Tim Smith-Laing holds a DPhil on early modern mythography from Merton College, Oxford
Bruegel may have painted many peasants, but he was one of the most complex – and urbane – artists of his day
The distorted Character Heads of the 18th-century sculptor have long perplexed critics
The photographs of Dorothea Lange and Vanessa Winship share a fascination with society in flux
An exploration of Picasso’s passion for food sheds new light on the artist’s other appetites
Appetite is a central theme in the exuberant paintings of Dale Lewis, at Edel Assanti in London
This superbly curated exhibition transforms our understanding of medieval art history
Artist Andy Holden has collaborated with his father, the ornithologist Peter Holden, on an Artangel project exploring our fascination with ‘home’
MoMA’s ‘greatest hits’ are superb, of course – but are they a little too familiar?
Featuring Goya, teddy bears and suicide vests, ‘The Disasters of Everyday Life’ is puerile, provocative, and superb
The Japanese artist deserves to be better known in Britain, but his playful, political work suffers out of context
Examples of Dutch micro-carving on show at the Rijksmuseum are full of astounding detail
An exhibition documenting Picasso’s obsession with minotaurs and matadors is a curatorial triumph
Ovid’s epic mythological poem has fired the imaginations of artists since the Renaissance
This is a gem of a book, full of scholarly insight
Materials range from concrete to soap bubbles; subjects include mass extinction and internet cats. This is a bizarre mix of work, but a fascinating one
Elizabeth Price’s new video is an audacious act of extrapolation, that asks deep questions about our impulse to preserve, restore, and destroy
An exhibition at the Courtauld proves few things are more tantalising than a beautiful manuscript under glass
We misunderstand the artist if we fail to look past his grotesque beasts and monsters
This major solo show reveals just how much Soth’s frank stare pervades his photographs
A look at how the genre of the grotesque has unfolded from the Renaissance to the present day
There can be little argument with the quality of the works; but there is, to put it mildly, a lot to take in
Reid Kelley retells the minotaur story with rare and quite brilliant verve
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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