Art
Deciphering the Genius of Artemisia Gentileschi During the #MeToo Moment
The Dorotheum auction house will sell the Baroque painter's "Lucretia," heavily advertising the artists traumatic past as a 17th-century woman.
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.
Art
The Criminally Overlooked Talent of Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier
Michaelina Wautier's artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. The first-ever retrospective of her work offers long overdue recognition.
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Encountering Christo’s Massive Sculpture on the Serpentine Lake
Christo's giant floating sculpture, "The London Mastaba," sits on the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park as tourists on paddle boats circle around.
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Newly Discovered Painting by Michaelina Wautier, “Baroque's Leading Lady,” Added to Retrospective
In May, a Cologne auction house sold a painting that is believed to be by one of the foremost female painters of the 17th century.
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Plumbing the Depths of Rodin's Classical Influences
Rodin's work is currently on display at the British Museum, with a number of photographs and sculptures included in the exhibition, the main draw being the Parthenon marbles.
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Victoria Beckham Spices Up Her Mayfair Boutique with Old Masters from Sotheby’s
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham's London shop is hosting an art display of paintings from Sotheby's Old Master sale.
Books
Linda Nochlin’s Lifetime Insights Continue to Amaze
Published after her death, this succinct volume draws important art historical connections pointing to longstanding struggles with depictions of misery.
Art
Painterly Visions of Being All Too Human
At best, All Too Human shows well known artists at an intriguing new angle and revisits lesser known names, but at worst makes some perplexing curatorial choices which defy its own set of rules, stretching relevance through some optimistic inclusions.
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Picasso's Pivotal Year
A show at the Tate Modern in London hones in on the artist’s diaristic relationship to his own work
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Michael Rakowitz Recreates a Sculpture Destroyed by ISIS for London’s Trafalgar Square
The latest fourth plinth commission is a full-scale recreation of a winged bull sculpture from 700 BCE entirely clad in Iraqi date cans.
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An Art Collection Fit for an Executed King
Underpinning this exhibition of work from the collection of the executed king is a focused arrangement that allows the political events of the time to be told through the narrative of the collection’s history.
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Using Mirrors to See van Eyck Reflected in the Pre-Raphaelites
This exhibition demonstrates Van Eyck’s influence on the Pre-Raphaelite through visual comparisons which satisfyingly reveal a complex relationship between two otherwise disparate art movements.