A review of Whistler’s Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan, on now at the Royal Academy. An attempt to recentre Whister’s model, muse and mistress suffers a little from a lack of first-hand insight into the lady herself. Whistler’s Woman In White I was really prepared to like this exhibition. I like Whistler, as a painter, […]
Sambourne House is like a delightful time capsule, transporting visitors back to Victorian London and a family aspiring to be part of the Holland Park Circle of artists. The Holland Park Circle (Almost) If you recall, when I visited Leighton House last year, I saw an exhibition about the Holland Park Circle. This name refers […]
An exhibition at Tate Britain, The Rossettis: Radical Romantics, shows the family’s romantic side for sure. Are they radical? Maybe in some ways. Is this exhibition as much of a fresh take as it appears to be? The jury is still out. The Rossettis: Radical Romantics Let’s start off with a small word on names. […]
An illustrated walk through historic Chiswick, exploring the changes over the years. From Hogarth’s House to Chiswick House via a riverfront walk. We follow John Wittich’s 1976 book Discovering London Villages. A Walk Through A Lost London Village It’s been a while since we did one of these. There was a time (ahem lockdown) when […]
A review of Tate Britain’s Walter Sickert retrospective. After looking at a broad sweep of Sickert’s work, I have a much better sense of his interests than his artistic style. Walter Sickert One of two paid exhibitions currently on at Tate Britain (the other is Cornelia Parker), Walter Sickert is a retrospective of the artist’s […]
A review of Inspired!, a new exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London. A deep dive into their storied collection. No, literally storied. Read on to find out more. Inspired! Guildhall Art Gallery, it’s been a while! I was last here what feels like a long time ago, between 2020 lockdowns, to see The Enchanted […]
A historic walk close to home, as I explore what remains of the Georgian dock-building boom amidst the newer steel and glass of the Docklands regeneration. A Historic Walk Close to Home Now that I have dusted off my pile of guides to London walks, I am enjoying heading out to see what I can […]
A description of my trip to the V&A, including the exhibition Filthy Lucre. In which I enjoy a peaceful evening visit to the Cast Courts, and a wonderful Whistler-themed installation. A Late Summer Evening at the V&A The V&A is a wonderful place to wander. Even better, the lower visitor numbers during Covid-19 are a […]
