Driven to Abstraction

Last week Dazed Digital brought together nine artists working with abstraction for an online exhibition to coincide with the big feature I wrote on abstract painting in the current March issue of Dazed. I chose all the artists involved and it was lovely to see galleries of their work. The feature got such great feedback. Blush. For those that didnt see it check out the links:

The Return of Abstract Art

Driven to Abstraction:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

NB i didnt write the text for the off shoot days but I choose all the artists involved

Image: Matt Connors, FOOD PLUS DRUG II (yellow/pink) 2012
Acrylic and coloured pencil on canvas
162 x 127 cm. Courtesy of Herald St, London)

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I've got quite a lot of chunky pieces on the newstand's this month so I thought I'd share.

My first piece for the brilliant ANP Quarterly (Vol 2 No 7) with a large piece on the work of Keith Arnatt - you can read it online too here!

A massive six page piece on the rise of abstraction in the March issue of Dazed - which includes interviews with Bob Nickas, Jacob Kassay, Niall McLelland, Keltie Ferris, David Ostrowksi and Alex Hubbard.

An interview with Maureen Paley at her very private and very amazing seaside flat in Hove in AnOther

And the current issue of Twin is still on shelves - the blue issue no 7 - which includes features on Josephine Meckseper, Goshka Macuga, a brilliant curated project by Hanne Mugaas, and a portfolio of Paul McCarthy work among other things that I'm proud of.

Things I like this week

1) Imageatlas.org
Taryn Simon and Aaron Schwartz's fascinating site of search engines around the world. Type in a word, name, term and see how the images that come up vary between Syria, Brazil, North Korea, India, USA and the rest. Its almost changed my entire opinion of Simon's work.

2) Kadar Brock

I hung a work he gave me in my room a week ago alongside Jayson Musson and David Noonan which makes me very happy. Definitely one of the best people working with abstraction at the moment.

3) Connan Mockasin especially Its Choade My Dear. I can't stop watching this video. I think I've listened to this 8 times today.