Reviews
Jasper Johns: Silence, Loss, Love, Memory and Grief Guggenheim Bilbao – Miranda Carroll
"I dreamt one night I painted the flag of America. The next day I did it." With the imminent anniversary marking 250 years since the signing of the...
Francis Picabia: Can We Ignore His Fascist Past – Hauser & Wirth Have
There is a candy-coated version of Francis Picabia that art institutions seem to follow. The dazzling shape-shifter, the Dada provocateur,...
Blue Moon Meanderings: Tribeca And Chelsea Summer Exhibitions 2026 – Ilka Scobie
Spanning both gallery locations, London-born Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's recent work portrays imaginary, elegant and enigmatic fictional characters. The...
Antony Gormley Two Exhibitions Two Countries – Miranda Carroll
At the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), a white cube has been inserted into the centre of the vast building, creating gallery space for...
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...