Reviews
Barbara Hepworth Towner Gallery – A Personal Response – Jude Montague
Having seen the Hepworth exhibition in 2015 at the Tate Britain, I was looking forward to the show at The Towner Gallery but also a little worried...
Chris Ofili Exploring Sin At Victoria Miro – Rev Jonathan Evens
Chris Ofili’s current exhibition at Victoria Miro begins with ten etchings inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé’s 1876 poem L’Après-midi d’un faune. This...
RA Summer Exhibition Polite And Figurative – Sue Hubbard
For many, it’s as much a part of the summer to-do list as Glyndebourne or Wimbledon. The RA’s Summer Exhibition attracts big crowds. For artists,...
Peter Howson AT 65 – Edinburgh City Art Centre – Clare Henry
"Epic. Powerful. Brutal. Incredible. Miraculous. Spectacular." Hyperbole is essential when speaking of PETER HOWSON's work. His current...
Ai Weiwei The Artist of Resistance The Design Museum – Rev Jonathan Evens
'Bubble' 2008 by Ai Weiwei was an installation of one hundred high-quality blue porcelain bubbles spread over an outdoor area of nearly two thousand...
Shiga Lieko and Takeuchi Kota Waiting for the Wind – Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo – Rachel Carvosso
Waiting for the Wind is currently showing as part of the Tokyo Contemporary Art Award 2021 - 2023 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is on...
The Eye of the Collector Fair Round Up – Nico Kos Earle
The Eye of the Collector, 2 Temple Place (17 – 20 May), is a quietly disruptive art platform that comprises a boutique London art fair, an...
East Sussex Gallery Reviews May 2023 – Jude Montague
This month's round-up of exhibitions in East Sussex features exhibitions in the Hastings area. Electro Studios, St Leonards on Sea Fri 12 – Sun 14...
Gwen John Connecting With London And Paris – Pallant House Gallery – Sara Faith
Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris has just opened at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester. This substantial yet intimate exhibition...
Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian A Perplexing Pairing – Tate Modern – Nico Kos-Earle
There is always something to learn at the Tate, but this was a lesson I never expected. When Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian: Forms of Life was...
Saint Francis Of Assisi A Timely Exhibition – National Gallery – Rev Jonathan Evens
In G.K. Chesterton’s biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, he gives an image of Francis emerging from his cave, walking on his hands to visualise...
Isaac Julien: Mesmerising Black Heroism At Tate Britain – Sue Hubbard
I first came across the work of Isaac Julien when I was doing my MA in Creative Writing at UEA and did a module on black British film. In the early...