Art
Jorge Otero-Pailos: The Ethics of Dust
SERIOUSLY, ‘THE ETHICS OF DUST’ is a terrible name for a work of art. It’s taken from something written by John Ruskin, but out of context it sounds like a philosophical treatise by Kim and Aggie (‘How morally clean is your house?’). Fortunately, Spanish preservationist and artist Jorge Otero-Pailos makes better art than his titles suggest. And here he’s filled Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament with one of the best sculptures of the summer. In the process of cleaning this
Unesco world heritage site’s walls, the artist covered them in latex and peeled it off to trap centuries of pollution, dust and dirt. The result is two huge sheets hanging from the rafters in the 900-year-old hall. And it’s absolutely stunning. Stark and minimal, but literally full of history. In all this dust and muck you’ll
find centuries of political wrangling, hundreds of years of decisions that have shaped the fate of Great Britain. Disraeli’s dandruff,
WHAT IS IT… A huge latex cast of a wall in the Houses of Parliament.
WHY GO… It’s beautiful, and it’s got a story to tell that feels more relevant than ever.
àWestminster Hall, Houses of Parliament. Westminster. until Sep 1. Free, book tickets at
www.artangel.org.uk.
Cromwell’s skin flakes, John Major’s saliva – it’s all probably glued into these giant latex curtains. The work has to fight against the
grandeur of the space, the flocks of jabbering school kids and the occasional panicked MP
. It survives because of its beautiful simplicity.
Hanging there, glowing, it looks like some
ancient religious artefact, Westminster’s own Turin Shroud. But the god that’s been cast here is politics; it’s the history of this country, its ups and downs, its long-gone empire. As this country moves inexorably towards isolation, these hanging sheets feel like a funeral shroud for a sad, lonely little island.■Eddy Frankel
TATE MODERN 1 JUN – 6 NOV 2016
THE HOTTEST EXHIBITIONS OPENING THIS WEEK NEW SHOWS
Lukas Duwenhögger: You Might Become
BHUPEN KHAKHAR YOU CAN’T PLEASE ALL
Supported by the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art with additional support from the Bhupen Khakhar Exhibition Supporters Circle
Bhupen Khakhar You Can’t Please All (detail) 1981 Tate © Estate of Bhupen Khakhar
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a Park To be fair, you probably won’t become a park, as the title suggests, but you’ll probably become a happier person for having seen this awesome show of figurative paintings from this under- recognised German artist. àRaven Row. Liverpool Street. Until Sep 18. Free.
Yuri Pattison Pattison’s show here
announces him as a ‘big deal’ in the art world. It’s all about technology and transparency, and we think it looks great. He’s also just got the Frieze Artist Award, so expect big things. àChisenhale Gallery. Mile End. Thu Jul 7-Aug 28. Free.
Raymond Pettibon The maniacal
Georgia O’Keeffe Yeah, they look like
minges, but they’re just flowers, okay? This long overdue retrospective takes a look at one of the most important, painters of the twentieth century. àTate Modern. Southwark. Wed Jul 6-Oct 30. £17.20, £15.40 concs.
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Californian artist returns to London with another show of ultra- aggressive drawings and paintings all based on baseball, trains and film noir. He is awesome. àSadie Coles HQ. Oxford Circus. Until Aug 20. Free.
Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick: An Exhibition of Art Inspired by the Master Film
Maker Loads of artists have been brought together for this show of work inspired by the great director. There’s Dough Aitken, Gavin Turk and Mat Collishaw, all curated by DJ James Lavelle. àSomerset House. Temple. Wed Jul 6-Aug 28. £12.50, £9.50 concs.
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