Arnhem: A City of Quiet Surprises
Art writer Rosalind Ormiston uncovers one of the Netherlands’ more beguiling cities, discovering Arnhem’s blend of…
Author Rosalind Ormiston
An Ode to an Oak
“We aim to plant acorns in the human imagination…” That is the simple message to…
In the Footsteps of Rubens
In 1608, after eight years living in Rome, the Flemish painter and diplomat Peter Paul…
Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) is a masterful Japanese artist. Born in Edo (now Tokyo) into a…
Giuseppe Penone: Thoughts in the Roots
The artist Guiseppe Penone, born in 1947 in the village of Garessio, in northern Italy,…
Grayson Perry’s Delusions of Grandeur
Grayson Perry’s latest show reinterprets the Wallace Collection. The Arb’s art writer, Rosalind Ormiston, went…
The Inaugural PLATFORM at The Design Museum
In 2009, the British designer Bethan Laura Wood took part in the Design Residency programme…
‘Siena: The Rise of Painting’ at The National Gallery
Transferring directly from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where it has been ‘the hottest…
In Conversation: Karen Harvey MBE
The Arb’s art writer Rosalind Ormiston meets photographer and philanthropist Karen Harvey, founder of the…
I Am Martin Parr
On general release in the UK this week, I Am Martin Parr documents the successful…
Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism at the Royal Academy
In November 1944, an exhibition of 80 paintings and 86 works on paper by artists…
What Art Can Tell Us About Love
This is an intriguing question. What can art tell us about love? It’s a question…