Gabriel Orozco at Tate Modern

Gabriel Orozco, DS, 1993

Ripples of complexity pervade this exhibition. Several works reflect Orozco’s preoccupation with geometric forms. Diagrammatic shapes drawn over newspapers; toothpaste spat onto graph-paper to resemble molecular cell structures. A key work is Black Kites, a human skull painstakingly inscribed with a checkerboard design, suggesting a triumph of skill and reason over a symbol of death.

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Philippe Parreno at the Serpentine

In the final weeks of this brilliant show, I went again to the Serpentine Gallery and asked myself: is this a new era of exhibitions?

Entering the gallery I am hit by a sense of bewilderment. There is nothing happening. The house lights are on and all I can hear is music from another room. A gallery assistant asks me if I need help – I decline, enjoying the confusion. She tells me that dog-walkers in Hyde Park often confuse the Serpentine for a public toilet. I smile politely and go in search of the sounds.