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 of children and eccentrics, couples and…
Exhibition Catalogue
Expressive Women – David Ebony & Gwen F. Chanzit on Women of Abstract Expressionism
‘One of the things I say to people is that you can teach someone how to make a Cubist painting. It might not be…
Remembering Vincent van Gogh: Richard Kendall on van Gogh and nature
‘There are certainly emotional responses to the natural world in his paintings, often because of the sheer thrill of seeing light on foliage or…
Yale Books Autumn Reading List
‘I don’t think there’s a trade publishing house producing high-calibre, serious non-fiction of the quality and variety of Yale.’ – Sam Leith It’s officially autumn,…
Germaine Krull: Catalogue to the Show
“Germaine, you and I are the greatest photographers of our time, I in the old sense you in the modern one.” –Man Ray Germaine…
Fashion Underground: Introducing Susanne Bartsch
Susanne Bartsch has been the queen of New York City nightlife since the 1980s when she first became famous for spectacular parties, where a…
Alex Katz, This is Now – The Catalogue
‘Like the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, he is searching for the real forms that we usually see only as shadows on a cave wall….
Sultans of Deccan India: Opulence and Fantasy
During the 16th and 17th centuries the courts of Deccan India were some of the most splendorous and widely admired in the world. Traders from far-reaching…
Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design – Catalogue to the Show
Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840 opened appropriately on this year’s St. Patrick’s Day as a new exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. This exciting…
Paul Durand-Ruel: Gambling on Impressionism
No figure, aside from the artists themselves, had such a profound and significant impact on Impressionism than Paul Durand-Ruel (1831-1922). Despite now being one…
Yves Saint Laurent and Halston – catalogue to the show
Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) and Halston (1932-1990) are two of the biggest names in 20th-century fashion. Their designs – chic, sexy and glamorous –…
The Photo finish…
It’s time for the photo finish. As 2014 draws to a close we thought we’d show off some of our favourite photography books of…
Flora Illustrata
‘Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, deerit nihil. If you have a garden and a library, nothing will be lacking.’ – Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares, BOOK IX, EPISTLE…
Out of the Shadows: E. H. Gombrich on Western Art
Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art is an example of the continued importance of discussing light and dark in art. Stemming from…
Sculpture Victorious
The exhibition Sculpture Victorious: Art in the Age of Invention, 1837–1901, currently showing at the Yale Center for British Art, opens at Tate Britain on 25th…