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Two Decades of British Women Artists Striking Back
Women in Revolt! is essential viewing for those keen to understand the evolution of British feminism from the 1970s to 1990s.
Olivia McEwan
Olivia McEwan is a trained art historian and freelance writer focusing on the London art world. She is also a practising artist, lending a keen eye and understanding of painterly technique which informs her criticisms of historical and emerging arts.
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Two Views of a Family Breakfast
Twenty years after creating his pastel “Lavergne Family Breakfast,” Jean-Etienne Liotard recreated it in oil, and it is astonishing to see how close the two versions are.
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Can “Rubenesque” Be Feminist?
Rubens & Women argues that, far from objectifying his models, the artist depicted a nuanced female body.
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Can “Rubenesque” Be Feminist?
Rubens & Women argues that, far from objectifying his models, the artist depicted a nuanced female body.
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What We Lose When Curating Follows the Money
Capturing the Moment pairs works from the private YAGEO Foundation with those from Tate Modern for a show with no named curators or patent purpose.
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Frans Hals, a Dutch Golden Age Rebel
He contributed to his own obscurity by portraying his sitters and characters with humor and smiles, rather than aloof nobility.
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The Illicit Allure of Art Forgery
An anarchic desire to undermine the art world’s institutions lends art forgers a roguish, rebellious identity that is both compelling and unsavory.
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A Seance and a Beer With Hilma Af Klint and Piet Mondrian
Today’s audiences are evidently more open to Mondrian and af Klint’s sensibilities than those of their time.
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Every Dog Has Its Portrait
A little like dogs themselves, Portraits of Dogs at the Wallace Collection is a complimentary companion piece to the human story.
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What Does Peter Doig Have to Do With the Impressionists?
A new exhibition at London’s Courtauld Gallery pits Doig against artists like Cézanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh. Does it work?
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A Women’s History of Global Abstraction
Action, Gesture, Paint is a pointed challenge to the common definition of Abstract Expressionism: White, male, American artists.
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A Dazzling and Troubling Display of Spanish Expansion
While acknowledging the horrors of colonialism, Spain and the Hispanic World also highlights the exchange of traditions and ideas.