London
An exhibition celebrating the seldom talked about Barocci at the National Gallery. Only two works by the Italian renaissance artist permanently reside in Britain, only one of which is a painting, the other being a drawing at the Ashmolean. Yet despite being relatively unknown in the UK, the National Gallery succeeds in educating us about […]
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Manet. One of the most famous of the impressionists is the subject of a new display at the Royal Academy which focuses on the artist’s portraits for the first time. The show set high expectations, yet I was left a little disappointed. The Royal Academy begins with a self portrait of Edouard Manet. It is […]
Read MoreTolstoy’s Anna Karenina is one of my favourite books. When the film starring Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor-Johnson was announced I was beyond excited to see it. Unfortunately, I was left disappointed and felt that it would have served better as a silent movie. Joe Wright’s interpretation was visually stunning but the script was lacklustre. […]
Read MoreThe windows of Harrods have been taken over by Raf Simon’s SS12 collection for Dior. His debut collection for the brand is seen on mannequins posing in telephone boxes, under soft grey flags and awnings. This external display is a precursor to a fabulous exhibition of Dior couture on the fourth floor of the world […]
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Over 150 images spanning the last 40 years are currently adorning the White Cube’s walls. These prints comprise huge portraits which stare out at you. They are hyper-real, lifelike and unidealised. They are so realistic they look like photographs. But they aren’t. Portrait artist Chuck Close suffered a spinal aneurysm in 1988 yet looking at […]
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