In Emergency Exits the Imperial War Museum tackle head on the British approach to independence movements in the 1950s, citing three different case studies to build a robust picture. Emergency Exits Flitting around London’s museums, as I do, it’s a useful exercise to think about their origins, and their position in the world (and the […]
A lovely little (free) exhibition at the Wallace Collection shines a spotlight on Caravaggio’s cheeky cupid. More London Galleries With Free, Small Exhibitions? Don’t Mind if I Do! More like this please, London! I love a small exhibition. And a free one. Frequently, I go to the National Gallery for this purpose. They have a […]
Two artists, two very different approaches to memory, and an unexpectedly clear favourite. It’s Yin Xuizhen: Heart to Heart and Chiharu Shiota: Threads of Life, dual exhibitions on now at the Hayward Gallery. Yin Xuizhen: Heart to Heart Most people, I suspect, are here for Chiharu Shiota. Her looping webs of thread dominate the marketing […]
A small exhibition at the National Gallery, From the Shadows makes the case for Joseph Wright of Derby as an important artist with a strong local identity. Wright of Derby: From the Shadows I’ve written many times before about exhibitions at the National Gallery – most recently about Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists, and prior […]
A quick visit to Autograph for I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies turned into a wander through photography, textiles, video and family archives. I Still Dream of Lost Vocabularies I’ve always liked collage. It allows different histories, textures, and viewpoints to sit side by side. It resists being forced into neat alignment. That feels like […]
Today’s review is a rare opportunity to engage with an interconnected play and exhibition: Mary Lincoln & Frida Kahlo UNFRAMED at the Royal Watercolour Society Gallery, and Mrs. President at the nearby Charing Cross Theatre. Both are the work of John Ransom Phillips, who took inspiration from Mary Lincoln herself to tell this story. A […]
The newly reopened Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery is currently full of Neo-Impressionists from a Dutch collection, in Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists. Back at the Sainsbury Wing Shall I let you in on a secret? After many years of complaining, I may have finally hit upon the right time to visit exhibitions at […]
One final last minute art dash for the winter exhibition season, and it’s to the delectable Wayne Thiebaud: American Still Life at the Courtauld Gallery. Wayne Thiebaud at the Courtauld Gallery It’s been a busy start to the year already. I always seem to get myself into difficulty at this time of year, getting behind […]
I respectfully advise that today’s post includes works by, names of, and references to deceased people. My first exhibition outing for 2026 may be a last minute dash, but nonetheless marks a great start to the year. Emily Kam Kngwarray’s retrospective at Tate Modern is a fantastic introduction to the work of this important Australian […]
Works by Gilbert and George from the last 25 years fill the Hayward Gallery in a riotous, colourful, cheeky yet unflinching look at modern life. Gilbert and George Here we go, it has begun. I promised you a slew of LAST CHANCE TO SEE posts as I scurry about the soon-to-close exhibitions of the London […]
