20 February 2018
Emil Nolde: A Secret Heart Of Darkness – Sue Hubbard
There is a conundrum at the heart of the work of Emil Nolde.
Reviews
20 February 2018
Eddie Peake: Compulsive Obsessional And Occasionally Shit-Scared – By Zoltan Alexander
Anything but a conventional artist, Eddie Peake is a footballer, a musician, a dancer, a graffiti guy covered with spray-paint
19 February 2018
Nancy Rubins: A Woman Of Conviction – Gagosian – Edward Lucie-Smith
Nancy Rubins’ exuberant exhibition at Gagosian Britannia Street comes as a great relief in the current epoch of self-righteous #MeToo feminism. Essentially it consists...
19 February 2018
New York Now: Art Exhibitions Winter 2018 – Ilka Scobie
New Museum 2018 Triennial: Songs For Sabotage until May 27
13 February 2018
Gideon Rubin Explores The Sinister History Of Nazi Propaganda At Freud Museum
An exhibition of new work by Israeli/British artist Gideon Rubin, Black Book is the latest in a series of well-received shows curated by James...
12 February 2018
Sean Scully – Newcastle Where It All Began – Edward Lucie-Smith
The new Sean Scully show in Newcastle is spread over two galleries, the Laing and the Hatton, and contains no new work. In fact,...
7 February 2018
Henri Michaux Indefatigable Experimenter Guggenheim Bilbao – Sue Hubbard
Modern psychology has shown considerable interest in understanding the self. Investigations into the problems of selfhood spread during the 20th century from clinicians and...
5 February 2018
BRAFA Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts Fair 13 Of The Best By Paul Carey-Kent
Reviewer at large Paul Carey-Kent reports on BRAFA Brussels Antiques & Fine Arts fair (BRAFA), which ran from 27 Jan - 4 Feb 2018.
2 February 2018
Glenn Brown: Fragments Repeated With Twiddly Bits Added – Edward Lucie-Smith
The more I looked at Glenn Brown's latest show, the more I felt that I was both the right and the wrong person to...
30 January 2018
Charles I Commemoration Of A Doomed King – Royal Academy – Edward Lucie-Smith
The R.A.’s new exhibition, devoted to the role of Charles I, the most unfortunate of the Stuart monarchs, as collector of art
29 January 2018
Steven Campbell: Large-Scale Collage Work Rich In Formal Invention – Clare Henry
When Steven Campbell arrived at Glasgow School of Art in 1978 age 25, he was a man in a hurry, fiercely ambitious and with...
27 January 2018
Andreas Gursky: Presentations Of The Real World – Hayward Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
For those of us who remember the state of the Hayward Gallery before the just completed rehab, the current Andreas Gursky show, which celebrates...
22 January 2018
Bridget Riley – A Seductive Collaborative Invitation – By Edward Lucie-Smith
The new Bridget Riley show at David Zwirner is a knockout.
21 January 2018
London Art Exhibitions Winter 2018 Investigated By Zoltan Alexander
Art galleries opening all over the city with art as international as innovative. Given London, more than 1.500 galleries, its current art scene is...
17 January 2018
Philip Pearlstein: The American Lucian Freud’s Triumphant London Exhibition – Edward Lucie-Smith
Philip Pearlstein is one of the truly major figures in the history of 20th (and now 21st) century American art. He is now 93...
6 January 2018
John Piper Primaeval Haunting Surrealism – Tate Liverpool – Alice Lenkiewicz
There is something very exciting about John Piper's early works at Tate Liverpool.
2 January 2018
London Art Exhibitions For January 2018 By Paul Carey-Kent
With Christmas 2017 and New Year 2018 behind us we return to the normality of the London art gallery offerings.
1 January 2018
Can Art Transform Society? – Two Exhibition Reviews By Revd Jonathan Evens
Two current exhibitions seem to suggest that art can transform society.
14 December 2017
Edward Lucie-Smith Chooses Ten Exhibitions That Made A Difference In 2017
What were the best exhibitions in 2017? What's on my list of ten? The answers to this pair of questions really depend on which...
8 December 2017
Art Riot: Post-Soviet Dissidence In Russia – Edward Lucie-Smith
How times have changed! In the 1980s, during the closing decade of the Soviet Union, Russian dissident artists, emerging on to the world stage...
8 December 2017
Ten Recommended London Art Shows By Paul Carey -Kent December 2017
It’s hard to complain about the big institutional shows on display just now
2 December 2017
Becoming Henry Moore: The Birth Of Immutable Stone – By Paul Black
Once lauded as the greatest British artist of the 20th century, Moore has - in recent years - been usurped by the great sadomasochistic...
1 December 2017
Rose Wylie: Forget Age And Gender The Message Is The Painting – Edward Lucie-Smith
Rose Wylie is 83 years old. Her rise to fame has been fairly meteoric. Ten years ago few had heard of her, either in...
27 November 2017
ParisPhoto – Women House And Lyon Biennial – Virginie Puertolas-Syn – French Update
Autumn is always a hectic yet enjoyable season for the art lover in France - my favourite time of year in the busy art...
26 November 2017
Leftovers Exhibition Explores What Is Left Of Women When Mothering
The exhibition focuses on the idea of what is left of women when mothering.
22 November 2017
Modigliani: Inhabiting The Floating World – Tate Modern – Edward Lucie-Smith
The new Modigliani show that just opened at Tate Modern is a very splendid affair, which doesn’t seem to offer a single weak link....
21 November 2017
Lubaina Himid: Lost Voices Of Slavery – Walker Art Gallery – Alice Lenkiewicz
Lubaina Himid's significant starting point for her exhibition 'Naming the Money', at the Walker Art Gallery is
20 November 2017
Focusing Real Life: London Photography Exhibitions Autumn 2017 – Edward Lucie-Smith
Having been downgraded by the early 20th century Modernists, portraiture is now, a hundred years later, making a significant comeback.
18 November 2017
Hannah Ryggen: Crafty Resistance Hidden In Plain Sight – Modern Art Oxford – Paul Black
The outstanding Scandinavian artist Hannah Ryggen finally receives her first major UK presentation at Modern Art Oxford. This hidden gem has finally been revealed,...
17 November 2017
Art Of Post-Soviet Actionism Explored At Saatchi Gallery
Art Riot: Post-Soviet Actionism is perhaps the most interesting and relevant exhibition and performance event mounted at The Saatchi Gallery since its launch in...
10 November 2017
Reflections: Pre-Raphaelite Smoke and Convex Mirrors – Edward Lucie-Smith
In a way, it’s a bit of surprise to find the Pre-Raphs, even some of the grander ones, on view at the National Gallery.