A look at the latest series by Valerie Ellis, artist and former psychotherapist. Spread Too Thin once again captures the Zeitgeist of our current moment. Spread Too Thin Today’s post is a rare commercial gallery outing for the Salterton Arts Review. Even rarer, this is an artist whose work we have seen before. Valerie Ellis […]
A small, free exhibition, Shattered Glass of Beirut shines a light on a small story of hope from a catastrophic event. Shattered Glass of Beirut I’ve reviewed one room exhibitions at the National Gallery a number of times (see here, here or here), but never at the British Museum. And yet this is another museum […]
A review of an exhibition of work by Milton Avery at the Royal Academy. This in-depth look at a quietly influential artist is a rare treat for those of us on this side of the Atlantic. Milton Avery: American Colourist Regular readers know by now that I (generally) love exhibitions at the Royal Academy, and […]
A review of Cornelia Parker, a retrospective at Tate Britain. With each work introduced by the artist herself, I was drawn into her perspective on art in the overlooked and everyday object. Cornelia Parker Cornelia Parker, born in Cheshire in 1956, has long been a fixture on the British art scene. Known for installation and […]
A review of In The Black Fantastic, an exhibition of art from the African diaspora which addresses racial injustice through myth and science fiction. The brutalist Hayward Gallery gives this art space for contemplation and appreciation. In The Black Fantastic When I want interesting, challenging exhibition programming, the Hayward Gallery is one of my London […]
A review of Tate Britain’s Walter Sickert retrospective. After looking at a broad sweep of Sickert’s work, I have a much better sense of his interests than his artistic style. Walter Sickert One of two paid exhibitions currently on at Tate Britain (the other is Cornelia Parker), Walter Sickert is a retrospective of the artist’s […]
A review of Magnificent Maps of London – a rare weekend opening is a great chance to see this exhibition at the London Metropolitan Archives in Clerkenwell. London Metropolitan Archives Judge me if you will, but I’m such a museum geek I keep a list of exhibitions I would like to see in the back […]
A review of Reframed: The Woman in the Window, an excellent thematic exhibition on for a few weeks more at the Dulwich Picture Gallery Reframed: The Woman In The Window Dulwich Picture Gallery, it’s been a while. The last time I was here was for Unearthed: Photography’s Roots. There was a Helen Frankenthaler exhibition in […]
A review of Edvard Munch: Masterpieces From Bergen, a dissection of an artist’s exploration of painting style through one collection. My Favourite Tiny Exhibition Space Since its reopening, I think the Courtauld Gallery might have become my favourite place for temporary exhibitions. Or one of them, at least. And what I love about it is […]
A review of Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure, on at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in New York’s Chelsea art district. A very enjoyable exhibition with a unique point of view: just a shame about the price tag. A Major Basquiat Exhibition? Sign Me Up! My recent trip to Chicago and New York was a little delayed because… […]
