Published to coincide with Wayne Thiebaud, American Still Life at The Courtauld Gallery, this catalogue offers a long-overdue introduction to one of the great American painters of the 20th century. Although Thiebaud’s name carries weight across the Atlantic, his work...
Every October, London enters its most frenzied rhythm, and 2025 appears poised to continue the pattern. From 15–19 October, Regent's Park becomes the gravitational centre of the art world as Frieze London and Frieze Masters open side by side. For a few days, the city...
Lugano, beautifully set alongside a mountain-ringed lake, has been part of Switzerland since 1513. However, the town is close to the Italian border and its people are among the 700,000 Swiss (from a population of 9 million) whose first language is Italian. Lugano is...
For the October Art Diary, I feature exhibitions by several artists whose work I have championed through essays and exhibitions, as well as solo and group shows that explore environmental, social, and spiritual concerns. Read on for news of exhibitions by Michael...
Great Art Explained is a new book by James Payne, the creator of the hugely popular YouTube channel of the same name, in which he explores 30 masterpieces from across art history. This is a guidebook for anyone who has ever felt excluded from art history. Each highly...
A tragic accident has overshadowed preparations for Cars at the Capital, the Hagerty Driver’s Foundation’s annual display on Washington’s National Mall. A man died on Wednesday while unloading Andy Warhol’s celebrated BMW M1 Procar Art Car, according to a statement...
Kerry James Marshall: The Histories arrives as the most comprehensive publication yet on one of the defining artists of the past half-century. It offers not only a survey of Marshall’s career but a critical intervention into how we understand the canon of Western art...
Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller's Neo-Impressionists at the National Gallery is an exhibition about dots in painting. Long before the dot in art became associated with Damien Hirst or Yayoi Kusama, a small group of artists in the late 19th century delved into...
September provides an opportunity to look back as well as look forward. The celebrations for the centenary of Francis Newton Souza's birth culminated in the first half of 2025. Other work exploring Christian themes or by Christian artists can be seen at MOCA...