Reviews
Archibald Knox The Visionary Manx Designer – Sara Faith
Archibald Knox (1864-1933) is best known as a designer for The Silver Studio and then for Liberty & Co. in the early years of the 20th century,...
Giuseppe Penone Thoughts in The Roots Serpentine – Sue Hubbard
‘Every word for trees collects days of rain, sun and mist. It contains seasons, memories or places and time’, says the Italian artist Giuseppe...
The Frick And Other Delights New York Spring Exhibitions Round Up – Ilka Scobie
In 2020, the beloved Frick temporarily relocated to the former Whitney Museum's Brutalist Breuer building. Five years later, the museum has...
Arpita Singh Social Observations Serpentine North – Revd Jonathan Evens
Last year, the work of Arpita Singh featured in The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975–1998, a survey at The Barbican of artistic production...
Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur A Raucous Romp Through The Wallace Collection
Grayson Perry has always been a master of holding up a carnival mirror to society, and his latest exhibition, Delusions of Grandeur, at the Wallace...
Victor Hugo Astonishing Things Royal Academy – John K Grande
Astonishing Things, the RA show's title comes from a comment Vincent van Gogh made on seeing Victor Hugo's drawings, thus placing him in good...
Siena: The Creative Achievement Of Christendom – Revd Jonathan Evens
A key exhibit in Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300‒1350 at the National Gallery, is a 'Head of Christ' by Lando di Pietro, which is split in two....
Amsterdam: Anselm Kiefer & Vincent van Gogh – Mariella Guzzoni
‘Van Gogh's paintings are a feast despite everything. One believes in him. He defies all adversities; he does the impossible; he does not give up....
Edvard Munch Portraits: Personas With A Body – John K. Grande
“Nature is the vast eternal kingdom which nourishes art,” Munch observed, and this vast source was not a choice but a reality. Self Portrait by the...
An Uncommon Thread Hauser & Wirth Somerset – Revd Jonathan Evens
'An Uncommon Thread' is part of an ongoing Hauser & Wirth Somerset initiative that champions emerging and mid-career artists. The exhibition...
Tadek Beutlich Weaving On and Off the Loom – Claudia Barbieri Childs
Textile weaving has long been undervalued as a creative art form. But this is changing. A year ago, at London's Barbican Gallery, Unravel, The Power...
The Myth of Leigh Bowery Laid Bare in New Tate Show – James Payne
Leigh Bowery was a groundbreaking performance artist, club entrepreneur, fashion designer, musician…. a thief, a shitkicker and...uh...he wanted to...