Reviews
Review: Ben Johnson ‘Time Past Time Present’ at Alan Cristea Gallery
Time stops in Ben Johnson’s intricate paintings of empty architectural interiors
Homecoming: Sergio Larrain’s photographs on display in Chile
Larrain’s powerful work hasn’t been on display in his home country since the 1960s
Review: ‘The Power of the Sea’ at the Royal West of England Academy
Interest in maritime art ebbs and flows, but it seems that we have hit a new wave
Review: Tania Kovats’ bottled oceans at Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
‘Oceans’ is a sophisticated response to a multitudinous, powerful subject
Muse Reviews: 18 May
A round-up of the week’s reviews from Paris, Berlin, London and New York
Review: Artists’ Scrapbooks at the ICA, London
The ICA’s Reading Room was put to good use recently with an exhibition of creative scrapbooks
Review: Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, ‘The Strange City’ (Monumenta 2014)
The Kabakovs’ ‘Strange City’ at the Grand Palais isn’t completely alien
Review: David Ostrowski’s ‘Emotional Paintings’ at Peres Projects
Ostrowski insists that he is a ‘romantic’ painter…But here, all of the emotion is drained out
Beneath the bling: a few highlights from Frieze New York
A few of the notable works from this year’s fair that flew under the radar, beneath the bling
Review: Lucio Fontana at the Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris
The works in this exhibition are a welcome antidote to the punctured Fontanas flooding the market
Muse Reviews: 11 May
A round-up of the week’s reviews, including Rodin, John Piper, Yinka Shonibare and Joanna Hogg
Review: Sculptures by Houdon and Clodion at the Frick Collection
A superb display of fine neoclassical French marble and terracotta
Review: ‘Rodin – In Private Hands’ at Bowman Sculpture
Rodin’s vigorous bronzes turn classical models into highly original works of art
Review: Highlights from the Brighton and HOUSE Festivals
From a house made of waste to Yinka Shonibare’s library, there are some strong shows in Brighton this month
Review: Liam Gillick and Viv Albertine star in Joanna Hogg’s ‘Exhibition’
Hogg delivers another candid portrayal of contemporary upper-middle class life
Review: John Piper at the Bohun Gallery
A small but ambitious exhibition of the British modernist’s varied work has opened in Oxfordshire
‘The Educated Eye? Connoisseurship Now’ at the Paul Mellon Centre
What do we mean by ‘connoisseurship’ these days?
Muse Reviews: 4 May
A round-up of the week’s reviews: including Veronese, Richter and Polke, and the late works of Matisse
Review: ‘The First Georgians’ at The Queen’s Gallery
A new exhibition brings the circumstances of the Hanoverian Succession centre stage
Review: ‘Polke/Richter Richter/Polke’ at Christie’s Mayfair
The partnership and rivalry between these two great painters was mutually beneficial
Review: Matisse’s cut-outs at Tate Modern are brimming with life
The artist’s late work was truly ahead of its time
‘Extraterrestrial’ views: Andreas Gursky photography displays in London
Gursky’s work is on display at Sprüth Magers and White Cube Bermondsey
Review: ‘Veronese’ at the National Gallery, London
The really magnificent thing about Veronese is his eye for incidental detail
Muse Reviews: 27 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Hindu-Buddhist sculpture, Yelena Popova, Richard Wilson, and contemporary art in Azerbaijan
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