Melanie Manchot: Leap after The Great Ecstasy

Leap (videostill), 2011

Melanie Manchot’s exhibition at Carslaw St Lukes gallery in London takes us into the world of professional ski jumping, revealing scenes of control and perfectionism alongside the odd humorous moment.

Olafur Eliasson's magical light show

 

Olafur Eliasson's beautiful installation Model for a Timeless Garden provides the highlight of the Hayward Gallery's latest blockbuster exhibition, Light Show. Here's a film of the piece to whet your appetite.

Helen Marten: Plank Salad

In ‘Plank Salad’, Helen Marten has reconfigured the space at Chisenhale in London with a seductive installation that uses ephemera from both high and low culture to explore the social codes and messages contained within our physical world.

Barbican Art Gallery: Everything Was Moving

Bruce Davidson, Black Americans, New York City. From the series 'New York (Life)', 1961-65. © Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos

The Barbican’s excellent group show of photography from the 60s and 70s demonstrates the multitude of ways the medium can be used to document history, while exploring the blurring lines between art and photography during the period.

A short interlude

Things have been a little quiet here of late, as I'm due to have a baby this week, which seems to take quite a bit of preparation - who'd have thought it. I'll be back posting soon!

New art from Tokyo part 3: Shohei Takasaki

Few colours in the dark, 2012

The third (and final) artist that I wanted to share from my Tokyo trip earlier this year is Shohei Takasaki, who has a show of new work opening this weekend in the city, if any of you are lucky enough to be in the vicinity.

The Bruce Lacey Experience

I’ve been slow to get to Camden Arts Centre’s retrospective of the work of Bruce Lacey, but it’s well worth visiting this eclectic, exuberant show before it closes on September 16 if you haven’t seen it already.