Maggie Gray is a writer, editor and art historian based in London.
Tom Thomson’s sketching trips in the wilderness changed the course of Canadian art, but also claimed his life
The rough-and-tumble humanity of the modern British sculptor’s sketches is refreshing to see
New footage released this week shows the militants detonating explosives at the site, and concludes with a threat to ‘demolish’ the pyramids at Giza
It will take both ambition and creative thinking to lead the museum: thankfully, Bray’s record so far suggests he has plenty of both
John Craxton is known today for his sparkling paintings of Greece. But he first found inspiration in the colder, darker landscapes of rural England
The curator of ‘Show your Wound’ discusses his thorny choice of subject and changing ideas
The Belgian painter reveres the Old Masters but is ‘ashamed’ by the state of figurative painting today
The gallery has bucked the trend by appointing an internal candidate to its top job
Maggie Gray looks forward to British modernists at Tate Britain and Dulwich Picture Gallery, antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum and the Fitzwilliam, and the Queen’s House at 400
His gliding pictures at the Courtauld Gallery show an artist in his element
‘The dangers surrounding the Syrian archaeological heritage are growing beyond our capabilities’
Camden Town, Venice…and Dieppe. Pallant House explores a forgotten influence on Walter Sickert’s art
Look forward to frantic Frieze Week festivities and quality museum shows in the UK capital
Mamdouh Eldamaty has spoken out about the controversial sale of an ancient Egyptian statue in the UK
Recognise any of these?
‘I was looking at Cézanne along Matisse’s lines’
The city’s post-war concrete blocks have always divided opinion. But is the new stuff any better?
However this issue is resolved, it won’t be the last such confrontation
The incident raises difficult questions about private collectors and national interests
Slides, video games and bedtime stories…London’s galleries don’t want to grow up
Art news: Ai Weiwei shows in Beijing; Gwangju Biennial and New Museum Triennial curators announced; stolen Rodin sculpture found; MFA Boston in racism row
French culture minister sacks Nicolas Bourriaud; Italy seeks 20 new museum directors; Whitworth wins Museum of the Year award; condom art controversy in Milwaukee
Isis destruction in Palmyra; Russborough treasures withdrawn from auction; Court orders Danh Vo to produce new work; Queen Elizabeth deeply unimpressed by painting
Europe remembers Waterloo; Outsider artist Nek Chand dies; Art Basel opens its doors; and Anish Kapoor’s ‘vagina’ sculpture is vandalised at Versailles
December 2024
Emma Crichton-Miller
Apollo
Christina Makris
Christina Riggs
Rakewell
This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites
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Wallace Collection appoints Xavier Bray as new director
It will take both ambition and creative thinking to lead the museum: thankfully, Bray’s record so far suggests he has plenty of both