Missing in Action

I'm off to Miami tomorrow for the week of Basel chaos... I'm going to write a run down for Anothermag.com of what's on.

But before I go, I have to enthuse about Mike Nelson whose person and work I'm slightly in love with. I finally went to see Coral Reef at the Tate Britain (a recreation of his 1999 installation at Matt's Gallery). Its one of the best physically arresting, emotionally effecting, brilliant works I've ever seen. It gave me goosebumps. (Also worth a look is the great Clunie Reid show next door). I also bought the unbelievably cheap Mike Nelson ltd ed print pictured above....

Twin in triplicate

Issue 3 of Twin is out now! Includes a curated section by Hannah Barry, large Q&A with Mark Titchner, pieces on Sophie Calle, Gee Vaucher and other stuff. Its looking beautiful. You can buy it here

Five things to do in London

Rallou Panagiotou opening at Ibid Projects on Saturday.

Lars Lauman opening at Maureen Paley on Friday

Sam Griffin opening at Gallery Vela on Nov 25

Mary Barnes at Space Studios until Dec 18.


High Society at the Wellcome Collection until Feb 27.

Interviewed by Interview

Interview magazine interviewed me about Syncopation. My voice dropped when i was 21 not 10 but hey who's counting?

Three Things

My Trash Humpers unique VHS tape

Salem


AMP's show opening tonight

Kandors

I've waited three years for this catalogue and finally hurray its out. I saw this MIke Kelley at Jablonka 3 years ago and it blew me away. The hardback catalogue (which feels a bit like an oversized Tintin format) is out now. Picked up last week at my version of a crack den - Konig Books in Berlin.

Women on Top

I've been going through gallery lists and I'm shocked how few women artists there are represented. As a writer i'm always struggling to find ones to cover. I'm no better - my favourite artists they're all bloody blokes. So to refocus here is a list of my current top ten female artists (even though I know that putting this as a female only list just reinforces their marginality but you get the intention.)

Amie Dicke


Sophie Calle


Marnie Weber


Aleksandra Domanovic


Marlene Dumas


Eva Rothschild


Eli Cortinas


Annette Messager


Sarah Lucas (esp past couple of years)


Agathe Snow

Solo show of the Year: Rashid Johnson

Rashid Johnson's solo show at Guido Baudach has won the title - his solo show There Are Stranger Villages in Berlin blew me away. I could have sat and worshipped at the altar like pieces made of black tiles, visceral paint, shea butter, African Americana and a dose of pop for hours. I first discovered his work at 30 Americans at the Rubell Collection a couple of years ago and he keeps getting better. (I'm honoured that he's one of the artists in my next book out in April.)