Andrew Lambirth

Painting Now doesn’t represent painting now. Thank goodness

The exhibition at Tate Britain is dull with obviousness — for some real painting go for The Elemental North at Messum's

‘Untitled’, 2012, by Simon Ling 
issue 25 January 2014
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  • Painting Now: Five Contemporary Artists

    Tate Britain, until 9 February

  • Euan Uglow Drawings

    Marlborough Fine Art, 6 Albemarle Street, W1, until 1 February

  • The Elemental North

    Messum’s, 8 Cork Street, W1, until 15 February

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