R.M. Vaughan is the author of eight books. His most recent book is Troubled: A Memoir in Poems and Fragments.
Welcome to the blobosphere
Ron Loranger’s buoyant paintings propel the artist into a new world of giddy exploration
Raising loaded questions about Poland’s past
Israeli filmmaker Yael Bartana’s award-winning installation suggests that, even decades after the Holocaust, raising questions is the only viable act
Through images of dance, glimpses of black history
Photographer Michael Chambers’s survey of dance-production posters turns out to be a fascinating look at black self-representation for Black History Month
Eye candy – and food for thought, too
You can be dazzled by the technique of these works, or you can just enjoy the materiality of the paint
A hyper-conceptualist confronts the Apocalypse
The subject of the end of the world, surrounded as it is with arcane prophecies, is perfectly suited to Nestor Kruger’s cryptic style
Why aren’t more art shows this fun?
In a buoyant installation titled Micropolis 2.0, teeny streetscapes teem with madcap genius
The zen of post-conceptual art
Liss Platt’s extended photo meditation on a single object appeals to the theoretically minded as well as the visual pleasure seeker
Framing the evolution of photography
A family’s collection of eclectic images raises questions about the impact of changing technology – from the early days of novelty to the current status as fine art
Art that avoids the apocalypse
In the year ahead, I look forward to these exhibitions by artists who don’t buy into perennial panic
Pink towers, axe sculptures: 2011's top shows
Powerful exhibitions by Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok and John Marriott among the best art shows of 2011
