Beyond the Canvas
Philip Guston at Tate Modern, London
The tondo - from the Italian word for round, rotondo - is a circular painting or sculpture that became popular during the Italian...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 17
- 1 min
Thomas J Price at the V&A, London
“Mum, look - this one looks like you!" I turned around and saw an African American boy who can't have been older than 6 or 7 excitedly...
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- Aug 15
- 1 min
Isaac Julien “What freedom is to me” at Tate Britain, London
"His works tell important stories, prioritising aesthetics, poetry, movement and music as modes of communication." (from the exhibition...
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- Feb 8
- 2 min
Soheila Sokhanvari: Rebel Rebel at The Curve, London
There are exhibitions that touch you somewhere deep inside. Far from merely delighting you visually, they grab you by the hand and they...
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- Jan 21
- 1 min
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye at Tate Britain, London
In my mind, a portrait is the depiction of an actual person, someone who has lived. Their portrait was made so their story could be told...
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- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
A museum for change: the Museum of Homelessness, London
From the Wunderkammers of Renaissance to this day, the Global West has a museum for everything. From sex to death, from vaginas to...
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Paula Rego at Tate Britain, London
Coming out of this extensive and excellent survey, you get a strong sense that Rego's work is an intoxicating blend of the political and...
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- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk -Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Iconic, but not frozen in time - a garment that continues to evolve and fascinate. That is the premise of this show that traces the...
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- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
The liberation of Artemisia Gentileschi - National Gallery, London
The overwhelming dominance of Artemisia Gentileschi's personal narrative over her worth as an artist has always bothered me. The rape,...
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- Aug 16, 2020
- 2 min
A few thoughts on Among the Trees - Hayward Gallery, London
Ever heard of that theory according to which trees are immortal? No? Then you clearly do not know me very well. Of course trees are not...
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- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
A heathen's pilgrimage to the National Gallery
Today I'm celebrating my first trip into central London after 5 months of mostly staying at home. The Titian: Love, Desire, Death...
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