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Does London Value Animals More than Women? 10 Statues of Amazing Women in the City

Where are the women in the UK’s public art installations? Let’s take a look at the politics of sculptural commissions plus a top ten of...

Candy Bedworth 29 June 2026

Artist Stories

Whistler in 10 Works: The Poetry of Sight

James Abbott McNeill Whistler can sometimes appear as insubstantial and vague as one of his Nocturnes. He flits across the late 19th-century art...

Catriona Miller 25 June 2026

Sculpture

A Visit to Anish Kapoor’s Studio

Anish Kapoor is one of the most prolific and influential sculptors of his generation. He is best known for his public installations which combine...

Zuzanna Stańska 25 June 2026

Review

A Master at Work: Anish Kapoor in London

Back in 1998, the Hayward Gallery was the first to host a major exhibition of Anish Kapoor’s work in the UK. Now, in the year of the Southbank...

Edoardo Cesarino 22 June 2026

JMW Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed, 1844, National Gallery, London, UK. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Rain, Steam and Speed by J. M. W. Turner

J. M, W, Turner’s Rain, Steam, and Speed is a masterpiece of Victorian Romanticism infused with hopes, fears, and reminisces. It catapults the...

James W Singer 10 June 2026

JMW Turner, Fighting Temeraire, 1839, National Gallery, London, UK. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Fighting Temeraire by J. M. W. Turner

Fighting Temeraire by British Romantic painter J. M. W. Turner is a seascape that expresses poetic and patriotic...

James W Singer 10 June 2026

Review

Sophia, Bamba, and Catherine: The Last Princesses of Punjab

A new exhibition at Kensington Palace, London, The Last Princesses of Punjab, is shedding light on the fascinating lives of three remarkable...

Edoardo Cesarino 4 June 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Why is art history predominantly focused on male artists? Are there not enough female artists to fill textbooks? Of course, there are enough, but the...

James W Singer 31 May 2026

Quiz

QUIZ: Do You Know the Museums of London?

Edoardo Cesarino 23 May 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Whistler’s Mother by James McNeill Whistler

Whistler’s 1871 painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No 1 might not sound familiar. As Whistler’s Mother, on the other hand, it has entered...

Catriona Miller 10 May 2026

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Queen Mother Idia of Benin

Africa is a beautiful continent filled with sweeping landscapes and mighty rivers. Its history is filled with great kingdoms and large empires. Its...

James W Singer 10 May 2026

Hurvin Anderson, Maracus III, 2004 Contemporary Art

Hurvin Anderson at Tate Britain: Questioning My History and My Place

If the thought of exploring the big ideas of identity, history, longing, and belonging seems like an impossible task, you’d be right. But enter the...

Candy Bedworth 7 May 2026