PAINTINGS OF A RELUCTANT MUSE: ROBERT BURNS BY ALEXANDER NASMYTH
Two rare contemporary portraits of poet Robert Burns by Scottish artist
Alexander Nasmyth at the National Galleries of Scotland. A TRIBUTE
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Art Reviews
Kathleen Bondar
GIORGIO MORANDI MASTERPIECES
GIORGIO MORANDI significant figure of modern Italian art. Beat Pollock. Picked by Obama. Estorick Gallery N1 until 30 April 2023 REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
LUCIAN FREUD: NEW PERSPECTIVES
Landmark exhibition of British artist Lucian Freud's figurative art at the National Gallery until 22 January 2023 REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
Winslow Homer Force of Nature
Wild seascapes, seamen, cotton pickers and Confederates by the renowned American artist. National Gallery until January 2023. REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
BODY POLITICS
Exhibition of shocking exhibitionist & inspiring feminist, Carolee Schneemann’s art. BARBICAN ART GALLERY
8 SEPT 2022 - 8 JAN 2023. REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
MILTON AVERY: AMERICAN COLOURIST
70 works of Milton Avery’s abstract paintings from 1910 to the 1960s at the Royal Academy of Arts, W1 until 16 Ocotber 2022. REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
Bice Lazzari: Modernist Pioneer
40 works by one of Italy's greatest abstract female artists at the Estorick until April 2022. REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
YOKO ONO: MEND PIECE FOR LONDON
The doyen of the avant garde is back. You can join in. At the Whitechapel Gallery E1 until 2 January 2022 REVIEW
Susan Gray
EPIC IRAN
An epic sweep through Iran’s artistic and cultural history at the V&A until 12 September. REVIEW
Kathleen Bondar
AGAR, HOCKNEY, ARMITAGE
Eileen Agar: Angel of Anarchy, Phantoms of Surrealism, David Hockney & Michael Armitage in exhibition 2021 DETAILS & PODCAST
Kathleen Bondar
ARTEMISIA
Artemisia Gentileschi's monographic exhibition at the National Gallery until 24 January 2021. REVIEW & PODCAST
Kathleen Bondar
ITALIAN THREADS: ESTORICK
Italian Avant Garde Textile Design by MITA at the Estorick Islington. Ends 17 January 2021. REVIEW
Susan Gray
PETER SCHUYFF
Dutch Canadian artist Peter Schuyff at the heart of 1980s art scene. White Cube, Mason's Yard SW1 Ends August 2020.
Susan Gray
NATIONAL GALLERY ON THE STREETS 15 - 29 MAY
The National Gallery showcases iconic art on digital screens across UK cities this May.
Kathleen Bondar
NATIONAL GALLERY LOCKDOWN ONLINE
Monet's Water-Lilies Setting Sun in immersive 360 from the National Gallery X Studio NGX.
Kathleen Bondar
ARTS ONLINE IN ISOLATION
The arts sector is going online and so must its audiences says Kathleen Bondar. Good news, it's mostly free.
Susan Gray
EASY LIKE MONDAY MORNING - LOCKDOWN ARTS
As the curtain rises on Lockdown Act II, run time 3+ weeks, SUSAN GRAY considers the experience of online arts.
Susan Gray
THE PASSION
The Easter Story online from the Old Masters courtesy of the National Gallery.
Kathleen Bondar
TOOLS FOR LIFE
Virtual exhibition by Johanna Unzueta at Modern Art Oxford.
Kathleen Bondar
NICOLAES MAES
Dutch Master of The Golden Age at the National Gallery. Extended until 20 September
Susan Gray
RADICAL FIGURES
Painting in the New Millenium at the Whitechapel Gallery until 20 August.
Susan Gray
Them - Redfern Gallery
1976 essay in Harpers & Queen by Peter York, charting early 70s subculture labelled Them: Jarman, Whitney, Logan, Fields, Martinez
Kathleen Bondar
TULLIO CRALI
A FUTURIST LIFE rarely seen pieces by an "aeropainter"at the ESTORICK #museumfromhome
Kathleen Bondar
Titian: Love, Desire, Death
Titian’s epic series of large-scale mythological paintings, known as the 'poesie', in its entirety at The National Gallery, March 2020
K. Bondar & Susan Gray
PICASSO & PAPER
PICASSO & PAPER: Imaginative and original uses of paper. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. Ends 13 April
Kathleen Bondar
Bridget Riley - The Hayward
Drawn from seven decades as a practising artist, this is Bridget Riley’s third solo exhibition at The Hayward, until 26 January 2020.
Kathleen Bondar
Dominic Harris - Imagine/Halcyon
Dominic Harris uses code to create mesmerising, interactive panels. Halcyon Gallery, New Bond Street until New Year's Eve 2019.
Kathleen Bondar
Umberto Boccioni: Recreating the Lost Sculptures - Estorick
Umberto Boccioni’s lost sculptures at the Estorick recreated using 3D printing techniques. Until 22nd Dec.
Kathleen Bondar
Anthony Gormley - Royal Academy of Arts
An extensive exhibition of Turner Prize winner Anthony Gormley’s work at the Royal Acadmey until December 3rd.
Kathleen Bondar
Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet - Royal Academy of Arts
Greatly admired in his native Switzerland, Felix Vallotton (1865–1925) is less well-known elsewhere until now. The Royal Academy’s...
Kathleen Bondar
Paolo Scheggi: In Depth - Estorick
What is striking about the avant-garde, “Spatialist” Italian artist Paolo Scheggi, is the quirky 60's feel to his works - the bright...
Kathleen Bondar
Who’s Afraid of Drawing?- Estorick
The selection of 60 drawings from Milan’s Ramo private collection of 20th century Italian art on paper at the Estorick (17 April – 23...
Kathleen Bondar
Fausto Melotti: Counterpoint - Estorick
The idea of movement in the inanimate object is evoked in many of Melotti’s sculptures. His philosophy “Art is an angelic geometric state...
Kathleen Bondar
The Renaissance Nude - Royal Academy of Arts
Four years in the making in conjunction with the J. Paul Getty Museum this impressive collection of Renaissance art centres on the theme...
Kathleen Bondar
Phyllida Barlow RA cul-de-sac
Although her formative years as a student led Phyllida Barlow to study in London at the Chelsea College of Art and the Slade School of...
Kathleen Bondar
Bill Viola/Michelangelo - Royal Academy of Arts
What brings these two contrasting artists together in exhibition was a visit to the Royal Collection in 2006 where Viola and the RA...
Kathleen Bondar
Modern Couples: Art, Intimacy and the Avant-garde - Barbican Art Gallery
Until 27 January 2019 Covering two floors, this vast and ambitious exhibition is set out in booths or open rooms with a section for each...
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