Reviews
Roni Horn Conceptual Artist To The Core Hauser & Wirth – Sue Hubbard
Roni Horn is a conceptual artist to her core. Her work is often enigmatic, loved by the cognoscenti who understand the rules of its making and...
In Minor Keys A Cacophony At 61st Venice Biennale – Miranda Carroll
A great deal has already been said about the cacophony in Venice during preview days, and in my mind, there was also a visual cacophony in the...
Whistler: Europe’s Largest Retrospective Pays Homage To A Restless Genius
A new exhibition of James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain, the largest and most comprehensive survey of the artist in a generation, spans 150 works...
The Meaning Of Life Explored At Sainsbury Centre – Revd Jonathan Evens
Theming the Sainsbury Centre's exhibition programme, as has been the case since 2023, around life's big questions has proved to be a stimulating and...
Venice Biennale 2026 Collateral Events Six Of The Best – Nico Kos Earle
If contemporary art holds a mirror to the world, then things are in bad shape. The 61st Venice Biennale will be remembered as the most contested,...
Lynn Chadwick Post War Sculpture Celebrated At Houghton Hall – Miranda Carroll
On the long driveway up to Houghton Hall, I glimpse Sean Scully's monumental grid of Corten steel through the trees, a Claudio Parmiggiani...
Zurbarán Contrasts And Innovations National Gallery London – Revd Jonathan Evens
Francisco de Zurbarán's 'Saint Francis in Meditation' was a highlight among many other wonderful works in the National Gallery's Saint Francis...
Paula Rego Drawings Exploring The Female Psyche – Sue Hubbard
The earliest work in this Paula Rego exhibition of drawings, Story Line, at Victoria Miro London, is a study of her grandmother made when she was...
William Blake The Age of Romantic Fantasy Comes to Ireland – Sara Faith
Walking my dog on Primrose Hill, I am constantly reminded of William Blake (1757-1827) and his pantheistic views. Blake’s words ‘I have...
Odyssey A First Open Exhibition For Hastings Contemporary – Jude Montague
The concept of inviting local, Sussex-wide artists to submit to an open exhibition on a theme, held once every two years, is new and exciting for...
Cecily Brown: In Painting Anything Is Possible – Sue Hubbard
Over the last three decades, Cecily Brown has produced paintings characterised by her febrile brush marks and vivid colour. Working across multiple...
Canaletto & Bellotto: The Art of The Constructed View – Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
If you love Venice but want to skip the hustle and bustle of the 61st Venice Art Biennale, here is an alternative: Giovanni Antonio Canal, AKA...