Reviews

A RESTORATION (2016), Elizabeth Price, two-screen video still.

This is reckless restoration of the very best kind

Elizabeth Price’s new video is an audacious act of extrapolation, that asks deep questions about our impulse to preserve, restore, and destroy

1 Apr 2016

G.F. Watts used to be ridiculed – how did he make a comeback?

With the reopening of the Watts Studios, an amazing revival of the painter’s reputation, and of his wife Mary’s, is almost complete

26 Mar 2016

An artistic pilgrimage that will make you see London in a spiritual light

You don’t have to be Christian to appreciate the ‘Stations of the Cross’ trail this Easter weekend

22 Mar 2016

Ed Ruscha mixes it up in Turin

The artist turned collector – and a display that reveals his very diverse interests

22 Mar 2016

The Met Breuer’s biggest strength is its ability to make you think

Two fresh and distinct inaugural exhibitions could set a new blueprint for the museum

17 Mar 2016

Nikolai Astrup shines outside Norway

The Norwegian painter gets some overdue recognition at the Dulwich Picture Gallery

16 Mar 2016

Mark Wallinger’s uncanny identity parade

There’s no shortage of ideas in Mark Wallinger’s psychoanalytically-inspired new show, but it’s hardly a walk on the wild side

16 Mar 2016
Group IX/SUW, No. 17. The Swan, No. 17, by Hilma af Klint.

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The Swedish painter wasn’t a pioneer, she was an anomaly

15 Mar 2016

Terrorism, anarchy and revolt in 1970s Portugal

Stan Douglas turns to espionage in his latest re-examination of cultural history

15 Mar 2016

Rocking out in Berlin

Copying prehistoric rock painting was an art in its own right – and one that had a striking impact on modernism

14 Mar 2016

A closer look at Ingres’ impossible ideals

Oddities and masterpieces abound in Spain’s first exhibition devoted to the French artist

12 Mar 2016

Smart art that will make you reconsider your smartphone

Art inspired by science can be hit and miss. But here’s an artist who really gets its beauty and complexity

9 Mar 2016

The brightly painted books that outshine Botticelli

An exhibition at the Courtauld proves few things are more tantalising than a beautiful manuscript under glass

4 Mar 2016

A collection of Victorian drawings land in the UK

Leighton House proves a perfect backdrop for a remarkable collection of drawings

25 Feb 2016

Graphic surprises from Sergei Eisenstein

The master of the Soviet avant-garde had a soft spot for England – and the works of Arthur Conan Doyle

24 Feb 2016

Manchester’s love letter to the machine age

A show inspired by Alan Turing probes our fascination with technology in a city of industrial importance

23 Feb 2016

Painting and ceramics collide in Betty Woodman’s work

The octogenarian’s first solo show in a UK institution is a riot of colour and character

17 Feb 2016

The march of time at Modern Art Oxford: Celebrating 50 years

An ambitious year-long survey celebrates Modern Art Oxford’s great moments since its founding 50 years ago

11 Feb 2016

Egyptology from the point of view of Egyptians

Review of a groundbreaking study of overlooked 20th-century scholars

11 Feb 2016

Rear views: the backs of paintings are well worth a look

An intriguing exhibition in Milan questions which side of a painting we should pay attention to

10 Feb 2016

Francis Towne’s long road to recognition

Towne’s watercolours aren’t as ground-breaking as they were once made out to be, but they are definitely good enough to merit a revival

8 Feb 2016

Strength in numbers: stars of Netherlandish drawing, from Frans Floris to Rubens

‘The absence of big names is one of the joys of the exhibition.’ A revelatory display of drawings puts works by lesser-known Netherlandish masters in the spotlight.

More sensual than a Campbell’s soup can: the collages of Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wesselmann’s collages show that Pop Art could have a more voluptuous – and thoughtful – side.

3 Feb 2016

Carolee Schneemann brings chaos, mess and erotic liberation to Salzburg

Never have chaos and excess been presented so clearly and coherently…

3 Feb 2016