Reviews
Robert Ryman: A Whiter Shade Of Pale At The Barbican
The Barbican is a fitting home for Robert Ryman's The Real Thing. Its concrete is stern and unfussy, and so are his paintings. At a glance,...
Michael Landy Iconic Buildings In Ruins Sir John Soane’s Museum – Miranda Carroll
Michael Landy's wildly imaginative, meticulously intricate and detailed drawings of iconic and often infamous buildings in ruins showcase his...
Lichtenstein, Rondinone, Na Kim, Slonem Seriality Season: New York – Ilka Scobie
In a moment of upheaval and too much art.... Happily skipping the Fairs, I detoured to the Folk Art Museum to see "Locating Girlhood", celebrating...
Hilma af Klint National Gallery Ireland The Heaven Tree Of Stars
Whilst Frieze opens in London this week, there is also the major draw of Hilma af Klint at the National Gallery Ireland, but why? What has a...
Cecilia Vicuña Whitechapel Gallery A Quiet Defiance – Sue Hubbard
Living Threads is the first major UK exhibition of Cecilia Vicuña, born in 1948 in Chile, and one of Latin America’s most influential feminist...
W̶o̶m̶a̶n̶ Painter: Revelations Rethinks And Retellings – National Museum Norway – Joanna Moorhead
The show W̶o̶m̶a̶n̶ Painter at the National Museum of Norway is another reset of the story of female artists in 16th- and...
The 90s Tate Britain One Man’s Vision Of A Decade – Miranda Carroll
It starts and ends with footwear. In the first room is Sarah Lucas’s 1-123-123-12-12 (1992), a pair of Dr Martens boots with razor blade-filled...
Mike Nelson Double Negative Modern Art Oxford – John K Grande
Mike Nelson’s Double Negative (The Clown) is a re-enactment of his 2004 Triple Bluff Canyon large-scale installation at Museum of Art Oxford. For...
Edge Connecting The Land and Sea Hastings Contemporary – Jude Montague
EDGE: Where the Land Meets the Sea at Hastings Contemporary is a fascinating collection of work focusing on the connection between land and sea and...
Renoir: Love Desire And Sexual Tension At The National Gallery
The words Renoir exhibition can fill you with trepidation. At his best, he produced outstanding, joyous paintings, and at his worst, he was the most...
Painting The French Riviera: A Celebration of Heat and Light, Royal Academy
The Royal Academy's stunning Autumn blockbuster Painting the French Riviera is the next best thing to visiting the Côte d'Azur. It is...
The Turner Prize Roadshow Descends On Middlesbrough’s MIMA – Michael Petry
The Turner Prize roadshow has landed in Middlesbrough this year, featuring the work of Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and...