Art
Sibylle Ruppert’s Dark Fantasy
In Ruppert’s work, vices surround, engulf, and even penetrate her human protagonists.
London
Art
A Romp Through the History of Beauty
Asking the question of how beauty is sold or how beauty trends change would be more effective in The Cult of Beauty than aiming for both and answering neither.
Art
Woody De Othello Combines Sublimation and Supplication
The artist evokes a strong religious sensibility in his hybrid sculptures tempered by a welcome sense of humor.
Art
London’s Royal Academy Looks Critically at Its Past
The academic rigor of Entangled Pasts is counterbalanced by the poignant responses by contemporary artists and some astonishingly inspired curating.
Art
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.
News
Bright-Green Banksy Mural Pops Up On Saint Patrick's Day
Locals believe the work, which aligns with the trimmed limbs of a hedged tree, underscores the current climate crisis.
Art
When Shakespeare Lured Soldiers to Battle
Beloved by kings and generals, Shakespeare’s lines have always found their way into powerful hands — and been employed to violent ends.
News
More Artists Withdraw From Barbican Show in Solidarity With Palestine
The London institution is facing scrutiny after deciding not to host Pankaj Mishra’s lecture “The Shoah after Gaza.”
Art
Was John Singer Sargent an Insufferable Snob?
Sargent’s sitters were all rich enough to employ him — the nouveau riches or (less often) the aristocratic, though it hardly matters.
Art
Frank Auerbach Wrests Light From the Darkness
We can almost breathe the atmosphere of the sad London of the 1950s in Auerbach’s suite of charcoal portraits from the 1950s and 1960s.
News
Lenders Withdraw Works From Barbican Show, Alleging “Censorship”
The London arts center decided not to host a talk that explored connections between the Holocaust and Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Art
Of Chairs and Pomeranians
What do Vincent van Gogh, Barbara Kruger, Prince Albert, and fluffy dogs have in common?