Two small, free exhibitions at the National Gallery explore artists in depth. Which will your favourite be between Pesellino and his sumptuous colours and Liotard’s portraits observed in soft pastels? The National Gallery’s Latest in Mini-Exhibitions It’s been a while since I’ve been to see the National Gallery‘s small exhibitions. As well as their bigger, […]
The Wellcome Collection’s exhibition The Cult of Beauty is a mirror reflecting back to us the importance we place on ever-changing beauty standards. The Cult of Beauty If there are two things that are certain when it comes to beauty, they are these. That what we consider beautiful changes with the times and in different […]
The Royal Academy exhibition Impressionists on Paper assembles a great selection of artists, media and subject matter. Does it do as well in making the argument that the Impressionists elevated works on paper to the same status as paintings on canvas? Impressionists on Paper We are all familiar with the work of the Impressionists. Even […]
A wintery day is perfect to explore work by Ewrin Wurm both indoors and outdoors at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. A Little History of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, to Begin With For those who are here to read about Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP)’s latest exhibition, never fear – it’s coming very soon. But as many of my […]
Daido Moriyama’s first UK retrospective is a revelation, taking over the Photographers’ Gallery with hundreds of his trademark atmospheric images. Daido Moriyama This is the second exhibition of work by a Japanese photographer I’ve seen in London in recent weeks, and both are interesting for how the artists challenge the potential and limits of the […]
A modest exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, Rubens & Women aims to reassess the idea that Rubens painted only ‘Rubenesque’ beauties. Rubens & Women The Salterton Arts Review is currently in a flurry of post-festive art enjoyment, fitting in exhibitions it wasn’t possible to see when they first opened in 2023. This means that […]
An artist-curated show, Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas isn’t your usual retrospective. Content warning: mildly NSFW Sarah Lucas: Happy Gas Tate Britain’s current exhibition programming is a veritable cornucopia of modern and contemporary female artists. There’s Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990. There are free exhibitions of work by Zeinab Saleh and […]
This slow and thoughtful exhibition at the Hayward Gallery shows off photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto’s work to perfection. Hiroshi Sugimoto To get to know the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto is to get to know photography itself. That is the impression I had after seeing this survey, the artist’s largest to date, at the Hayward Gallery in […]
A well-curated and somewhat delayed exhibition at Tate Modern, Philip Guston is a journey into abstraction and back again. Content warning: contains discussion of racism and violence. Philip Guston I love an exhibition on an artist I know little about. I also love a bit of drama. And so I was happy to finally have […]
A large-scale exhibition of the work of Frans Hals at the National Gallery is an opportunity to get to know the full range of this talented Dutch painter. Frans Hals At The National Gallery I was at first a little surprised to read that this exhibition at the National Gallery was the first of Hals’ […]
