A visit to Swedenborg House in Bloomsbury. In which I encounter an interesting project by the Royal College of Art, as well as an unusual London society. The Bloomsbury Festival Leads Me In New Directions Between this exhibition and Not Without My Ghosts which I saw recently at the Drawing Room, I’m on a roll; […]
A review of the Gallery of Everything and their exhibition The Everlasting Mission of Sister Gertrude Morgan. In which I fall in love with the gallery space, and have a fabulous time admiring Sister Gertrude’s artworks. A Foray Into Commercial Gallery Reviews for some Outsider Art The Salterton Arts Review doesn’t often (ever?) review commercial […]
A review of the Grayson Perry exhibition at the Holburne Museum, Bath. In which the temporary exhibition is small but interesting, while the rest of the museum is strangely lacking in character. A Note On Today’s Review Of The Holburne Museum Normally, when I am reviewing a museum and its temporary exhibition for the Covid […]
A review of the exhibition Leila Alaoui: Rite of Passage at Somerset House. In which the photography on view is interesting, but the ‘pay what you can’ suggestions are steep. Pay What You Can? Let’s Just Call it a Donation Leila Alaoui: Rite of Passage at Somerset House is a very small exhibition. So before […]
Review of the Garden Museum and exhibition Derek Jarman: My Garden’s Boundaries are the Horizon. In which the Garden Museum is completely overwhelming with loads of things going on, but the overall effect is quite charming. Why a Garden Museum in the Heart of London? What a place the Garden Museum is! As far as […]
Visiting Pitzhanger Manor today is a very interesting experience. As well as the manor house itself there is also a contemporary art gallery (on which more shortly), but if I focus just on the manor, what I really liked about it was its scale.
Review of Death of England: Delroy at the National Theatre. In which I didn’t expect to be there on opening night, which was also closing night. Opening Night/Closing Night By sheer luck, I had tickets to see Death of England: Delroy on Wednesday 4 November. This was one day before the UK entered its second […]
Review of the exhibition Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery, at the Museum of London, Docklands. In which I relive my childhood love of archaeology while exploring a ‘bronze age mystery’ A Family-Friendly and History Geek-Friendly Exhibition The Museum of London Docklands is one of the institutions which is within walking distance of my flat. […]
Review of a visit to the Ca’ Pesaro museum in Venice. In which I am intrigued and invigorated by the juxtaposition of forward-looking art collection and strangely old-fashioned Asian art museum. Ca’ Pesaro – Possible to Visit on a Trip to Venice, with Good Planning Ca’ Pesaro is one of the more unexpected museums in […]
Review of a visit to the Doge’s Palace in Venice in Summer 2020. In which there were a lot of nice ceilings, but for me the highlight was the prison. The Doge’s Palace: One of the ‘Main Sites’ of a Trip to Venice. The Doge’s Palace was a site I knew I should visit in […]
