Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
On now at the National Portrait Gallery, ‘Catherine Opie: To Be Seen’ offers a powerful…
Author Rosalind Ormiston
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…
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,…