“All artists borrow from each other, great artists steal,” said Picasso, who was clearly so taken by the sumptuous Ingres portrait of Madame Moitessier that he ‘stole’ it by closely referencing it in his affectionate portrait of his lover Marie-Therese Walter who strikes the same thoughtful pose. Both paintings are on show, side by side for the first time, at the National Gallery, London.
Clerkenwell Design Week is back in action after a two-year break and it’s great to wander around the ancient streets and alley-ways of this ancient part of London popping into showrooms and checking out installations.
Feminine Power: the divine to the demonic. An interesting tour of the British Museum’s most potent representations of the female form, the history of female deities, the power of femininity and the rise of feminism. It’s all here in one show with contemporary comment from special guest contributors.
Cornelia Parker is such an inventive artist. When looking at her work you see a clever, creative and playful mind at work. The new show at Tate Britain assembles some of her best-known work, along with new (very political) pieces and offers a fascinating review of this intriguing artist.
Weird sensation feels good: the World of ASMR. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) really is a thing. It’s the sounds that make our ears prick up, or skin tingle or cause hairs to rise up. A fabulous show at the Design Museum in London shows us the mesmerising power of surprising and everyday sounds.
Walter Sickert, a narrative artist with a taste for the theatrical and claustrophobic, is the subject of a terrific new show at Tate Britain which really shows how his art evolved and how his place as a leading artist of the 20th century is richly deserved.
Raphael, the ultimate polymath, brilliant artist, designer, archaeologist, historian, philosopher and poet. He packed so much into his short life – he died aged 37 in 1520. He was a hugely successful artist of his time, with a vast workload, countless commissions and created work which was loved and lauded in his lifetime. This sensational artist has been given the exhibition he deserves at the National Gallery, London
A room of one’s own – it’s all true. If you want to be an artist you must have space and the studio becomes an extension of the artist’s inner world. There’s a wonderful show at the Whitechapel Gallery called A Century of the Artist’s Studio1920-2020 and it charts the use of the studio by a variety of artists and their practice.
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