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Best art this summer
Medaro Rosso Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) – sculptor, photographer and trailblazing Italian visionary – considered by some to rival the great Auguste Rodin, has inspired generations of artists. Yet although Rosso helped shape modern art, his name remains one of art history’s better kept secrets. As the title “Inventing Modern Sculpture” suggests, the latest exhibition at […]
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In the spotlight
Dora Carrington: Beyond Bloomsbury While the great Surrealist painter Leonora Carrington has long been out of the shadows Dora – the ‘other Carrington’ (1893-1932)- remains an obscure figure. It’s 30 years since her previous major show at the Barbican but late last year she was propelled quite literally into the spotlight once more with the […]
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Inspiring new perspective on Van Gogh’s last years
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers A major part of the National Gallery’s 200 year anniversary celebrations is the stunning Van Gogh exhibition, Poets & Lovers. It is also the centenary of the acquisition of Sunflowers in 1924, when as co-curator Christophe Riopelle says, the National Gallery was “trying to be more modern”. All the 47 […]
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Best art shows for the New Year
EDWARD HOPPER’S NEW YORK Mention Edward Hopper and nighttime images of gas stations and American diners spring to mind. While they are certainly iconic and typical of Hopper, much of his work is rather less well known. The Whitney Museum sets that right with a major new exhibition documenting Hopper’s love affair with the Big […]
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The translucent trans art of Georgia Dymock
Georgia Dymock: Under Our Together The JD Malat Gallery this month opens a new show of paintings by Georgia Dymock that coincides with a digital display across the front of The Flannel store in London’s Oxford Street to celebrate International Women’s Day. Georgia Dymock, a Masters student at the Slade School of Fine Art, is […]
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Banksy is laughing all the way to the bank
Christie’s Laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge by Banksy is the star of an online auction until 15 March 2022. The title refers to Banksy’s Laugh Now screenprint and the sale features works by Banksy as well as editions by contemporary artists such as Stik. Banksy’s Morons, also in the sale, could […]
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Stellar wine cellars
WINE can mark you out as a person of breeding and taste as well as a brand-conscious big spender. Louis Vuitton recognised this back in 1972 when the firm merged with Moet Hennessy to form LVMH. The luxury brand conglomerate is still snapping up top vineyards. Along silver, art and gold; wine is one of […]
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From Durer to Dubuffet – genius shows
Hever Castle’s 500 year old disaster A recreation of the Château Vert pageant, at which Anne Boleyn made her English court debut exactly 500 years ago, inspires Hever Castle’s summer schedule. The traditional pageant, staged on Shrove Tuesday 1522, was the first time that King Henry VIII laid eyes on the ill-fated Boleyn girl and […]
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African affairs
I realised quite early on that I was never ever going to be a great engineer, so I had to find something which would set me apart. As it happened my return to England coincided with the United Kingdom entering the EEC and as I spoke fluent French, I was always on the lookout for […]
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New Year New Passions
Andrea Marechal Watson rounds up a selection of winter wonders in the art world Unlocking art Lavishly illustrated, The Secrets of Art by Debra Mancoff, uncovers mysteries and messages underlying some of the world’s best know works of art. Mantoff’s erudite but highly readable texts unlock these stories using many close up details. Leonardo’s famous […]
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