A Sky filled with Shooting Stars

Given my rather critical account of my experiences in Ukraine last month, I thought it only fair to add this update. I’m afraid there is little good news, however. On June 14 (which is to say, three weeks after the scheduled opening) I received an email announcement that “the Kiev Biennale is now fully open”. [...]

I can’t think of another artist who occupies quite the same position as Nick Cave. Some parts sculptor, some parts couturier, some (large) part performance artist, an obsessive collector of domestic detritus and – it transpires from our conversation here – an artist with a profound social commitment who will change the world if he [...]

Will Ryman took a somewhat roundabout route to sculpture. For something like a dozen years he maintained a career as a playwright, and – as he explains here – he continues to draw many of his references from the world of theatre and cinema. It was so that he could better explore the personality of [...]