Staff Pick: Exhibitions
In celebration of art galleries reopening to the public from 17th May onwards, Yale University Press London staff…
Exhibition Catalogue
Marking Time: Objects, People & Their Lives, 1500-1800
How do we measure the days of our lives? Through more than 450 objects from an extraordinary private…
Georg Jensen: Scandinavian Design for Living
A new book, Georg Jensen: Scandinavian Design for Living, accompanies an exhibition of the same name opening at…
Gluck: Art and Identity by Amy de la Haye and Martin Pel – An Extract
Gluck: Art and Identity An extract about Gluck’s life Hannah Gluckstein (who called herself Gluck; 1895–1976) is one…
Women Artists in Paris by Laurence Madeline
Women Artists in Paris, 1850–1900 An extract about Mary Cassatt Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was one of the three…
Gluck: Art and Identity
A notable highlight of the autumn-winter 2017 exhibition calendar is Gluck: Art and Identity at Brighton Museum and…
Enlightened Princesses: How they Shaped the Modern World
Joanna Marschner introduces her new book Enlightened Princesses, which accompanies a landmark exhibition showcasing the valuable and important…
The Met Gala – A Celebration
ARE you ready for the first Monday in May? The Met Gala is one of the premiere fashion…
Depression Era Painting and Its Resonance: America After the Fall – an extract
As the Art Institute of Chicago exhibition America After the Fall arrives at the Royal Academy of Arts,…
John Lockwood Kipling and the Arts and Crafts Movement, at the V&A
The Victoria and Albert Museum (in collaboration with the Bard Graduate Center, New York) is staging the first…
Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant – an interview with author Perrin Stein
Jean Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) was a virtuoso draftsman whose works on paper count among the significant achievements of…
Mapping the Medieval City – Jerusalem 1000-1400 at The Met
Medieval Jerusalem was a vibrant international centre, home to multiple cultures, faiths and languages. Jerusalem, 1000-1400: Every People…
English Medieval Embroidery at the V&A London • an appreciation
One of this winter’s landmark exhibitions has been Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery, at the Victoria and…
On His Way to The Met • Max Beckmann in New York, with Curator Sabine Rewald
New York energised the German Expressionist Max Beckmann and stimulated his imagination when he lived there from September…
Real and Magical – ‘diane arbus: in the beginning’ with Jeff L. Rosenheim & Karan Rinaldo
Diane Arbus (1923–1971) is one of the most distinctive and provocative artists of the 20th century. Her photographs…