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Ruby Dickson, Maybe my fairy-tale has a different ending than I dreamed it would. But that’s OK., solo exhibition at NıCOLETTı, London, 2024. Photo: Jack Elliot Edwards - Kim Kardashian painting Kaye Donachie
This week, staff writer Jacob Wilson went east to see three shows on his lunch break: Konstantin Zhukov at Neven, Kaye Donachie at Maureen Paley and Ruby Dickson at Nicoletti
Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – 4 min read

The meal deal: Konstantin Zhukov, Kaye Donachie and Ruby Dickson

The meal deal: Konstantin Zhukov, Kaye Donachie and Ruby Dickson

Words: Jacob Wilson
This week, Plaster staff writer Jacob Wilson consumed three shows on his lunch breaks: Frank Auerbach at The Courtauld Gallery, Tiona Nekkia McClodden at White Cube Bermondsey and Erwin Wurm at Thaddaeus Ropac
Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – 4 min read

The meal deal: Jacob Wilson reviews Frank Auerbach, Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Erwin Wurm

The meal deal: Jacob Wilson reviews Frank Auerbach, Tiona Nekkia McClodden and Erwin Wurm

Words: Jacob Wilson
‘10 Seconds’, a new show by Alexis Hunter serves up bloodied manicured hands, bulging crotches, flaming high-heels and hammer-yielding destruction
Features – Words: Izzy Bilkus – 7 min read

Alexis Hunter has ten seconds to get your attention

Alexis Hunter has ten seconds to get your attention

Words: Izzy Bilkus
This week, Jacob Wilson's lunch break reviews are Barbara Kruger at the Serpentine, Wilhelm Sasnal at Sadie Coles HQ and Doron Langberg at Victoria Miro
Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – 5 min read

The meal deal: Jacob Wilson reviews Barbara Kruger, Wilhelm Sasnal and Doron Langberg

The meal deal: Jacob Wilson reviews Barbara Kruger, Wilhelm Sasnal and Doron Langberg

Words: Jacob Wilson
Emanuel de Carvalho defence incessant at Hauser & Wirth Present tense Emanuel de Carvalho defence incessant at Hauser & Wirth Present tense
'Present Tense' at Hauser & Wirth Somerset leaves Harriet Lloyd-Smith split down the middle
Opinion – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 9 min read

‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu

‘Present Tense’: a powerful show, peppered with déjà vu

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith
It was the depths of January and Philippa Snow was in no mood for a show called ‘Cute’, but she found her sweet tooth
Column – Words: Philippa Snow – 8 min read

“I felt out of place, like a depressive at a children’s birthday party”: Philippa Snow on ‘Cute’

“I felt out of place, like a depressive at a children’s birthday party”: Philippa Snow on ‘Cute’

Words: Philippa Snow
A photograph of a person wearing a pig mask and riding a shopping trolley. A photograph of a person wearing a pig mask and riding a shopping trolley.
As OG group show New Contemporaries returns to Camden Art Centre for the first time in 20 years, Will Jennings braces for a sensory assault from the next generation
Reviews – Words: Will Jennings – 7 min read

New Contemporaries is not for the faint-hearted

New Contemporaries is not for the faint-hearted

Words: Will Jennings
Karlo Kacharava painting 'Sentimental traveller' at S.M.A.K., Ghent Karlo Kacharava painting 'Sentimental traveller' at S.M.A.K., Ghent
Karlo Kacharava at S.M.A.K., Ghent
Reviews – Words: Laurie Barron – 6 min read

Karlo Kacharava comes out from the shadows

Karlo Kacharava comes out from the shadows

Words: Laurie Barron
Jenny Saville painting 2023 Gagosian London Jenny Saville painting 2023 Gagosian London
As Jenny Saville opens a show of pastels at Gagosian, London, Harriet Lloyd-Smith wonders if it’s ever a good idea to write about your heroes
Reviews – Words Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 7 min read

Jenny Saville: up, down and back under the spell

Jenny Saville: up, down and back under the spell

Words Harriet Lloyd-Smith
A black and white photograph of Alistair Butler taken by Robert Mapplethorpe. He is posed topless flexing his muscles
What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity
Features Opinion – Words: Emily Steer – 3 min read

What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity

What Robert Mapplethorpe taught me about masculinity

Words: Emily Steer
Installation view of Josh Kline's 3D printed sculptures of two people sealed in plastic bags, as part of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's exhibition about AI and art Installation view of Josh Kline's 3D printed sculptures of two people sealed in plastic bags, as part of the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's exhibition about AI and art
New show at Denmark’s Louisiana Museum explores conditions of creativity in the age of AI
Features – Words: Matthew Holman – 4 min read

AI is catching up with artists. So, are we really irreplaceable?

AI is catching up with artists. So, are we really irreplaceable?

Words: Matthew Holman
An installation view of a series of tiled ceramic sculptures An installation view of a series of tiled ceramic sculptures
Form follows emotion in the Japanese artist’s latest series of ceramic vessels
Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – 2 min read

Masaomi Yasunaga’s ceramics are containers of souls

Masaomi Yasunaga’s ceramics are containers of souls

Words: Jacob Wilson
A film still picturing two people dressed in a rat and a bear costume standing on a bridge over a motorway A film still picturing two people dressed in a rat and a bear costume standing on a bridge over a motorway
Peter Fischli and David Weiss’ new show at Sprüth Magers
Reviews – Words: Jacob Wilson – 2 min read

A rat and a bear walk into the art world… Here’s what goes down

A rat and a bear walk into the art world… Here’s what goes down

Words: Jacob Wilson
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