Ossian Ward

‘Clarity. Complexity. Contradiction. None of the above.’ What makes for good art criticism isn’t clear-cut for Ossian, Lisson Gallery’s head of content – but perhaps it pertains to invoking its ‘thrill’: ‘That feeling in a gallery when you’re not even sure what you’re looking at – a hole in the floor, a pile of dust.’ On page 157 in the April 2024 issue, he looks from the ground to the horizon with a review of Gauguin and Polynesia