Reviews
Edvard Munch: Ibsenian Imagery And Isolation – Edward Lucie-Smith
A new exhibition of work by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch now at the British Museum claims to be the biggest ever devoted to his work here in...
Johan Van Mullem – Unit London – Oliver Malin
Unit London & their emergence as a leading gallery brand on Instagram, (355K people can’t be that wrong?) are a serious force to be reckoned...
The GHost Parlour – Sarah Sparkes – New Art Projects London
The GHost Parlour, Sarah Sparkes’ solo exhibition at New Art Projects London, intimately explores the theme of ghosts and spirits, a subject which...
Global Art And The Cold War – John J Curley – Book Review – Edward Lucie-Smith
It is not often that one comes across a book on contemporary, or near contemporary, art that shifts one’s view of what it is, how it has developed,...
Woman Artist Filmmakers Takeover FACT Liverpool – Alice Lenkiewicz
FACT Liverpool: Erika Beckman’s film, ‘Cinderella’ created in 1986 is a strange slip of time. I was quite intrigued by the film. At first, you are...
John Kirby: The Torment Underlying The Civilised Facade – Revd Jonathan Evens
The art of painting is to still time and motion. As a result, the moment at which the artist chooses to freeze time is of real significance. The...
Passionate About Drawing: Roger Malbert Unveils Hand Drawn Action Packed – Clare Henry
For 34 years the wonderful Roger Malbert headed up Hayward Gallery Touring, overseeing literally thousands of contemporary art exhibitions that...
Vincent Van Gogh His Very British Legacy – Edward Lucie-Smith
Tate Britain has one very good reason to offer us a Vincent Van Gogh show, which is that it is sure to raise attendances at an institution fighting...
Sorolla: National Gallery And Mike Nelson – Tate Britain – Edward Lucie-Smith
Two shows have just opened at major London institutions –Sorolla at the National Gallery and Mike Nelson at Tate Britain. Different as they are,...
Anne Imhof: The World As A Durational Techno Sex Performance
After catching only the last few moments of the atmospheric Faust (2017) at the 57th Venice Biennale, I was excited to discover that Anne Imhof was...
Liliane Tomasko: Mapping The Human Psyche – Kerlin Gallery Dublin
In Liliane Tomasko’s current exhibition at Kerlin Gallery, the veil between the conscious and unconscious world is swept away. Titled The Red...
Archaeologies Charlie Smith London – Davina Jackson Pontone – Edward Lucie-Smith
London’s commercial gallery scene is increasingly dominated by big international names – Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Pace, etc. What they have to...