Reviews
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...
NYC Gallery Scene Round-Up February 2022 – Ilka Scobie
Omicron’s on the decline, the snow is grey and slushy, and the city unveils eclectic and exciting art. Here is an arbitrary selection of current...
Francis Bacon: Birth Copulation And Death – Royal Academy – Sue Hubbard
If there is one image that Bacon made his own above any other, it is the mouth contorted in a scream or grimace. It is not Munch's shrill scream of...
Marvellous Icons: The London Jesuit Centre – Revd Jonathan Evans
The London Jesuit Centre and Farm Street Church currently have a marvellous exhibition of icons by Dr Irina Bradley, one of the leading...
Leigh Bowery Still Entertaining And Relevant – James Payne
The performance artist Leigh Bowery died of AIDS-related illness on New Year's Eve 1994 at only 33 years old. He didn't tell anyone he was sick -...
George Rickey A Life In Balance – Clare Henry
George Rickey was a lone star who created new, mesmerising, enthralling sculptures defined by movement. His metal blades and planes sculpt the air...
And On An Art Note: End Of Year Diary 2021 – Revd Jonathan Evens
I was taken back to the roots of my love for the visual art on a visit to galleries around Cork Street just before Christmas. Among the...
Betsy Bradley: Chasing Rainbows – Ikon Gallery – Alice Lenkiewicz
I was pleased to be invited to review Betsy Bradley's first solo exhibition, Chasing Rainbows, at Birmingham's internationally acclaimed...
Albrecht Dürer Travels Of A Renaissance Artist – National Gallery London – Revd Jonathan Evens
Albrecht Dürer's grandfather hailed from the Hungarian village of Ajtos. Dürer's father migrated from Hungary to Germany, eventually settling in...
Arcadia: Grove Square Galleries The Marchioness of Bath Beckons – Simon Tarrant
Like an excerpt out of ‘Bridgerton’, the beautiful and beguiling Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath – the first black Marchioness in British history –...
Diasporan Identities: Life Between Islands Caribbean British Art – Tate Britain – Revd Jonathan Evens
Mix and match, mashup, sample, collage, combine, hybridisation, syncretisation. Stirring it up or creolisation is taken by this exhibition as a...
Chris Gollon: Gimme Some Wine – IAP Fine Art – Mary Rose Beaumont
This online exhibition has been curated to coincide with Eleanor McEvoy’s latest album ‘Gimme Some Wine’, the title track of which inspired this...