The Moon Jar Story
Glenn Adamson — ‘Keep the Corean pot in memory.’ With those words, the great potter Bernard Leach imparted…
Exhibitions
Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900
During the second half of the nineteenth century, a remarkable number and variety of women artists were drawn…
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…
Riots, Technology and Gender Equality: Author Colleen Hill on Paris Fashion in the Sixties
Colleen Hill is associate curator at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York. The exhibition…
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,…
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…
Celebrating London Fashion Week: Isaac Mizrahi, an interview
‘I have been praised but also punished. And it’s because I didn’t necessarily see this as a labour…
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…
George Shaw: An Interview
As a new exhibition at the National Gallery London looks to our neglected woodland for inspiration, we ask its…
Shakespeare – The Poet of Them All
April 2016 marks 400 years since the death of Shakespeare, one of the greatest and most renowned poets…
Russia and the Arts: The Russian Canvas Unveiled
Russia and the Arts: The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky, the most important exhibition of Russian portraits ever…
Tristan Perich’s Art of Music by Patrick Coleman
Patrick Coleman, co-author of The Art of Music – Right now, one of the most exciting art exhibitions…
London Fashion Week – in Books
To mark London Fashion Week 2016, from 19 – 23 February, the YaleBooks Blog is celebrating some favourite…
The Battle of Agincourt: Shakespeare
‘He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam’d,…