Criticism

The Rossettis, or, Why Bad Art is Good, Actually

George Rowe

Tate Britain, Millbank

Sometimes, works can be interesting even if they lack traditionally defined value.

Against The Odds But Not Naïve

Uriel Kerestey

Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York Square

As Maria Prymachenko’s celebrated paintings are finally shown in London, there is space to reflect on the trajectory of Ukraine’s art scene.

I'll be Auerbach

George Rowe

Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert, St James's

There is little joy to be found in Frank Auerbach's latest and perhaps last outing as he turns his attention inward.

Chris Zhongtian Yuan: Home is Where the Music Is

Uriel Kerestey

571 Oxford Road Gallery, Reading

A discussion of identity, resistance, and how the memories of a mysterious counterculture haunt the present.

What Is It Like to Be a Bat (an Arts Institution)?

Uriel Kerestey

Fondazione Prada, Milan and Venice

When visiting an exhibition becomes an unintentional piece of satire.