Reviews
Van Gogh And His Contemporaries An Artistic Revolution Along the Seine – Mariella Guzzoni
"We painted on the banks of the river (Seine); lunched at guinguette [a small café], and returned to Paris on foot, along the avenues of Saint-Ouen...
Vitrines And Vitriol: Damien Hirst’s Munich Retrospective Still Challenges – Paul Carter Robinson
Damien Hirst, the Turner Prize-winning British artist best known for his bold concepts and provocative artworks, has unveiled his first...
I Heart Paris In The Autumn: Nico Kos Earle Explores Art In The French Capitol
Let's be honest, Paris – the city of lights - is just so pretty the last thing you want to do is spend all day inside an exhibition hall. Luckily,...
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...
East Sussex Gallery Reviews October 2023 – Jude Montague
The October round-up of exhibitions in the Hastings, East Sussex area features Hastings Contemporary and Project 78 in St Leonards on Sea. Nengi...
R B Kitaj And Philip Guston: Figurative Painting Celebrated – Revd Jonathan Evens
Painting has been declared dead many times as it has reeled under the double-barrelled attack of photography and conceptual art. Similarly,...
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...
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...
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. After the George Floyd murder in...
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 is...
Turner Prize 2023: A Regional Awakening – Towner Eastbourne – Sue Hubbard
It's that time of year again. The kids have gone back to school, the days are getting shorter, and the art world, after a lazy summer, is cranking...
Picasso As Sculptor Guggenheim Bilbao – Jude Montague
2023 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso, and commemoration exhibitions of Picasso 1973-2023 have been initiated by the...