Reviews
‘Rossetti’s Obsession: Images of Jane Morris’ at the William Morris Gallery
Jane Morris posed as numerous legendary characters for Rossetti: what of her own?
Muse Reviews: 5 October
Recent exhibition reviews, including Constable, Edwin Smith and a modern take on the minotaur myth
Review: Modern ruins steal the show in ‘Constructing Worlds’
Abandoned and neglected sites feature as prominently as those in construction in the Barbican’s photography exhibition
The Balfron Tower ‘pop-up’ puts Brutalism back in the spotlight
The reopening of Flat 130 makes Brutalism briefly accessible
Review: ‘Ming: 50 years that changed China’ at the British Museum
There was more to the Ming period than blue and white porcelain
The sound of war: Susan Philipsz’ Broken Ensemble at Eastside Projects
The troubling sounds of five war-damaged instruments are heard for the first time in over 100 years
Small town life: Gwen Raverat at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
Kettle’s Yard showcases the wood engravings of Gwen Raverat, who made her name depicting the area around Cambridge
Review: ‘Ordinary Beauty: The Photography of Edwin Smith’ at RIBA
Edwin Smith’s photographs captured the end of a different age
Modern Myth: Mary Reid Kelley’s ‘Swinburne’s Pasiphae’
Reid Kelley retells the minotaur story with rare and quite brilliant verve
Review: ‘British Art at War: David Bomberg’ on BBC Four
Another informative episode, but why does it claim to be about war when the subject is given so little airtime?
Review: ‘Constable: The Making of a Master’ at the V&A
If you thought that you knew John Constable’s art, you are going to be in for something of a surprise
Muse Reviews: 28 September
From ancient Assyria to the Vienna Actionists…a round-up of recent reviews and interviews
The Wallace Collection’s Great Gallery
The nuances of the new hang might be lost on the non-specialist, but overall the Wallace Collection’s refurbished gallery is magnificent
Bodies in action: Vienna Actionism at Hauser & Wirth New York
To really appreciate this body of work, leave your sense of propriety at the door
Wp Wp Wp: Fiona Banner at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Fiona Banner’s extraordinary indoor Chinook will make you want duck and run
Review: ‘British Art at War: Walter Sickert’ on BBC Four
Andrew Graham-Dixon gives an engaging account of the modern artist and marketeer. But what about the war?
Muse Reviews: 21 September
Great British artists in the limelight this week: ‘Late Turner’ at Tate; Christopher Dresser at the Fine Art Society; and Paul Nash on BBC Four
London in Paris: Gilbert & George at Thaddaeus Ropac
Will Gilbert and George’s Scapegoating Pictures have the same impact in Paris as in London?
Review: Bernd and Hilla Becher at Sprüth Magers
An earnest girl in a Hackney pub once told me she was fascinated by motorway flyovers; ‘I just think they’re…
Review: ‘Jim Dine: A History of Communism’ at Alan Cristea Gallery
Dine turns Soviet-era lithographic stones into contemporary art
‘Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album’ at the Royal Academy, London
Hopper treads the line between documentary and art expertly
Review: ‘British Art at War: Paul Nash’ on BBC Four
Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the work of Paul Nash, whose career was deeply affected by the two World Wars
Podcast
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‘Houses as Museums…Museums as Houses’
What is it that separates a house from a museum, and do we like those separations?