Lengthy exhibition texts, catalogues and essays are everywhere nowadays – but do they help us to see the art for what it really is?
July/August 2025
Hettie Judah
Robert O’Byrne
Elizabeth Cook
Emma Crichton-Miller
Edward Behrens
Rosalind Jana
Jenny Linford
Samuel Reilly
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Has art writing made us forget how to think visually?
Lengthy exhibition texts, catalogues and essays are everywhere nowadays – but do they help us to see the art for what it really is?