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Gwen John Strange Beauties Exhibition Poster 2026 Review

Gwen John: Strange Beauties—A Female-Led Tribute to the Radical Artist

Strange Beauties is a once in a generation retrospective on Gwen John, one of the most significant painters of the twentieth century.

Candy Bedworth 9 March 2026

Review

Not Your Average Portrait Show in New York—Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture at the Frick

Thomas Gainsborough assembled a veritable army of portraits of “the great and the good” in Georgian Britain. And the new exhibition at the Frick...

MJ Rivera 5 March 2026

Contemporary Art

Immersive Art to Enjoy in London—Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen

Nestled in a cluster of brutalist buildings, the Hayward Gallery is a large exhibition space, part of the multidisciplinary Southbank Centre in...

Edoardo Cesarino 2 March 2026

Review

The 80s: Photographing Britain

The 80s: Photographing Britain at Tate Britain in London was a kaleidoscopic chronicle of more or less a decade, where photography witnessed and...

Ania Kaczynska 19 February 2026

Review

Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time at the Norton Museum of Art

Thomas Kaplan and his wife, Daphne Recanati Kaplan, have amassed the world’s largest private collection of 17th-century Dutch paintings. The...

Tom Anderson 5 February 2026

Review

Beyond Surrealism: Establishing a Dialogue Throughout History

More than a historical avant-garde, Surrealism continues to function as a living language, one capable of addressing uncertainty, desire, and...

Carlotta Mazzoli 5 January 2026

Review

Wayne Thiebaud: An American Still Life at the Courtauld Gallery in London

The Courtauld Gallery is an understated gem at the heart of London. By London standards, it is quite a small gallery. Yet every room packs a...

Edoardo Cesarino 20 November 2025

Review

Joan Miró and the United States: Dialogues That Shaped Modern Art

At Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, a new exhibition sheds light on an often-overlooked chapter of modern art: the transatlantic dialogue between...

Celia Leiva Otto 23 October 2025

Review

The Art of Photography: Lee Miller at Tate Britain

A new exhibition at Tate Britain in London explores the work of 20th-century photographer Lee Miller. From her early years as a fashion model and...

Edoardo Cesarino 13 October 2025

Cubism

Growing Up Between Two Artists—Enchanting Portraits of Claude and Paloma Picasso

Ever wondered what it’s like to be raised by two world-famous artists? Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot shared a decade of creativity and family...

Szymon Jocek 6 October 2025

Gustave Caillebotte. Boating Party, about 1877–78. Musée d’Orsay, Paris, Purchased thanks to the exclusive patronage of LVMH, 2022. Photo courtesy of GrandPalaisRmn (Musée d’Orsay) / Sophie Crépy Review

Gustave Caillebotte Painting His (Male) World at the Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute of Chicago is the last of three institutions to be hosting a major monographic exhibition of Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894). It...

Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 20 August 2025

Painting

Vermeer’s Love Letters: Vermeer Paintings on Display in New York

Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) left us with a small collection of paintings. Only about 36 survive, scattered in 12 different collections around the...

Tom Anderson 24 June 2025