The author introduces her in-depth survey of the exhibitionLes Immatériaux, conducted during the show at the Centre Pompidou …

Les Immatériaux, Jean-François Lyotard’s and Thierry Chaput’s 1985 groundbreaking exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is discussed as …

This paper looks back at the author’s curatorial practice, with a focus on her ‘number shows’ and their randomly ordered …

Sophie Richard’s analysis, published posthumously in 2009, of the role played by the networks of artists, dealers, museum curators, collectors …

The 1985 exhibition Les Immatériaux – curated by French philosopher Jean-François Lyotard and Thierry Chaput at the Centre Pompidou in …

The popularity of art biennials has been taken as proof of the collapse of the concept of the centre and …

The Other Story, 1989, the first retrospective exhibition of British African, Caribbean and Asian modernism, was received with derision …

Rodchenko’s research into the concept of line was fundamental to the ambitions of Russian constructivism. Careful examination of his paintings …

In Western art history the grid has been positioned as an emblem of modernism. In Russia, however, early constructivist artists …

This text discusses questions of definition and of translation, both textual and cultural, in relation to local and global understandings …

This paper reviews the challenges of attempting to negotiate complex cultural differences between the West and other parts of the …

This paper considers the changing nature of art spaces in Beirut over the last fifteen years. Contrary to the experiences …

Nahnou-Together is a partnership programme involving art museums and an informal art school, in Amman, Damascus and London. This paper …

This paper explores Picasso’s approach to sculptural materials during the cubist years through a close examination of his 1914 construction …

This essay offers a history and critical evaluation of ideas put forward by the critic Lawrence Alloway in the late …

This paper explores the relationship between art practice and dialogic forms of gallery education. Drawing on interviews with selected artists, …

Many contemporary artists operate beyond the studio and traditional exhibition spaces, providing both a need and an opportunity for galleries …

In the early 1990s Nancy Spero (born 1926) composed a series of homages to the Cuban artist, Ana Mendieta (1948–1985). …

How did the public respond to the Reading Room in the 2008 Turner Prize exhibition? This report suggests ways in …