Another expansive Tate Britain exhibition, The 80s: Photographing Britain focuses a political lens on this crucial decade in modern British history. The Eternal Torture of Exhibition Schedules That’s a dramatic title now, isn’t it? Good to write something attention-grabbing every now and then. And frankly my list of exhibitions, many of which are in the […]
A small but interesting exhibition featuring some new donations to the Queer Britain collection, Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat is well worth a look if you’re in the King’s Cross cultural quarter. Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat It’s not all that long since I last visited Queer Britain — you can read about that visit […]
A last minute excursion to the Royal Academy exhibition Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism introduces me to some new artists. But does it all hang together? Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism Art lovers who follow the Salterton Arts Review may have noticed there has not been a lot of art content in recent […]
An exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery gives insight into the city’s Groundbreakers, a pair of pioneering female artists and the city’s vibrant art community. An Exhibition Under the Spotlight My last post was an introduction to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Not an introduction for me – I actually worked there for a […]
The Barbican’s latest monographic exhibition is a wonderful tribute to Noah Davis, a talented and thought-provoking artist who kept pushing his creative boundaries. Noah Davis: an Introduction The striking thing as I look around the familiar Barbican gallery space is how varied the works are. I mean, a lot of the exhibitions they stage here […]
Get it all off your chest during International Women’s Month by visiting Scream Along, a participatory installation in an unusual space in Deptford. Scream Along Last weekend was an excellent time for thought-provoking interactive experiences. On Saturday I saw Where We Meet, a dance theatre production combining technology and human connection. And on Sunday I […]
Now this is more like it: the Royal Collection of Italian Renaissance drawings is on display in all its glory at the King’s Gallery, with plenty of detail about how these extraordinary works came to be. Drawing the Italian Renaissance Is this my final last minute exhibition review for the winter season? Perhaps. Unless I […]
The Silk Road (or Roads) is an interesting topic which seems to speak to the current Zeitgeist. But unless you love being part of a long queue, you’re better off reading the catalogue than coming to the British Museum. Silk Roads: Part of the Zeitgeist? Back in November I shared my experience of seeing A […]
The premise is interesting, the works are good, the presentation isn’t bad. So what was I missing at Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence c. 1504? Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence c. 1504 You’re going to be putting up with a few more last minute reviews in the coming weeks, I’m afraid. There was Hew Locke at the […]
A well-structured exhibition at the British Library, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words brings to life the evidence for women’s contributions to the private, public and religious spheres of medieval life. At the British Library Once More After an absence of a couple of years, I have visited the British Library twice in recent months […]
