Tony Vaccaro: From Shadow to Light
The BBC named him the ‘greatest combat photographer of WWII’, but Tony Vaccaro’s powerful record…
Browsing: Art
Monet and Architecture at The National Gallery
Architecture might seem an unexpected premise through which to explore the work of Claude Monet…
Impressionists in London
Before we go any further, we ought to get something out of the way: this…
Modigliani at Tate Modern
If you’re looking for an exhibition to see over the Easter weekend, you could do…
Drawn in Colour: Degas from the Burrell
What does one of the founding fathers of Impressionism and a nineteenth century Scottish shipping…
The American Dream at the British Museum
Ever since Andy Warhol first swept ink through a fine silk mesh and revealed a…
Revolution at the Royal Academy
Art relies on change, on flux. As old methods become tarnished with use, artists seek…
Beyond Caravaggio
“After a fortnight’s work he will swagger about for a month or two with a…
David Hockney RA: 82 Portraits and 1 Still Life
I normally give myself two hours to see an exhibition. Not because this constitutes any…
Venus Reborn
I’m at the V&A museum, in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to sample…
The Wallace Collection
Early Autumn in London and I find myself, having strayed off the beaten track, in…
Mad about the Girl: Botticelli Reimagined
“It’s not bad, but it’s better on a postcard.” That’s what Surrealist painter René Magritte…