63rd-77th Steps
Last summer, Glass explored the young contemporary art scene in Bari, Puglia. We discovered that the fresh city by the sea was not only host to many young commercial galleries, such as unconventional curato...
Unfolding beauty
If contemporary art is the term that designates nowadays a specific mode of relating to the world, which is both critical-discursive and excessively attentive to the developments of the market, it seems that ...
Like A Mute Dada Poem
In the asymmetrical space of a gallery, behind a large windowpane, six distinct works seem to have exploded from an imaginary centre. They have landed on the floor, on tilted plinths, on the walls. There is...
Andy Holden Wants You To Believe
British artist Andy Holden and 4 of his childhood friends worked for years to preserve sincerity in their lives. Like all enduring projects, this eventually became art. A record of it is on display at the Zablu...
Nothing about Trees
Probably the most exciting art shows I have seen recently were those I could relate to an experience – of light, of space; of environment in general. It seems as though single artworks – or even installations –...
I am in Puglia
This is the tale of my discovery of Puglia, the most surprising Italian province one can imagine. Far from the clichéd advertisements one sees displayed around London and other major cities, Pugli...
House of leaves
Every house needs a foundation to stand on – this house of leaves is built on the David Roberts Art Foundation (DRAF) in London. Inside it, you dwell among artworks, intellectuals, resident curato...