The best exhibitions in London this summer, from Barbie to Vincent van Gogh
by Our long, glorious summer stretches ahead. What the city lacks in sunlight, it makes up for with dozens of spectacular illuminated art displays. Here’s our …
Tag: Tate Britain
a tour of the Alvaro Barrington Grace installation
One of artist Alvaro Barrington’s earliest memories is of taking shelter in the “little shack in the countryside” where he lived with his grandmother in …
Alvaro Barrington on hip-hop, carnival and his Tate show
Before we sit down to talk, Alvaro Barrington gives me a guided tour of his spacious studio in Whitechapel, east London. It stands on the …
A review of Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 – publication and mysterious omissions
Mary Delany (1700-88) was 72 years old when she created a paper collage in Britain. Noticing the affinity between geranium and red scrap paper, she …
After the British Museum scandal, we have lost our faith in art institutions
Stone reception: the Parthenon Marbles in the British Museum – Dylan Martinez Wouldn’t it be nice, as you look back on the year of art, …
Who is Jesse Darling, this year’s Turner Prize winner?
Jesse Darling wins Turner Prize 2023 (PA) Oxford-born visual artist Jesse Darling has just won this year’s Turner Prize. Previous winners include Damien Hirst, Tracey …