Reviews
Red Star Over Tate Modern – Soviet Art In Context – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Red Star show comes rather late in a series of exhibitions here in Britain, designed to celebrate – or commemorate – the Russian...
Monochrome Set: Painting in Black and White – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Monochrome show at the National Gallery has gained less coverage and generated much less enthusiasm that the current Living Gods show at the...
French Impressionists: Refugee Painters In London – Edward Lucie Smith
Like quite a lot of grand museum exhibitions in London recently, this new show at Tate Britain 'IMPRESSIONISTS IN LONDON' doesn’t quite tell its...
Art Since 9/11 Capturing The Age Of Terror By Edward Lucie-Smith
The new show, 'Age of Terror: Art since 9/11' on the top floor of the London branch of the Imperial War Museum struggles to define the idea of ‘war’...
Sam Jackson – Derek Ridgers At Charlie Smith London By Edward Lucie-Smith
The Sam Jackson-Derek Ridgers show currently on view at Charlie Smith London, and due to be seen next April again at the Galerie Heike Strelow in...
London Art Exhibitions November 2017 Explored By Paul Carey-Kent
London is awash with more must see international exhibitions than perhaps any other city in the world. Paul Carey-Kent is out and about visiting...
James Alec Hardy Mysterious Liminal Space – Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery
British artist James Alec Hardy is interested in the mysterious liminal space between knowing and not knowing, fact and fiction, and much of his...
Cezanne Portraits Subversively In Motion National Portrait Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
The Cezanne portrait show at the National Portrait Gallery follows hot on the heels of the show of portraits by Soutine currently on view at the...
Soutine Portraits Of The Inter-War Underclass Courtauld Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
This compact, high-quality exhibition at the Courtauld offers a fascinating sociological and psychological puzzle. Entitled Soutine’s Portraits, and...
Alphonse Mucha The Glory Of Art Walker Art Gallery Liverpool
''The glory of art is to glorify beauty'' - Alphonse Mucha I was very excited to see this exhibition. As a young girl, I was always fascinated by...
Everything at Once: Temporary Compartments Into Which We Plunge – Edward Lucie-Smith
Everything at Once is the hopeful title of the vast exhibition currently being presented by the Lisson Gallery + Vinyl Factory in the Store Studios...
Iconoclasts / Calder Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen – Edward Lucie-Smith
This Week, Edward Lucie-Smith Reviews Two contrasting Exhibitions At the Saatchi Gallery London ICONOCLASTS – Saatchi Gallery Until 7 January 2018...