The painter whose turn finally came abroad: three shows back to back
Fifteen years in the same studio, and this year exhibitions in three countries.
The artist worked in the same studio for fifteen years, largely unnoticed. This year he opens three shows in different cities and the diary is full to the end of next year.
He says nothing has changed: same formats, same technique, same pace. What changed is the attention.
The institution’s statement is short and carefully written. Between the lines you can read the effort not to feed the story.
What is on the walls
Someone in the room and someone watching a screen are not seeing the same work. That difference explains most of the argument on its own.
The point the critics split on is not the work itself, but which tradition it belongs to.
The next stop
For anyone who knows the earlier work this turn is not a surprise. What surprises is how late the attention arrived.
The last of the shows opens in the spring. He has already said he will take a year off once the run is over.
The festival rewrites its rules: this year the jury will not watch behind closed doors
Organisers are defending the contested decision as a step towards transparency.
PremiumSold out in 48 hours: the album nobody was waiting for
Released without any announcement, it cleared the tour tickets in its first week.
Open again after thirty years: the museum’s back gallery returns
The restoration took nine years; the ceiling can be seen whole for the first time.