Celebrating the life & work of architectural historian James S. Ackerman
On the last day of 2016 the world lost one of its foremost architectural historians when James S….
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Nazi Germany and Modernist art
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How to Design Beautiful Books – Alex Kirby on Book Design
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Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
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The Royal Academy of Arts: History and Collections – by Robin Simon
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Lee Lozano: Not Working – an interview with Jo Applin
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International Women’s Day: The Remarkable Women of Yale Books
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Bookshop of the Month – Janette Ray, York
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Small Churches by Big Names – Alan Brooks explores Oxfordshire in a new Pevsner Guide
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Gardens of Court and Country – Celebrating Hampton Court Flower Show
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Enlightened Princesses: How they Shaped the Modern World
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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…
Richard Ormond looks back on the making of John Singer Sargent, The Complete Paintings
To celebrate completion of John Singer Sargent: The Complete Paintings, Richard Ormond – Sargent’s great nephew and co-author of…
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…
Join Vincent on his journey in The Vincent van Gogh Atlas
The Vincent van Gogh Atlas: join us on a nineteenth-century journey with celebrated artist Vincent van Gogh as…
A Brief History of Pevsner’s Buildings of Scotland series
‘It’ll be a sort of Scottish Pevsner, then?’ This was the reaction of an unnamed station master at…
Neuroarthistory: John Onians reenvisions the history of European art
European Art: A Neuroarthistory, by John Onians ‘The innovativeness of European art is the product not so much of…
Psychology, Art, and Antifascism by Louis Rose – An Extract
Psychology, Art, and Antifascism, by Louis Rose, explores the work of the leading Viennese psychoanalyst Ernst Kris and the…
‘Fashion Victims’ of post-Revolutionary France – by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
‘For the first time in centuries, France could not dictate the course of fashion’ – Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell To…
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…
Dada’s Women, 100 years on – by Ruth Hemus
‘No one can escape from DADA.’ Ruth Hemus, an expert on the early 20th century Avant-Garde and author…
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…