Pierre-August Renoir’s self-portrait is a shock. The 34-year-old painter has a searching, tense look as his eyes turn towards us. His skin is pale, its… Read More »Renoir’s celebration of human relationships
Memory Remains: Russian artists join with human rights organisation Memorial to oppose Putin’s rule and document Stalin’s victims.
Frances Aviva Blane’s raw canvases have an elemental power, as she moves between painted heads, pure horror and lyrical abstraction.
Five plays at London’s Arcola bring to life Ukraine’s struggle for self-determination in a master class of ensemble acting.
Travellers of the World Revolution introduces us to half a dozen revolutionaries drawn to Moscow in the summer of 1920 from around the world. Their purpose? To take part in the Second World Congress of the Communist International.
Mass protests against ICE need to evolve into popular assemblies to protect communities and crowd-source a new US constitution.
Appearing as if by magic once you depart the roaring A3 is the low-slung Watts Gallery and its ensemble of studios, chapel, pottery and café.… Read More »Sister power
How a Danish painter overturned the meme that a woman artist must struggle to be recognised.
In forming continuity with her people’s past, First Nation artist Konstantina re-discovers and re-invents for today’s generations
Inside and outside realities are porous and transitional in the powerful work of twelve women artists who feature in The Yellow Wallpaper.
Bringing time to a standstill: Why Caravaggio 2025 pulls in the crowds, an interview with Barberini director Thomas Clement Salomon.
Perhaps it seems strange that we can still be moved by images and objects crafted more than 700 years ago. And how this magnificent display… Read More »A sense of wonder from Siena
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory – Larisa Reisner’s account of the Decembrists early revolt against Russia’s Tsar.
Taiwanese independence and democracy campaigners speak powerfully for their self-determination in Vanessa Hope’s excellent film.
The creative spark (and erotic charge) of the Renaissance remains inspirational in drawings shown at the King’s Gallery.
