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Kerry James Marshall at the Royal Academy
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, scene of the race riots of 1963, the lauded American artist Kerry James Marshall…
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Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern
Prodigy. Innovator. Provocateur. Lover. Genius. Arguably more than any other artist in history, Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973) self-mythologised…
By James White
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Tom Van Herrewege: Drawings in the Depths at the Florence Trust
Throughout his career, the Leicestershire-based artist Tom Van Herrewege has displayed a fascination for the animal kingdom. Seemingly…
By James White
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Kiefer / Van Gogh at the Royal Academy of Arts
The renowned contemporary German artist Anselm Kiefer and Vincent Van Gogh do not immediately strike one as natural…
By James White
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Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery
Right from her discovery at the hands of Charles Saatchi in an acclaimed final degree exhibition at Glasgow…
By James White
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Ancient India: Living Traditions at the British Museum
Having surpassed China as the most populous nation on Earth, modern India – the world’s largest democracy –…
By James White
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Hiroshige: Artist of the Open Road at the British Museum
Born into a Samurai family in 1797, Utagawa Hiroshige lived in an era of great upheaval. With Japan…
By James White
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José María Velasco: A View of Mexico at the National Gallery
José María Velasco (1840-1912) has long since been regarded as Mexico’s most distinguished 19th-century painter. Despite the artist…
By James White
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Carracci Cartoons: Myths in the Making at the National Gallery
In 1594, a newly ordained young cardinal, Odoardo Farnese – the recent beneficiary of a tremendous fortune –…
By James White
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Wellington’s Dutch Masterpieces at Apsley House
Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), will forever be etched into the annals of history as the…
By James White