Reviews
Damien Hirst The Visceral Reality Of Death – Revd Jonathan Evens
Everything Damien Hirst does is controversial, from the initial shock of the new - the sensation of the YBAs - through his use of assistants, his...
Ali Cherri: Artist in Residence National Gallery – Revd Jonathan Evens
As Artist in Residence for a vast and imposing collection such as that of the National Gallery, there is a clear need to establish a particular...
Maggi Hambling And Faith Ringgold The Matriarchs of March – Ilka Scobie
Women's history month in New York City heralds two amazing women artists whose long inspirational careers are celebrations of feminism and...
Ai Weiwei Juxtaposes Politics and Artefacts Kettle’s Yard – Lee Sharrock
Kettle’s Yard, part of the University of Cambridge, is the venue for a new exhibition of celebrated contemporary artist Ai Weiwei (born 1957,...
Audrey Flack Carlo Crivelli And Robert Indiana – March Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
Audrey Flack found her signature style during the 1960s. Originally an Abstract Expressionist, she moved through New Realism to Photorealism. Her...
Love Is In The (Open) Air Robert Indiana Sculpture YSP – James Payne
Even if you don’t know Robert Indiana’s name, you know his most popular work, LOVE. Cited as the most known artwork in the world, it is, in fact so...
A Look Inside The Artist’s Studio – Whitechapel Gallery
The artist’s studio is a timeless, complex space. A place where artists go to work, to think, providing both inspiration and comfort, as well as an...
Surrealism Outside The Usual Story – Tate Modern – Revd Jonathan Evens
Surrealism: Beyond Borders presents an expansive and hugely varied retelling of the story of Surrealism that challenges the Paris-centric...
Whistler’s Symphony In White Royal Academy
Walking into Whistler's Woman in White exhibition, one does not know quite what to expect. After all, it is a bold choice to construct an exhibition...
Frieze LA 2022: Nobody Walks in LA – Virginie Puertolas-Syn
I was really excited and enthusiastic to attend my first Frieze LA. Of course, as a European, I had to make some adjustments in order to fully enjoy...
Louise Bourgeois: Vision Of The Safe Womb – Hayward Gallery – Sue Hubbard
Louise Bourgeois is a mythmaker and a storyteller. A chronicler of the self who has used her life to create narratives that speak of female desire...
Van Gogh Self Portraits The Infinite And The Ordinary – Revd Jonathan Evens
In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gogh wrote, ‘I’d like to paint men or women with that je ne sais quoi of the eternal, of which the halo...