Martin Oldham is an independent researcher based in London
David Hockney, Yinka Shonibare, Grayson Perry and Jessie Brennan update Hogarth’s ‘A Rake’s Progress’
A new installation mythologises Van Gogh’s old apartment in London: but such properties are often disappointing
A new exhibition brings the circumstances of the Hanoverian Succession centre stage
Ruination is a condition of modern life. An exhibition at Tate Britain explores its enduring appeal
This thoughtful and thought-provoking exhibition gives the war a human face
The Holburne has brought together a superb show that exceeds any limitations of scale or scope
‘I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few’. The William Morris Gallery hosts Jeremy Deller’s playful, provocative, politicised art
Kenwood House has been sympathetically if subtly restored; but will it become a burden in the proposed English Heritage shake-up?
It’s an interesting premise, but ‘The Russian Avant-garde, Siberia and the East’ at Palazzo Strozzi is ultimately rather disorientating
An exhibition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery attempts to find a home for Whistler on the banks of the Thames
Tate Britain’s ‘Art Under Attack’ fails to address acts of contemporary iconoclasm, such as the destruction of the Chartist Mural in Wales
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
Hollow memorials? the problem with artists’ houses
A new installation mythologises Van Gogh’s old apartment in London: but such properties are often disappointing