Armchair Travels – London Landmarks in Painting
Since everybody seemed to enjoy visiting Paris through paintings, why not take a look at London? Just like Paris, London is a popular destination for...
Alexandra Kiely 4 January 2024
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Victorian Art Trial – Falling Rocket by Paul Thomas Murphy
In 1878, artist James Whistler sued critic John Ruskin over a bad review. The trial and its consequences, set against the background of the Victorian...
Catriona Miller 14 December 2023
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 December 2023
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Five Female Painters to Know
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, an all-male artistic fraction active during the second half of the 19th century, has become synonymous today with...
Anastasia Tsaleza 4 December 2023
Masterpiece Story: Fowling in the Marshes
Ancient Egypt. The famous land of Tutankhamun evokes popular images of pyramids, mummies, and tombs. It left an artistic heritage that is still...
James W Singer 3 December 2023
10 Beautiful Kimono from the Victoria & Albert Museum Collection
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is one of the leading museums focusing on art and design. It’s special to me due to the vast range of...
Joanna Kaszubowska 13 November 2023
Marina Abramović at the Royal Academy in London
In 1997, Marina Abramović (b. 1946) attempted to scrub clean over 1,500 cows’ bones at the 47th Venice Biennale. The performance, titled Balkan...
Ania Kaczynska 9 November 2023
The Freelands Painting Prize and Emerging Artist Chloe Culley
The Freelands Painting Prize celebrates outstanding painting from art schools and universities across the UK. Each year, they invite every higher...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 9 November 2023
5 Things to Know About El Anatsui’s Turbine Hall Commission at Tate Modern
On October 10th, the doors of Tate Modern in London swung open, unveiling a long-awaited exhibition: the annual Turbine Hall Hyundai Commission. The...
Natalia Tiberio 2 November 2023
Indulge in Juicy! A New Exhibition by Florence Houston
Taking place at J/M Gallery, London, Florence Houston‘s upcoming exhibition Juicy! (1-7 November 2023) showcases delectable still lifes.
Isla Phillips-Ewen 26 October 2023
Masterpiece Story: The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck
The Arnolfini Portrait is as enigmatic as it is iconic. Painted by Jan van Eyck in 1434, it spawns a lot of speculation – over half a millennium...
Vithória Konzen Dill 14 October 2023
Masterpiece Story: The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger is one of those paintings that we know so well we tend to forget to look closer. It’s like the Mona...
Joanna Kaszubowska 14 October 2023
