Mondrian And Nicholson Square Up At Courtauld

Mondrian//Nicholson: In Parallel @ Courtauld Gallery – REVIEWThe two modernist painters Piet Mondrian – one of world’s most celebrated 20th century artists –, and our very own Ben Nicholson – a key figure in British art history –...
New York Design Fair Organisers At War

New York Design Fair Organisers At War

PAD vs SAD In Battle Over Domination of Manhattan’s Lucrative Design MarketPavilion of Art & Design New York, the French organised fair that showcased at the Armory in Manhattan last November will not be returning to the Park Avenue Armory this autumn. The...
Eva Zeisel Modernist Ceramic Pioneer Dies Aged 105

Eva Zeisel Modernist Ceramic Pioneer Dies Aged 105

The groundbreaking Hungarian/American modernist ceramicist Eva Zeisel has died, aged 105, A self-declared ‘maker of useful things’, she created sensuous forms inspired by the human body, taking an organic approach to Modernism in reaction to the angular Bauhaus...

Postmodernism Pastiche and Subversion

Victoria & Albert Museum move on to the next chapterThe V&A’s autumn show ‘Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990’ represents the climax of a  long-running series of exhibitions devoted to exploring the ‘style...