Reviews
The Scottish Colourists: Radical Perspectives In Context – Clare Henry
Exactly 100 years ago, the four Scottish Colourists had a very successful London show. It was only their second group appearance. Yet, ever since...
New York Gallery Notes Winter 2025 – Ilka Scobie
Chris Martin's expansive vision encompasses astrophysical orbs, aluminium, and constellations choreographed with bursts of glitter, all unified by...
Brasil! Brasil! Great Modernist Art But Look Deeper – Iluá Hauck da Silva
Brasil! Brasil!, the new show at the Royal Academy in London, claims that at the time of the emergence of its modernist art movement in the 1910s,...
Futurism and the Origins of Experimental Poetry Estorick Collection – Sue Hubbard
The early 20th century was an era of dramatic social and political upheaval. Futurism, the art movement that began in Italy, embodied a love affair...
Small But Mighty: Gainsborough’s House and Leighton House – Claudia Barbieri Childs
Artists’ homes can offer an intriguing insight into their life and work. Gainsborough’s House in the silk-weaving town of Sudbury, in Suffolk, and...
Philippe Parreno VOICES Haus der Kunst Munich – Jude Montague
Philippe Parreno, Haus der Kunst, Munich: The current curation of Haus der Kunst, driven by Andrea Lissoni is a subject of discussion among the...
Art Is For Life Not Just Christmas – London Gallery Round-Up – Nico Kos Earle
Not by any means exclusive, this is a roundup of the shows we have managed to see that seem to speak to the idea of collecting instead of gifting...
Michelangelo Leonardo Raphael At The Royal Academy Review – Revd Jonathan Evens
The central premise for Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c.1504 at the Royal Academy of Arts is that at the turn of the sixteenth century,...
Hew Locke: Thought Provoking Exploration Of Imperialism – British Museum – Sue Hubbard
The Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke worked for two years with staff across the British Museum to select objects with which to explore the cultural...
Dora Carrington: Beyond Bloomsbury Pallant House – Brian Childs
Dora Carrington was, and remains, an enigma. A rebel who shunned the public gaze, an outsider who immersed herself in the Bloomsbury Group, an...
Surrealism At 100 Celebrated With Epic Pompidou Centre Exhibition – Lee Sharrock
Architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers's groundbreaking design for the Pompidou Centre in Paris felt shocking in 1977 when they exploded...
Xenia Artistic Retreat Imaginary Lines Daniel Katz – James Payne
What defines a drawing? Is it the line, the mark, the tone? What does "drawing" actually mean? It is a question explored by the exhibition Imaginary...