The Collection of Chara Schreyer is a thoroughly remarkable vision filled with scope and quality. Now, the culmination of decades of bold and passionate collecting and her conviction to transform and elevate life into art, the Collection will be offered at Sotheby's...
Brittany played a significant role in developing Post-Impressionism and Pictorial Symbolism, with its Catholic culture a source of inspiration and Catholic artists among its pioneers. Several artists also contributed to reviving sacred art in Europe whilst offering or...
One of the most rewarding things I get to do as an art journalist is to run around global art fairs and choose my favourite art works. This year, Art Brussels had plenty to shout about from Gerhard Richter to less established and emerging artists. Founded in 1968, Art...
They say that in Paris, the story finds you. With the first edition of Paris + Art Basel opening after Frieze London, the city of lights has re-emerged as the leading capital of culture. Whilst the fair was sensationally vast but perceptually challenging, rammed with...
In her 1994 essay The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as a Metaphor of Modernity, the feminist art historian, Linda Nochlin, cites the French Revolution, and the guillotine in particular, as the symbol that finally severed the stranglehold of ancient autocratic power and...
I had the good fortune to meet Wayne Thiebaud (November 15, 1920 – December 25, 2021) in Sacramento, California. We spent a day together and I was impressed with his kindness and modesty. His son Paul had a Gallery downtown, a large building; I assumed it also...
Keith Haring was a revolutionary artist who transformed the art world during his short but impactful life, having become known initially for art that proliferated in the New York subway system during the early 1980s. A key belief was that "Art is for everybody." He...
The Royal Academy has against all odds unveiled its 252 annual Summer Exhibition. Today (28th September) is 'Varnishing Day' where the artists can see their works for the first time in situ. Agreed it was supposed to take place in June as tradition dictates but these...
Judges including Maria Balshaw CBE, Director of Tate, Hebru Brantley, contemporary American artist and Kate Bryan, Head of Collections for Soho House will select the winner, who will be commissioned to create an exhibition and site-specific installation at Miami Beach...