Reviews
Seafaring Hastings Contemporary A Symbiotic Experience – Jude Montague
In a stormy wind, the choppy waves of the Stade Hastings felt dangerous. No fishing boats could be seen out today on the lively sea, although the...
Les Lalanne, Schütte And Gursky London Spring Exhibition Highlights – Revd Jonathan Evens
Re-enchantment, magnification and framing; are some of the approaches utilised in three shows which demonstrate the diversity and vitality of the...
Sensuous Sickert and Philpot Two Major UK Solo Exhibitions – Rev Jonathan Evens
The first major exhibition of Glyn Philpot R.A. (1884-1937) in almost 40 years is currently at Pallant House Gallery, while Tate Britain has the...
Radical Landscapes: A Reaction To Nature – Tate Liverpool – Alice Lenkiewicz
I wasn't sure what to expect from Radical Landscapes, but it went beyond my expectations. As usual, Tate Liverpool has developed a thought-provoking...
New York In Focus Whitney Biennial Plus Gallery Round-Up – Ilka Scobie
The Whitney Biennial is big, sprawling across the entire museum, featuring 59 artists and bravura curation. As a poet, I loved the way poetry and...
London Art Fair 2022 A New Seriousness – Sue Hubbard
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the art world. Fairs have been cancelled, galleries closed and artists confined to their studios. The London Art...
Jacob Epstein, Louis Carreon, Titus Kaphar, Betty Spackman – April 2022 Diary – Revd Jonathan Evens
As one of the most significant sculptors of the 20th century, Jacob Epstein pushed societal boundaries and confounded neat classification in his...
Auerbach Unseen An Unflinching Vision Newlands House Gallery – Claudia Barbieri Childs
For its summer exhibition, Newlands House Gallery in Petworth, Sussex, is showing more than 65 paintings and smaller works on paper by Frank...
Raphael The Human And Divine – National Gallery – Rev Jonathan Evens
Raphael's brief career shaped the course of Western culture like no other artist; this was so whether his work was affirmed or his influence...
Camille Pissarro Catalyst of Impressionism Ashmolean Museum – Nico Kos Earle
Upstairs, on the third floor of the Ashmolean, is a show that will quietly break your heart. Entitled Pissarro: Father of Impressionism (12 June...
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...