by Ken Turner | Jul 7, 2025 | News
Tension Graduate Prize 2025 This year, Central St Martins invited entries from all four MA Fine Art departments. From a shortlist of 45 artists, Tension Director Ken Turner and Art Monthly’s Matt Hale selected the winner: Amanda Moraes (MA Fine Art). Tension has...
by Ken Turner | Mar 23, 2025 | News
Mark Wallinger showing at Tension 5 April – 31 May 2025 Tension is honoured to present Gravity is the Weakest Force in the Universe, a solo exhibition by Mark Wallinger. Wallinger is one of the UK’s leading contemporary artists. Having previously been nominated...
by Ken Turner | Jun 27, 2024 | News
Left to Right: Tranasha Hyman, Laura Madeley, Ken Turner, Matt Hale : Tension Graduate Prize 2024. Photo Courtesy of Belinda Lawley, www.belindalawley.com Tension Graduate Prize 2024 Matt Hale and I spent an enjoyable afternoon...
by Ken Turner | Sep 8, 2023 | News
Still from William Cobbing: ‘screensaver’, 2022/23 – video, looped Article by Paul Carey-Kent First appeared in Fad Magazine 6 September 2023 Tension Fine Art has operated since 2019 in the somewhat unlikely locality of Penge in South-East London. There may not be...
by Ken Turner | Aug 23, 2023 | News
Crossings : Divides Jenny Timmer 6th – 15th July 2023 Essay by Carrie Grainger Sitting in a quirky exhibition space in South London, artist Jenny Timmer’s work unearths playful, primitive and ominous glimpses from her own experiences in remote parts of Africa...