Tony Bevan: Epistophes and Heads – Ben Brown Fine Art – Sue Hubbard
An epistrophe is a word or phrase repeated at the end of a sentence to emphasise or heighten emotion. Derived… Read More
28 November 2023
Archives: Reviews
Helmut Newton Magician And Miracle Worker A Coruña Spain – Jude Montague
Helmut Newton is one of those photographers who changed the way that fashion photography was carried out.
20 November 2023
Hurvin Anderson: Salon Paintings – A Multifaceted Trip Through Identity and Culture
Hurvin Anderson’s latest exhibition, “Salon Paintings,” at Hastings Contemporary, immerses visitors in a vibrant exploration of identity, memory, and cultural heritage.
20 November 2023
James Gillray Maximilist and Rebecca Salter Minimalist Gainsborough’s House – James Payne
Two very different exhibitions are currently on at Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, Suffolk. Caricaturist James Gillray (1756–1815) and British abstract artist and President of the Royal Academy of Arts Rebecca Salter.
20 November 2023
Elmgreen & Dragset READ A Metaphysical Portrayal Of Books – Kunsthalle Praha
Elmgreen & Dragset’s latest exhibition, “READ,” at Kunsthalle Praha in the Czech Republic, unveils a compelling exploration of the profound relationship between art and literature.
18 November 2023
Women In Revolt Tate Britain – A Brilliantly Curated Archive – Sue Hubbard
Brilliantly curated and one of the largest shows mounted by Tate Britain, Women in Revolt is a complete archive of the period.
16 November 2023
Mark Rothko: Ghosts On The Periphery Of Vision – Fondation Louis Vuitton
The first time Mark Rothko’s paintings were exhibited in Paris, their reception was frosty. Organized by MoMA in 1962, 44 works made between 1945 – 1961
11 November 2023
Van Gogh And His Contemporaries An Artistic Revolution Along the Seine – Mariella Guzzoni
Van Gogh along the Seine is the title of the new exhibition now open at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, concluding the Museum’s 50th anniversary year
6 November 2023
Vitrines And Vitriol: Damien Hirst’s Munich Retrospective Still Challenges – Paul Carter Robinson
Damien Hirst best known for his bold concepts and provocative artworks, has unveiled his first retrospective exhibition in Germany
31 October 2023
I Heart Paris In The Autumn: Nico Kos Earle Explores Art In The French Capitol
Presenting works in the Jardin des Tuileries – Domaine National du Louvre, on Place Vendôme, in the Chapelle des Petits-Augustins des Beaux-Arts de Paris
28 October 2023
New York Gallery Art Notes Autumn 2023 – Ilka Scobie
Returning to NYC after a prolonged absence, I was dazzled by the vitality of current museum and gallery shows. Here are a few of the treasures autumn has unveiled.
22 October 2023
East Sussex Gallery Reviews October 2023 – Jude Montague
The October round-up of exhibitions in the Hastings area features Hastings Contemporary and Project 78 in St Leonards on Sea.
17 October 2023
R B Kitaj And Philip Guston: Figurative Painting Celebrated – Revd Jonathan Evens
Two artists whose dogged persistence with figurative art, in the face of more reductive critical perceptions of art, enabled us to reach this place of diversity are currently having major retrospectives in London: Philip Guston and R.B. Kitaj.
17 October 2023
Frieze London And Frieze Masters 2023 The Best And Some Of The Worst – Sue Hubbard
Frieze London arrived in Regent’s Park two decades ago. In the ‘noughties’, it hit the London art scene running, bringing a new razzmatazz to the selling of art.
13 October 2023
El Anatsui: Sublime Bottle Cap Curtains In Three Acts Fill Tate’s Turbine Hall
In the cavernous expanse of Tate’s Turbine Hall, Ghanaian artist El Anatsui has orchestrated a visual spectacle transcending conventional installation… Read More
10 October 2023
Philip Guston Tate Modern Worth The Wait – Sue Hubbard
If you see only one show in London this autumn, then go to see the much-postponed Philip Guston at Tate Modern.
6 October 2023
Happy Gas: Sarah Lucas’ Tate Britain Show A Laugh Out Loud Experience
To get into Happy Gas, Sarah Lucas’ new solo show at Tate Britain, you have to walk through a gift shop; floating on the sugary peach wallpaper
3 October 2023
Turner Prize 2023: A Regional Awakening – Towner Eastbourne – Sue Hubbard
The Tuner Prize was created, ostensibly, to promote public debate around new developments in contemporary art.
2 October 2023
Picasso As Sculptor Guggenheim Bilbao – Jude Montague
The Guggenheim Bilbao is hosting Picasso Sculptor: Matter and Body, an exhibition focusing exclusively on Picasso’s sculpture
2 October 2023
Unfaltering Marina Abramović: RA Stages Largest Retrospective To Date
In 1973, Marina Abramović performed Rhythm 10 at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival. Sitting at a table with twenty knives and two tape recorders
24 September 2023
JAMES GREER: 70 YEARS AN ARTIST, Lillie Art Gallery Milngavie Glasgow – Clare Henry
JAMES GREER has over 60 years of experience wielding a sharp tool over boxwood with superb, often witty, always joyful results.
22 September 2023
Ryan Gander A Principled Humanist By Sue Hubbard
The one thing I know about Ryan Gander before we meet to look at his new show at the Lisson Gallery is that he doesn’t want to be seen as a disabled artist.
20 September 2023
Nicole Wassall Unicorns Are Real – James Payne
Nicole Wassall’s latest exhibition, Unicorns are Real, asks us to reconcile logic and imagination.
18 September 2023
A World In Common: Contemporary African Photography Tate Modern – Revd Jonathan Evens
Several recent exhibitions exploring legacies of the past, including that of colonialism, in order to posit creative ways forward in the future.
18 August 2023
Jeremy Deller In Rennes And Brittany Post-Impressionism – August Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
Brittany played a significant role in developing Post-Impressionism and Pictorial Symbolism, with its Catholic culture a source of inspiration and Catholic artists among its pioneers.
17 August 2023
Beatriz Milhazes: Turner Contemporary Margate – Claudia Barbieri Childs
Showing at Turner Contemporary in Margate, “Maresias” is a vibrant and exhilarating exhibition of work by the Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes.
16 August 2023
John Bellany: The Italian Connection, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh – Clare Henry
John Bellany died 10 years ago. Internationally renowned, charismatic, chaotic, iconic, heroic, influential.
31 July 2023
Sarah Bernhardt: Belle Of La Belle Époque – Petit Palais Paris – Claudia Barbieri Childs
Sarah Bernhardt: Et la Femme Créa la Star, the summer show at the Petit Palais in Paris, reveals the private life and hidden talents…
25 July 2023
Eve Arnold: To Know About Women Newlands House gallery – Lee Sharrock
Newlands House Gallery in Petworth, West Sussex, is the unlikely venue of the UK’s first Eve Arnold retrospective in a decade.
20 July 2023
Banksy Declares War On Police Harassment, Brexit And Climate Change – GoMA – Clare Henry
Politics: It’s rare to see huge lines of families queuing outside a political event, unique if the politics are presented by a civic art gallery.
3 July 2023
Basquiat × Warhol: à Quatre Mains Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris – Lee Sharrock
“Basquiat X Warhol: Painting Four Hands” at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris is described as the world’s first ‘four-handed’ retrospective
30 June 2023
Kusama Finishes Exhibitions Tour At Guggenheim Bilbao – Jude Montague
Although Yayoi Kusama’s work has been on tour for some time, including a well-reviewed stint at the Tate Modern, I luckily had managed to avoid these shows.
28 June 2023