Holbein at the Tudor Court is an exhibition of social history as much as it is an exhibition of art. The art on show is, of course, stunning, as Holbein is a great Renaissance artist and, as curator Kate Heard notes, possessed an ‘unparalleled ability to capture the...
December's art diary begins with books that would make interesting gifts this Christmas before focusing on our usual eclectic mix of exhibitions that might otherwise be overlooked. Many thanks to all those who have gotten in touch throughout the year to offer thanks...
For my November Art Diary, I highlight exhibitions in Cambridge, Venice, Hastings, Lisbon, St David's, Cookham and Colchester which explore aspects of relationships. These range from the familial to the transcendent through the work of Chantal Joffe, Celia Paul, Nengi...
Painting has been declared dead many times as it has reeled under the double-barrelled attack of photography and conceptual art. Similarly, figurative art has at points been counted out in opposition to abstraction and art for art's sake. Nevertheless, both have...
My October art diary features several artists I have interviewed or featured previously who have work on display this month. The Arx are currently showing works by two of the artists I have had the pleasure of interviewing previously for Artlyst. The display of...
Several recent exhibitions exploring legacies of the past, including that of colonialism, in order to posit creative ways forward in the future, have been based on specific philosophical theories. With ‘In The Black Fantastic’ at the Hayward Gallery, Ekow Eshun used a...
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...
Critics have a problem with the Pre-Raphaelites. Reviews to date, of The Rossettis exhibition at Tate Britain, until 24 September, has provided both an opportunity for a critique of the Pre-Raphaelites and the design of and premises for this exhibition. Curators have...
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art explores the period in modern art from the last Impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1886 to the eve of the First World War in 1914. In the words of co-curator MaryAnne Stevens, it's a period that can "claim to have broken...