speed cameras on one of...
Zaha Hadid, Roca Gallery, London
On my arrival at Zaha Hadid’s new gallery for Roca, Ariel appears in her contemporary apparel of black pencil skirt and tailored white...
Josiah McElheny: The Past Was A Mirage I’d Left Far Behind, Whitechapel Gallery, London
The mirror is often used as a literary metaphor. Its powers of reflection, refraction and subtraction just prove too tempting a device to...
