Past Issue
October 2023
• Getting ruff and ready with Frans Hals
• Sophie Calle takes on Picasso
• Can museums cope without dodgy donors?
• What Mark Rothko learned in Europe
Plus: Daniel Katz’s outstanding collection of Islamic pottery, the women Rubens kept on painting, a preview of Paris+ par Art Basel, 40 under 40 USA revealed, and reviews of Joshua Reynolds in Plymouth, the Surreal fantasies of Remedios Varos in Chicago and Palestinian embroidery in Cambridge.
Inside this issue
Past issues
December 2024
Rachel Ruysch | What museums think about climate protests | Apollo Awards 2024
November 2024
Japanese art at the MFA Boston | Christian Marclay | collecting haute couture
October 2024
Liliane Lijn | Picasso | Mughal painting | Impressionism
September 2024
Jan Švankmajer | Pompeii | Cat ladies
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The wild imagination of Maurice Sendak
The true gift of the author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ was to see the world like a child and blur the line between dreams and reality
In Turin, the world’s oldest Egyptian museum turns 200
Museums devoted solely to Egyptian antiquities are rare and Turin’s also tells the story of Italy’s long and complex relationship with the land of the pharaohs
The Mughal emperors who forged a new artistic tradition
At its peak, the Mughal empire brought together scholars and artists of different languages and faiths to create art fit for kings
What happens when an artist wants to be anonymous?
An Austrian museum is hosting a show by an unnamed artist – but perhaps this act of secrecy will help us see the work more clearly