Wessie du Toit writes about art, design and culture. He lives in London.
The four artists shortlisted for this year’s Lorck Schive Kunstpris all find ways of challenging local artistic traditions
August Sander’s photographs and Otto Dix’s paintings take an unflinching look at Weimar Germany
This survey of the history of South African art needs to pay more attention to the country’s craft traditions
The Swedish painter wasn’t a pioneer, she was an anomaly
A show inspired by Alan Turing probes our fascination with technology in a city of industrial importance
Tom Wesselmann’s collages show that Pop Art could have a more voluptuous – and thoughtful – side.
Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse
Changing Norwegian attitudes to privately-funded art
Context is everything: and without it, her work looks a lot like design
Rosa’s work embodies a particularly nonchalant branch of contemporary culture
London’s Dominique Lévy Gallery looks again at the 20th-century trend
Lancashire collections in London
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
What are the challenges facing young artists today?
Creative freedom, but limited resources: starting out in the art world can be a blessing and a curse