A review of the Foundling Museum’s exhibition Fighting Talk, a unique opportunity to hear a Foundling’s life story in his own words. From Foundling Hospital to the Battle of Trafalgar to a place as a Greenwich Pensioner, George King’s life reads like an adventure story. Back at the Foundling Museum It has been a while […]
A review of Peru: A Journey In Time, now on at the British Museum. A quietly excellent exhibition which reveals a lot about Peru’s past cultures and the threads of continuity with the present. Peru And My Personal Bucket List I don’t want to say I had been doom-mongering. BUT – it is true that […]
A review of Young Poland, an exhibition exploring a very interesting movement in art, literature and music circa 1890-1918. Thoughtfully curated to connect to the William Morris Gallery, and a great opportunity to see art that is little represented in UK collections. Young Poland / Młoda Polska Here we are back again at the William […]
A review of Shilpa Gupta: Sun at Night in the Barbican’s Curve gallery. An intriguing exhibition, but one which is a little swamped by the scale and architecture of the Curve space. Freedom Of Expression As Art Shilpa Gupta is an artist who lives and works in Mumbai. Her work is multidisciplinary, spanning – in […]
A review of the exhibition Late Constable at the Royal Academy. This small and self-contained exhibition has me reflecting on the very British nature of Constable’s art and legacy. Late Constable Constable is an interesting artist. He is a well-liked figure within his native Britain (nowadays, that is – he was late to find success […]
A review of Noguchi, the large-scale retrospective now on at the Barbican. An insight into the varied work of sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi. Isamu Noguchi Isamu Noguchi is an interesting figure in 20th Century art. And if you haven’t heard of him before, listen up. Born in 1904 to a Japanese poet father and […]
A review of Frans Hals: The Male Portrait, a temporary exhibition now on at the Wallace Collection in London. This intimate look at a selection of Hals’s works shines a light on broader questions of masculinity as well as celebrating the artist’s skill. Frans Hals: The Male Portrait It has been some time since I […]
A review of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, my first time at one of these block-busting, crowd-pleasing shows. Is it gimmicky? Sure. But it’s also fun and educational. Immersive Art Experiences The Immersive Experience. These things have popped up everywhere. Most major cities must have had one by now. And a lot of them are […]
An opportunity to see the entire Estorick Collection of modern Italian art on view. Plus some contemporary works by Paul Coldwell in dialogue with the Estorick’s works by Giorgio Morandi. Back At The Estorick Collection I feel like maybe I’ve now done a complete cycle of my favourite London cultural haunts since things reopened in […]
A review of Mixing it Up: Painting Today at the Hayward Gallery. This statement of confidence in the country’s contemporary painting scene shows the full range of artists living and working in the UK. And with minimal curatorial input, viewers must work out exactly what this statement means. Mixing It Up: Painting Today I like […]
