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A Turner Mystery Solved – Kelly Grovier
It is among the most intriguing mysteries surrounding the art and imagination of Joseph Mallord William Turner: the secret he insisted was waiting...
The Art Diary June 2023 – Rev Jonathan Evens
The June Art Diary includes Gwen John, Marc Chagall, Louis Carreon, Peter Howson, Laura Knight, Cecilia Vicuña and Yun Hyong-keun. Gwen John's...
Callum Innes: Interview of the Month June 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Over the past four decades, Callum Innes has worked in series, creating luminous abstractions which expose the fundamentals of painting: pigment,...
Frank Gehry At Battersea Power Station The Verdict – Alex Murray
It takes a long time to reawaken a slumbering giant, forty years in the case of the Battersea Power Station. And remaking the giant's bed, all 42...
Photo London 2023 Everything Everywhere – Nico Kos-Earle
Just as Photo London was about to open its doors, it seemed that AI was about to blow everything up (again) after an eerie black-and-white image...
The Art Diary May 2023 – Rev Jonathan Evens
This May sees the launch of a major monograph, the first on Joe Tilson, published by Lund Humphries. To coincide with this, two major exhibitions of...
Sabine Moritz: Interview of the Month May 2023 – Paul Carey-Kent
Sabine Moritz was born in East Germany in 1969: her family managed to move west in 1985, but her early work often took its subjects from...
Pablo Picasso: Top Ten Seminal Paintings – The Critical Eye – Artlyst
After visiting the excellent Paul Smith-curated Pablo Picasso exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris, I was inspired to choose ten paintings,...
Are Artists Like Jeff Koons And Damien Hirst Only In It For The Money?
It's difficult to say definitively whether artists like Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst are "only in it for the money," as motivations can be complex...
Sean Scully A Humility Towards Nature – Interview Rev Jonathan Evens
Sean Scully is a talker. That’s what he tells me when joining me online after a conversation with Phong H. Bui, Publisher and Artistic Director of...
Damien Hirst Mother And Child (Divided) 1993 – Significant Works – Sue Hubbard
I've resisted writing about Damien Hirst for this column. It felt too obvious. Yet it seems impossible not to mention him at some point to evaluate...
Ten Things To Shout About At Art Brussels 2023 – Paul Carter Robinson
One of the most rewarding things I get to do as an art journalist is to run around global art fairs and choose my favourite art works. This year,...