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Tag: Art

James Barnor Retrospective

James Barnor Retrospective

I recently went to The Serpentine to visit the first major art exhibition I'd seen since  Olafur Eliasson at the Tate Mo…

Olafur Eliasson

Olafur Eliasson

I was immediately drawn to Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson's vibrant  Colour Activity House   outside the 21st …

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

Tim Walker: Wonderful Things

It's always a pleasure stepping into Tim Walker's whimsical world, and the V&A  has plenty of it on show in a n…

Monet & Architecture

Monet & Architecture

The impressionist artist Claude Monet (1840-1926) is best known for his brilliant landscape paintings of the French coun…

Victorian Giants

Victorian Giants

Victorian Giants , the new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, celebrates the birth of art photography in the Vi…

Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave

Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave

Last weekend I went to the  British Museum 's  special exhibition  Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave , to see a large sele…

The Summer Exhibition

The Summer Exhibition

Since 1769, the Royal Academy of Arts has held its Summer Exhibition, the largest open submission exhibition in the world,…

 PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: MONET TO MATISSE

PAINTING THE MODERN GARDEN: MONET TO MATISSE

The  Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse exhibition at the Royal Academy is beautiful, uplifting and perfect for …