Those with around £20 and a few hours in London to spare this weekend should get themselves to the National Portrait Gallery, where the exhibition Cézanne Portraits is due to close on Sunday. The exhibition is organised by the Musée d’Orsay and the National Gallery of Art in Washington as well as the National Portrait Gallery, and […]
A large-scale exhibition on modern art at the National Gallery, After Impressionism has some lovely works to offer, but slotted into a narrative that plays it rather safe. And where are the women? A Popular Subject, A Popular Exhibition This is perhaps my own fault: I went on a Saturday afternoon. Please somebody stop me […]
Continuing my exploration of Tate exhibitions of female sculptors, Maria Bartuszová’s works in plaster combine the solid and the ephemeral in pleasingly natural forms. Maria Bartuszová I wrote recently when I went to see Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope about the Tate’s efforts to exhibit the work of female sculptors. Why sculptors […]
A review of Magdalena Abakanowicz: Every Tangle of Thread and Rope. Part of the Tate’s exploration of female artists who pushed the boundaries of sculpture, Abakanowicz’s works were so genre-defying a new word had to be invented to describe them. Magdalena Abakanowicz The additional exhibition spaces Tate Modern has thanks to its Blavatnik Building extension […]
A review of Carolee Schneemann: Body Politics, on for a few more weeks at the Barbican. Schneemann’s politically engaged work, often focused on her body and sexuality, still appears radical to audiences decades after its creation. Female/Feminist Artists: Under The Spotlight It seems to me like female artists are undergoing something of a rebalancing at […]
A rare treat at the National Gallery as Winslow Homer: Force of Nature brings us up close to the work of this little known (in the UK) American artist. A Travelling Exhibition (One Of Many) This probably sounds like a first world problem/privilege, and almost certainly is, but the increasingly common sharing of exhibitions between […]
A review of the RA’s new show of iPad paintings by David Hockney. I found them to be pleasant but not something I would write home about. David Hockney: Still Going Strong The Royal Academy have been a steady contributor to London’s exhibition scene in the last year despite all the trials and tribulations of […]
A review of Gauguin and the Impressionists at the Royal Academy. Wonderful exhibition, wonderfully quiet galleries to take your time and explore. Covid Diaries No More! Well, Sort Of… This is my first blog post in a long (and I mean long) time which isn’t a Covid Diaries entry. Mainly because I already wrote about […]
