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Exhibition Review
Barbara Walker: Being Here
04/2025 | 1465 | 167
Pages: 398-401
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Reviewer:
Stemp, Richard (Stemp, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Walker, Barbara
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain / Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
subjects:
Black people
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Barbara Walker: Being Here Arnolfini, Bristol 8th March–25th May | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
15. Pride from the series Private face, by Barbara Walker. 2002. Oil on canvas, 212.7 by 124.5 cm. (© Barbara Walker; DACS, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
16. Installation view of Barbara Walker: Being Here at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, 2024–25, showing Burden of proof, by Barbara Walker. 2024. Charcoal wall drawing. (Courtesy Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; photograph Michael Pollard).
Attributed works:
17. Parade III from the series Shock and awe, by Barbara Walker. 2017. Graphite on embossed paper, 51 by 61 cm. (© Barbara Walker; DACS, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Exhibition Review
John Akomfrah
04/2016 | 1357 | 158
Pages: 308-309
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Reviewer:
Martin, Richard (Martin, Richard)
Subjects
artists:
Akomfrah, John
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain / Lisson Gallery, London, Great Britain / Turner Contemporary, Margate, Great Britain / Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
places:
Margate / Manchester / London / England / Bristol
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
80. Film still from The Airport, by John Akomfrah. 2015 (Lisson Gallery, London)
Attributed works:
81. Installation view of Vertigo Sea, by John Akomfrah. 2015 (Lisson Gallery, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol)
Attributed works:
82. Film still from Tropikos, by John Akomfrah. 2016 (Lisson Gallery, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol)
Exhibition Review
Angus Fairhurst. Bristol
04/2009 | 1273 | 151
Pages: 257-258
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Reviewer:
Cullinan, Nicholas (Cullinan, Nicholas)
Subjects
artists:
Fairhurst, Angus
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
places:
England / Bristol
print:
Fairhurst, Angus
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Angus Fairhurst | institution: Arnolfini Gallery
Illustrations
Attributed works:
65. 4th lower expectations, by Angus Fairhurst. 1996. Acrylic silkscreen on panel, 90 by 60 cm. (Sadie Coles HQ, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
66. The problem with banana skins divided/inverted, by Angus Fairhurst. 1998. Polyurethane rubber, 36 by 36 by 7 cm. (Sadie Coles HQ, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
67. A magazine with the body and text removed, by Angus Fairhurst. 2003. Cut-out magazine on paper, 29.8 by 22.4 cm. (Sadie Coles HQ, London; exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Exhibition Review
Black Mountain College. Bristol and Cambridge
03/2006 | 1236 | 148
Pages: 214–16
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Reviewer:
Anfam, David (Anfam, David)
Subjects
artists:
Cage, John
dates:
2000-2009
dates:
1930-1939 / 1940-1959
museums and institutions:
Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, N.C., United States
museums and institutions:
Kettle's Yard Gallery, Cambridge, Great Britain / Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
places:
Cambridge / Bristol / England
print:
Black Mountain College
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
subjects:
Art education / Installations (visual works) / Music
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Starting at Zero: Black Mountain College, 1933–57 | institution: Arnolfini Gallery , institution: Kettle\'s Yard Gallery
Illustrations
Attributed works:
75. Untitled #16, by Elaine de Kooning. Enamel on paper on canvas, 81.3 by 127 cm. (Private Collection, Cambridge MA; exh. Kettle's Yard, Cambridge).
Attributed works:
76. Necklace, by Anni Albers. c.1940. Drain strainer, chain and paper clips, 7.7 cm. diam.; chain 40.7 cm. long. (The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation; exh. Kettle's Yard, Cambridge).
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77. Everything comes from everything, by Ben Shahn. c.1959. Mixed media on paper, 78.7 by 58.5 cm. (D.C. Moore Gallery, New York; exh. Kettle's Yard, Cambridge).
Exhibition Review
Victor Burgin. Bristol, Manchester and Norwich
02/2003 | 1199 | 145
Pages: 112-113
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Reviewer:
Watney, Simon (Watney, Simon)
Subjects
artists:
Burgin, Victor
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Cornerhouse, Manchester, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Matt's Gallery, London, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Norwich, Great Britain
places:
Bristol / Manchester / Norwich / England
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
55. Still from Listen to Britain, by Victor Burgin. 2002. Projected DVD installation. (Exh. Cornerhouse, Manchester, and Norwich Gallery, Norwich)
Exhibition Review
Liam Gillick. Bristol
12/2000 | 1173 | 142
Pages: 788-789
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Reviewer:
Godfrey, Tony (Godfrey, Tony)
Subjects
artists:
Gillick, Liam
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
places:
England / Bristol
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
60. Installation of Works by Liam Gillick at Arnolfini, Bristol, with (On Floor) McNamara. 1997. Video (Courtesy Corvi-Mora, London) and (On Ceiling) Discussion Island Moderation Platform. 1997. Anodised Aluminium, Plexiglass, Fittings (Schipper & Krome, Berlin).
Attributed works:
61. Installation View of Works by Liam Gillick at Arnolfini, Bristol, with (Right) Twinned Retraction Screens #1 and #2. 2000. Anodised Aluminium and Plexiglass (Schipper & Krome, Berlin) and (Centre Back) Renovation Filter Lobby Diagram #2. 2000. Blue Paint on Wall (Corvi-Mora, London).
Exhibition Review
'Some Went Mad, Some Ran Away...'; B. T. New Contemporaries. Helsinki and Bristol
08/1994 | 1097 | 136
Pages: 569-570
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Reviewer:
Maloney, Martin (Maloney, Martin)
Subjects
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki, Finland
places:
England / Bristol / Finland / Helsinki
private galleries:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews / Modern Art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
94. Installation View: Including Apple, by Michael Joaquin Grey (Hanging from Ceiling, at Right). Urethane, Self-Skimming Foam, Fibreglass and Aluminium, 230 by 105 by 150 cm.; and Misfit, by Abigail Lane (In Foreground). Wax, Glass, Plaster and Clothing, 60 by 85 by 192 cm. (Exh. Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki).
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95. Solomon Island Shark, by Ashley Bickerton. 1993. Rubber, Leather, Canvas, Rope, Coconuts, Acrylic, PVC and Scope, 113 by 37 by 27 cm. (Exh. Nordic Arts Centre, Helsinki).
Exhibition Review
Richard Wentworth. London and Bristol
03/1994 | 1092 | 136
Pages: 194
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Reviewer:
Hedley, Gill (Hedley, Gill)
Subjects
artists:
Wentworth, Richard
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Serpentine Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
England / Bristol / London
private galleries:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
46. Mercator, by Richard Wentworth. 1990. Galvanised Steel and Steel, 400 by 400 by 150 cm. (Lisson Gallery, London; Exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
47. Balcone, by Richard Wentworth. 1991. Painted Steel, Linoleum and Tools, 205 by 157 by 78 cm. (Re Rebaudengo Collection; Exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Exhibition Review
Exhibitions of Contemporary British Sculpture. Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow
12/1993 | 1089 | 135
Pages: 840-842
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Reviewer:
Godfrey, Tony (Godfrey, Tony)
Subjects
dates:
1990-1999
museums and institutions:
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow, Great Britain
museums and institutions:
Trinity College, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
museums and institutions:
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Great Britain
places:
England / Scotland / Birmingham / Birmingham / Dublin / Manchester / Glasgow / Bristol
private galleries:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
private galleries:
Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, Great Britain
subjects:
Modern Art / British sculpture / Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
60. Inverted Architrave, by Edward Allington. 1990. (Exh. Ikon Gallery, Birmingham).
Attributed works:
61. The Enclosure of Sanctity, by Shirazeh Houshiary. 1992-3. Mixed Media, (Lisson Gallery, London; Exh. Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin).
Attributed works:
62. New Touchstone, by Peter Randall-Page. 1991. Kilkenny Limestone, 36.5 by 32.8 by 31 cm. (Private Collection, Devon; Exh. Castlefield Gallery, Manchester).
Attributed works:
63. Once upon a Duchamp, by Cathy de Monchaux. 1992. Velvet, Leather, Brass, Ribbons and Enamel. (Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris; Exh. Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow).
Exhibition Review
Jannis Kounellis - 'La Stanza Vede'. Bristol, Arnolfini
04/1991 | 1057 | 133
Pages: 280-281
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Reviewer:
Hall, James (Hall, James)
Subjects
artists:
Kounellis, Jannis
dates:
1990-1999
places:
England / Bristol
private galleries:
Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, Great Britain
subjects:
Exhibitions / Reviews
Illustrations
Attributed works:
40. Untitled, by Jannis Kounellis. Pencil on Paper, 23.6 by 34.4 cm. (Collection of the Artist; Exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
Attributed works:
41. Untitled, by Jannis Kounellis. Pencil and Water-Colour on Paper, 33.5 by 47.5 cm. (Collection of the Artist; Exh. Arnolfini, Bristol).
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