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 […]
Visiting MICAS in Malta, I found myself unexpectedly reunited with Milton Avery’s paintings, in a space where history, architecture and contemporary art unite. Revisiting Milton Avery The last time (and possibly the first time) I spent real time with Milton Avery’s work was at Milton Avery: American Colourist at the Royal Academy in 2022. That […]
Wayne Mc Gregor emerges as a key collaborator and experimenter in the age of AI in Infinite Bodies at Somerset House. Wayne McGregor at Somerset House It’s that time of year when I start trying to rush around the exhibitions of the London winter season. Expect a flurry of ‘LAST CHANCE TO SEE’ posts in […]
The Colección del Museo Ruso is a fascinating case study in what to do when geopolitics get in the way of your museum’s purpose. Oh, and the exhibitions are pretty good, too. Introducing the Colección del Museo Ruso In my last post, we did a walking tour of the working class Málaga neighbourhood of Huelin. […]
The Museo Carmen Thyssen presents a private collection of mostly Andalusian, 19th century art. A great way to learn more about this region and its representation in art, just get ready for a lot of genre paintings! A Foray into Málaga’s Museums Today we continue our exploration of Málaga, which we started in my last […]
A meditative exhibition in a storied museum space, Janetka Platun’s On the Art of Teeth is a thought-provoking intersection between medicine, art and technology. On the Art of Teeth Unfortunately for me, every time I think I should stop scrolling so much on social media, I come across something I wouldn’t otherwise have known about […]
