Reviews
Venice Biennale 2026 Collateral Events Six Of The Best – Nico Kos Earle
If contemporary art holds a mirror to the world, then things are in bad shape. The 61st Venice Biennale will be remembered as the most contested,...
Lynn Chadwick Post War Sculpture Celebrated At Houghton Hall – Miranda Carroll
On the long driveway up to Houghton Hall, I glimpse Sean Scully's monumental grid of Corten steel through the trees, a Claudio Parmiggiani...
Zurbarán Contrasts And Innovations National Gallery London – Revd Jonathan Evens
Francisco de Zurbarán's 'Saint Francis in Meditation' was a highlight among many other wonderful works in the National Gallery's Saint Francis...
Paula Rego Drawings Exploring The Female Psyche – Sue Hubbard
The earliest work in this Paula Rego exhibition of drawings, Story Line, at Victoria Miro London, is a study of her grandmother made when she was...
William Blake The Age of Romantic Fantasy Comes to Ireland – Sara Faith
Walking my dog on Primrose Hill, I am constantly reminded of William Blake (1757-1827) and his pantheistic views. Blake’s words ‘I have...
Odyssey A First Open Exhibition For Hastings Contemporary – Jude Montague
The concept of inviting local, Sussex-wide artists to submit to an open exhibition on a theme, held once every two years, is new and exciting for...
Cecily Brown: In Painting Anything Is Possible – Sue Hubbard
Over the last three decades, Cecily Brown has produced paintings characterised by her febrile brush marks and vivid colour. Working across multiple...
Canaletto & Bellotto: The Art of The Constructed View – Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
If you love Venice but want to skip the hustle and bustle of the 61st Venice Art Biennale, here is an alternative: Giovanni Antonio Canal, AKA...
Hurvin Anderson Effortlessly Sharpening Our Viewpoints – John K Grande
Comprising some 80 works, Hurvin Anderson’s Tate Britain show is a rich tapestry of painterly reconstructions and deconstructions of the...
David Hockney From Landscape To Life Serpentine North – John K Grande
A Year in Normandy is David Hockney’s narrative of the seasons, of nature, all created within the bubble of Covid isolation, which began...
Bruegel To Rembrandt Drawing The Rise of Naturalism Compton Verney – Revd Jonathan Evens
'Bruegel to Rembrandt: Drawing Life, Sketching Wonder' at Compton Verney takes us back to the rise of naturalism in Dutch art to see images of life...
Hughie O’Donoghue Explores Collective Memory in New York – Miranda Carroll
This is Hughie O’Donoghue’s first solo exhibition in New York. Shown here are nine works dating from 2003 to 2026 that evoke memory.