The Salterton Arts Review takes you to Budapest for a long weekend – plenty of history and arts to keep even the most voracious culture lover happy, before relaxing with a pleasant soak in one of the city’s public baths. A Long Weekend In Budapest The Salterton Arts Review recently had the opportunity to spend […]
It’s that time of year again, when we explore London’s rich architectural history at the Open House Festival! Open House 2023 In a now well-embedded Salterton Arts Review tradition, this is the fourth year running that we have covered the Open House Festival. An annual event run by architectural organisation Open City, Open House sees […]
Jean Dubuffet’s gift to the city of Lausanne, the Collection de l’Art Brut is a must-see for anyone with an interest in art outside the cultural mainstream. La Collection De L’Art Brut Long-time Salterton Arts Review followers will know I have a particular interest in so-called Outsider Art. More on nomenclature in a moment but […]
An exhibition at Tate Britain, The Rossettis: Radical Romantics, shows the family’s romantic side for sure. Are they radical? Maybe in some ways. Is this exhibition as much of a fresh take as it appears to be? The jury is still out. The Rossettis: Radical Romantics Let’s start off with a small word on names. […]
A large-scale exhibition on modern art at the National Gallery, After Impressionism has some lovely works to offer, but slotted into a narrative that plays it rather safe. And where are the women? A Popular Subject, A Popular Exhibition This is perhaps my own fault: I went on a Saturday afternoon. Please somebody stop me […]
This exhibition on abstraction by female artists aims to widen our understanding of this important mid-Century tendency in art. How wide it casts its net in achieving this is both its strength and its weakness. Action, Gesture, Paint “Don’t boil the ocean” is something my former boss used to say. Meaning that if you try […]
A rare treat at the National Gallery as Winslow Homer: Force of Nature brings us up close to the work of this little known (in the UK) American artist. A Travelling Exhibition (One Of Many) This probably sounds like a first world problem/privilege, and almost certainly is, but the increasingly common sharing of exhibitions between […]
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 description of a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House near the University of Chicago. Frank Lloyd Wright And Chicago We continue on with our architectural theme today, after the last post at the Chicago Architectural Center. As well as being famous for skyscrapers, Chicago has been home to other architects of renown. Perhaps […]
A walking tour along the path of London’s River Peck, from Honor Oak Park to Surrey Quays. This mostly hidden river meanders its way through South East London, where former market gardens have given way to industrial back streets. A Dual River We haven’t done a river walk for a while! The lost rivers we […]
