Walking on Water – Mohammed Kazem – UAE Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2013

  by Jeff Ko

Representing the UAE at this years Venice Biennale, Mohammed Kazem, presents an immersive work comprised of a 360-degree projection of the sea and illuminated interchangeable GPS coordinates within an enclosed circular space. This work is one within a binary position, that …

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U from Uruguay, Martin Sastre – Venice Biennale 2013

  by Jeff Ko

At this years Venice Biennale Uruguay is housed under the Latin American Pavillion and represented by Martin Sastre. Here Sastre presents us with ‘U from Uruguay’, a perfume bottle and an advertisement for the said product. The advertisement is portrayed …

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Mark Manders – Dutch Pavilion – Venice Biennale 2012

  by Jeff Ko

The Dutch pavilion at this years Venice Biennale is not one of the most welcoming, with all of the windows covered in fake newspapers, intending to separate the outside world from the inner workings of Mark Manders. At a first …

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Katja Strunz – Berlinische Galerie

  by Jeff Ko

Until the 2nd of September, Katja Strunz is showing work in the entrance hall of the Berlinische Galerie. Four pieces, 3 sculptural works and one work on paper, whilst the curation of the show seems balanced, the necessity of having …

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Sanja Ivekovic : Unknown Heroine

  by Jeff Ko

One of the most recently anticipated exhibitions has just opened at the South London Gallery in collaboration with Calvert 22, ‘SANJA IVEKOVIC: UNKNOWN HEROINE’. Ivekovic is an established Croatian artist, however this retrospective will be her first exhibition in the …

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The Art Catlin Guide – 2013

  by Jeff Ko

This years Art Catlin Guide is providing for us, an absolute diverse and fresh range or artists, working in varying mediums from painting through to performance, video, sculpture and photography with fusions and stop offs in-between. Along with the dynamic …

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