Reviews
Muse Reviews: 18 January
‘Unseen’ at the Courtauld Gallery; Blake at the Ashmolean; Moroni at the Royal Academy; and sculptors’ drawings in Boston
Illuminating and frustrating: William Blake at the Ashmolean Museum
There can be little argument with the quality of the works; but there is, to put it mildly, a lot to take in
Fresh faces: Moroni at the Royal Academy
The Royal Academy’s exhibition presents Moroni’s portraits in their wider context
Unknown Dimensions: ‘Sculptors’ Drawings from Renaissance Italy’
An exhibition of drawings by Renaissance sculptors provides valuable insights into both mediums
Muse Reviews: 11 January
Toulouse-Lautrec at MoMA; Shostakovich’s ballet at GRAD; Walid Raad in Hamburg; and photographs at the Science Museum
Dual Identity: ‘Postface’ by Walid Raad at Sfeir-Semler Gallery
Two of Raad’s career-defining projects reveal the balance of rigorous research and subtle wit that informs his work
Bringing back ‘The Bolt’: designs for Shostakovich’s ballet on show at GRAD
Shostakovich’s 1931 ballet was pulled from Russian theatres after just one performance; now, a show in London tried to bring it back
Every bit as good as Matisse: ‘The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec’ at New York’s MoMA
There’s a second talented Parisian on show at the MoMA this winter
What not to miss over the Christmas period
Some fascinating exhibitions in the UK, Europe and USA are closing in early January. Last chance…
Review: ‘Drawn by Light: The Royal Photographic Society Collection’
The Science Museum’s Media Space hosts another excellent display
Powerful gifts: is there a darker side to ‘Gold’?
The Queen’s Gallery’s latest exhibition brings together some exquisite items, but what of their cultural and political context?
Cézanne goes digital: catalogue raisonné launches online
As data increasingly migrates to the cloud, so art scholarship goes digital
Muse Reviews: 21 December
The Winchester Bible in New York; tapestries at the Getty; and war photography at Tate
The Winchester Bible in New York
The Met’s display of pages from one of the UK’s most extraordinary manuscripts is a small but perfect show
The scars of war: ‘Conflict, Time, Photography’ at Tate
Tate’s exhibition aims not to shock, but to contemplate the lasting effects of conflict on the people and places affected
‘Wojciech Fangor. Colour-Light-Space’ curated by de Pury de Pury
One of Poland’s most highly regarded living artists presents mesmerising large canvases of shimmering colour
A Woven Palette: ‘Spectacular Rubens’ at the Getty
Designed by Rubens at the height of his career, these exuberant tapestries are remarkably painterly
Muse Reviews: 14 December
Tapestries in the Prado, the Getty and the Met; Deller’s take on Warhol and Morris; and immersive works by both Pipilotti Rist and Moholy-Nagy
Cooper Hewitt Museum reopens in New York
Thanks to a meticulous and inventive renovation project, the US now has a really good national museum of design
Pipilotti Rist’s enveloping videos at Hauser & Wirth
Rist’s work is overtly sensual, and places the visitor’s own body at its centre
Moholy-Nagy’s pioneering multi-sensory art
Today’s museums work hard to develop interactive, immersive and sensory displays: but Moholy-Nagy got there first
The Prado, the Getty and the Metropolitan Museum celebrate the art of tapestry
Now is the time to see some of the most spectacular tapestries around
Go With The Flow: William Morris and Andy Warhol at Modern Art Oxford
All three artists emerge as experts in self-branding. On the whole, I’m sold
Muse Reviews: 7 December
Moroni’s self-conscious sitters; Warhol’s ephemera; and Sugimoto’s deceptive diaoramas
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