Michaelina Wautier at the RA
At the Royal Academy of Arts currently, a revelatory exhibition restores the often overlooked 17th c…
Author Rosalind Ormiston
Pompeii: Below the Clouds
With the release of Gianfranco Rosi’s hauntingly beautiful documentary, Rosalind Ormiston is absorbed by this meditation on life…
In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World
At the Ashmolean Museum, Rosalind Ormiston explores ‘In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World’, a…
Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
On now at the National Portrait Gallery, ‘Catherine Opie: To Be Seen’ offers a powerful…
Metamorphoses at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Over 2,000 years ago the Roman poet Ovid wrote Metamorphoses, a sweeping narrative of what…
Seurat and the Sea
A rare exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery turns the spotlight on the coastal paintings of…
Vanbrugh 300: Celebrating the Original ‘Starchitect’
As Britain marks the three-hundredth anniversary of Sir John Vanbrugh’s death, Rosalind Ormiston visits Vanbrugh:…
Tracey Emin: A Second Life
In what may fast become the must-see exhibition of the year, Rosalind Ormiston explores the…
Rivals, Originals, Masters: Turner & Constable on Screen
In this thoughtful review, art writer Rosalind Ormiston explores Turner & Constable, the latest Exhibition…
Radical Harmony: Neo-Impressionism at The National Gallery
Rosalind Ormiston explores a landmark exhibition that brings masterpieces of Neo-Impressionism from the Kröller-Müller Museum…
Arnhem: A City of Quiet Surprises
Art writer Rosalind Ormiston uncovers one of the Netherlands’ more beguiling cities, discovering Arnhem’s blend of…
An Ode to an Oak
“We aim to plant acorns in the human imagination…” That is the simple message to…