The Royal Academy of Art is presenting a retrospective of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammersh�i(1864-1916), who was known for depicting austere interiors in a dour range […]
Tag: The Guardian
Sports writers on art, art critics on sport
The Guardian’s arts critics and sports writers swapped roles. Yesterday the critics got a taste of the sporting life, while today the sports team is […]
Studio visit with Cy Twombly
“It is always a privilege to visit an artist in their studio.” says Tate Director Nick Serota, who recently visited Cy Twombly in Rome and […]
Maria Lassnig: Embarrassment is a challenge
Viennese painter Maria Lassnig, nearly 90, has been producing work over a period of 60 years in Paris, New York and Vienna. An avant-garde pioneer […]
Let’s Go: Glasgow
In The Guardian Adrian Searle reports that the Glasgow International Festival, founded in 2004, is slated to become a regular biennial. “Building on its low-budget, […]
The nakedly emotional bravura of Howard Hodgkin
Alan Hollinghurst writes in The Guardian that Howard Hodgkin, now in his 70s, continues to make reckless,unanswerably new paintings.”In many of his paintings, Hodgkin famously […]
Doig retrospective opens in London
Using photographic images from newspapers or snapshots as a starting point, Peter Doig recasts everyday imagery to make imaginary landscapes and figure scenes. All are […]
Masterpieces found in deceased curator’s home
Martin Hodgson reports in The Guardian that a former curator’s house in Oxford held an unknown collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings and books worth millions. “Two […]
From Russia in London
“From Russia: French and Russian Master Paintings 1870-1925 from Moscow and St. Petersburg,” Royal Academy of Arts, London. Through April 18. See images of the […]
Homing-pigeon portraits set free
On January 15 at Bonhams’ “Gentlemen’s Library Sale,” portrait paintings of pigeons go on the block. The winsome paintings, by French painter J Baldaus and […]
What’s in Warhol’s time capsules
In the Telegraph, Warhol Museum archivist Matt Wrbican reveals that, of the 610 capsules, only 19 have been fully cataloged; 91 have been inventoried; and […]
British fantasy illustration at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
“The Age of Enchantment: Beardsley, Dulac and their Contemporaries 1890-1930,” curated by Rodney Engen. Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. Through Feb. 17. This group of artists […]
Kentridge-fest at the University of Brighton
“William Kentridge: Fragile Identities,” University of Brighton, Brighton, England. Through Dec. 31. University of Brighton presents William Kentridge’s new work on paper, installations and films, […]
Dylan’s show at the Kunstsammlungen
“Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank,” curated by Ingrid M�ssinger, Kunstsammlungen, Chemnitz, Germany. Through Feb. 3. Kate Connolly reports in The Guardian: “The critical response has, […]
Shepard Fairey in London
“Frank Shepard Fairey: Nineteeneightyfouria,” StolenSpace, London. Through Nov.25. On the occasion of Fairey’s inaugural London exhibition, The Guardian reporter Alex Rayner talks to scoundrel, chief […]
