A visit to the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. Wow, so this is what generous funds and plentiful space can do for a museum display! Calouste Gulbenkian? Who’s That? If you spend any time in the museums of Lisbon, you will come across the name Calouste Gulbenkian. Not only does he have a substantial museum […]
A review of two art exhibitions finishing soon in London: Paula Rego at Tate Britain, and The EY Exhibition: The Making of Rodin at Tate Modern. Two monographic exhibitions but with different approaches, each of them illuminating the artistic practice of their subjects. Tate vs. Tate Ok, not really Tate vs. Tate. But a comparison […]
A visit to Apsley House, the London home of the First Duke of Wellington. Who knew so much of the Spanish royal art collection was right there at the edge of Hyde Park? Tell Me About Apsley House Well, where to start? Apsley House is a grand Georgian building, famously home to the Duke of […]
An illustrated visit to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. In which I admire the building immensely, but have trouble paying attention until the end. Cambridge In The Quiet Season The last installment on the blog was this trip out to IWM Duxford near Cambridge. My partner and I recently spent a few days in Cambridge, […]
A review of a recent visit to Two Temple Place. In which William Waldorf Astor played at European aristocrats, and I quite like the end result. Two Temple Place: Still Finding New Sights In London The wonderful thing about London is the endless possibilities of things to see and do. Two Temple Place is just […]
A review of Thomas Becket: Murder and the Making of a Saint at the British Museum. A good exhibition indeed, but sadly a poor choice for right now. Murder In The Cathedral? More Like I’m Going To Murder The Next Person Who Peers Over My Shoulder I had been looking forward to this exhibition! A […]
A review of Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul at the Royal Academy. An interesting exhibition. £17 is a steep ask for three small rooms, especially when the RA’s social distancing wasn’t as good as previously. But given it looks like the entire in-person run will be less than two weeks, […]
Review of the Royal Academy’s exhibition on Léon Spilliaert. An interesting monographic exhibition of an artist who is not dissimilar to Munch, but seems to be little known outside his home country of Belgium. Back at the Royal Academy! Another week, another visit to the Royal Academy! I feel very fortunate that this is the […]
Review of Warhol at Tate Modern. In which I am put off by a chaotic lack of social distancing. The exhibition was ok but would have been better if I could have spent more time looking at it. Back to Tate Modern to Review some Warhol I was looking forward to the reopening of Tate […]
Review of the Royal Academy exhibition Picasso and Paper. In which I enjoy seeing Picasso’s immense creativity, but could have done without being herded from room to room. Navigating the Staggered Reopening of London’s Museums The thing about museums and galleries reopening is that it’s kind of all happening at once. They are staggering the […]
