This is an uninspired re-staging of Kilfa’s intriguing installation at Camden Art Centre, only assembled opaquely and with a couple of extra but missable works.
Atiéna R. Kilfa Primitive Tales
Atiéna R. Kilfa
Primitive Tales
Cabinet, London
Cabinet, London
★☆☆☆☆
On until 11 November 2023
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Amilia Graham
Amilia Graham
The Crust
★★☆☆☆
Each show lasts no more than three hours, and it’s bring-your-own booze.
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum
Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum
It Will End In Tears
★★☆☆☆
With the right lighting, this story could be a mid-century colonial classic.
Esteban Jefferson
Esteban Jefferson
May 25th, 2020
★★★☆☆
This exhibition is a warning to would-be propagandists: trust art at your peril.
Mary L. Bennett, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mose Tolliver
Mary L. Bennett, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, Ronald Lockett, Joe Minter, Mose Tolliver
The Stars Fell on Alabama: Southern Black Renaissance
★★★☆☆
The commercial imperative is understandable. The art historical intent, less clear.
Lydia Gifford
Lydia Gifford
Low Anchored Cloud
★★☆☆☆
Oil paint applied so thickly that it’s a miracle the canvases don’t bring the gallery walls down with them
Jacob Dahlgren
Jacob Dahlgren
When Anxieties Become Form
★★☆☆☆
The works are older than the artist’s last good idea.
