Art
Nasjonalmuseet of Norway: a cultural renaissance in Oslo

Nasjonalmuseet of Norway: a cultural renaissance in Oslo
Norway’s ‘gargantuan’ new institution is the third largest in Europe
4 Aug 2022
Between the Sheets: Turner’s Nudes

Between the Sheets: Turner’s Nudes
Exhibition offers ‘tantalising glimpses’ into the personal life of one of our greatest painters
28 Jul 2022
Art review: Milton Avery – American Colourist

Art review: Milton Avery – American Colourist
Royal Academy show brings together 67 works from Avery’s large and varied oeuvre
21 Jul 2022
In the Black Fantastic: ‘a magnificent experience’

In the Black Fantastic: ‘a magnificent experience’
Reality is reshaped into ‘something rich and strange’ at this ‘intoxicating’ Hayward Gallery show
14 Jul 2022
How Van Gogh portrait was discovered by X-ray

How Van Gogh portrait was discovered by X-ray
The previously hidden artwork will go on display later this month
14 Jul 2022
Vivian Maier: Anthology – this MK Gallery show is ‘pure pleasure’

Vivian Maier: Anthology – this MK Gallery show is ‘pure pleasure’
Exhibition marks first time that Maier’s photography has been shown in the UK
7 Jul 2022
Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition 2022: ‘not everything is terrible’

Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition 2022: ‘not everything is terrible’
The vast summer show features 1,462 works by household names and members of the public
1 Jul 2022

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Feminine Power: the divine to the demonic

Feminine Power: the divine to the demonic
This exhibition’s vast theme sees feminist readings ‘thrust’ onto ‘unruly ancient art’
23 Jun 2022
Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit – a show with a ‘particular, piquant flavour’

Glyn Philpot: Flesh and Spirit – a show with a ‘particular, piquant flavour’
‘Comprehensive’ exhibition in Chichester seeks to re-evaluate painter’s career
16 Jun 2022
Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen

Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen
This must-see show features 18 paintings covering a crucial period when Munch’s work shifted markedly
9 Jun 2022
Magnum Photos: 20th century art icons in their studios

Magnum Photos: 20th century art icons in their studios
An intimate look at modern and contemporary masters shot by legendary Magnum photographers
7 Jun 2022
Radical Landscapes: a ‘rich and often superbly strange’ exhibition

Radical Landscapes: a ‘rich and often superbly strange’ exhibition
This Tate Liverpool show offers ‘social and political history by other means’
2 Jun 2022
Reframed: The Woman in the Window – a thoughtful and ‘tightly structured’ exhibition

Reframed: The Woman in the Window – a thoughtful and ‘tightly structured’ exhibition
Dulwich Picture Gallery show mixes bona fide masterpieces with ‘intriguing oddities’
26 May 2022
Inspiring Walt Disney: a ‘scholarly’ show that raises the stakes for curators everywhere

Inspiring Walt Disney: a ‘scholarly’ show that raises the stakes for curators everywhere
Exhibition pairs drawings from Disney’s animations with rococo works from the Wallace Collection
20 May 2022
Walter Sickert at Tate Britain: a ‘riveting’ retrospective

Walter Sickert at Tate Britain: a ‘riveting’ retrospective
‘Superbly curated’ exhibition underlines fact that Sickert was a very ‘uneven’ painter
13 May 2022
Warhol’s Blue Marilyn breaks records: art market is ‘on a roll’

Warhol’s Blue Marilyn breaks records: art market is ‘on a roll’
Art, like gold, can claim a history as ‘a store of value’, but big caveats apply
12 May 2022
Venice Biennale: the usual silliness, but with a sense of purpose

Venice Biennale: the usual silliness, but with a sense of purpose
The 59th festival of contemporary art signals an ‘epochal shift in attitudes’
6 May 2022
Glasgow’s new-look Burrell Collection: one of Britain’s great museums is back

Glasgow’s new-look Burrell Collection: one of Britain’s great museums is back
The unusual building has reopened to the public following a six-year, £68m refurbishment
29 Apr 2022
Raphael at the National Gallery

Raphael at the National Gallery
Even the most grudging critics will be left in no doubt: this is a ‘superlative’ event
22 Apr 2022
The Turner Prize 2022: a ‘vintage’ shortlist?

The Turner Prize 2022: a ‘vintage’ shortlist?
All four artists look towards ‘growth, revival and reinvention’ in their work
21 Apr 2022
Review: Hockney’s Eye at the Fitzwilliam Museum 

Review: Hockney’s Eye at the Fitzwilliam Museum
This is a superlative exhibition that will leave you ‘in awe’ of the artist
15 Apr 2022
Whistler’s Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan 

Whistler’s Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan
New exhibition explores the relationship between James McNeill Whistler and his muse
8 Apr 2022
Carlo Crivelli: Shadows on the Sky

Carlo Crivelli: Shadows on the Sky
Ikon Gallery exhibition argues that Crivelli should be ‘celebrated for taking his own route’
1 Apr 2022
Damien Hirst: Natural History – an ‘empty and artificial’ show

Damien Hirst: Natural History – an ‘empty and artificial’ show
Show brings together some 25 formaldehyde works created by Hirst over past 30 years
24 Mar 2022
Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain, 1945-65

Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain, 1945-65
This ‘enthralling’ exhibition is an in-depth exploration of post-war British art
17 Mar 2022
Surrealism Beyond Borders at Tate Modern

Surrealism Beyond Borders at Tate Modern
This exhibition blows traditional understandings of surrealism ‘far and wide on the winds’
11 Mar 2022
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism

Pissarro: Father of Impressionism
Ashmolean Museum show brings together 80 works by the painter
4 Mar 2022
Constable: a Portrait by James Hamilton

Constable: a Portrait by James Hamilton
This illuminating book suggests that we have got the English painter all wrong
4 Mar 2022
The world of Stonehenge at the British Museum

The world of Stonehenge at the British Museum
The fascinating and revelatory show charts the period between 4000 BC and 1000 BC
24 Feb 2022
Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child

Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child
Artist’s work makes for an ‘often surprising and sometimes frightening exhibition’
18 Feb 2022
Van Gogh: Self-Portraits

Van Gogh: Self-Portraits
Courtauld gallery has brought together ‘outstanding group’ of artist’s self-portraits
11 Feb 2022
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast at the Royal Academy

Francis Bacon: Man and Beast at the Royal Academy
Show brings together several dozen paintings done over the course of Bacon’s 50-year career
3 Feb 2022
Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beaut – this may be ‘the show of the season’

Helen Frankenthaler: Radical Beaut – this may be ‘the show of the season’
What the critics are saying about this Dulwich Picture Gallery exhibition of 36 finished woodcut prints
28 Jan 2022
Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything

Hokusai: The Great Picture Book of Everything
Master printmaker‘s Japanese ink drawings put on display by British Museum for the first time
20 Jan 2022