Reviews
Review: The British Library goes Gothic
‘Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination’, from Bram Stoker and to Wallace and Gromit
‘Cutting directly into vivid colour’: Matisse arrives in New York
Matisse’s cut-outs have arrived in New York; and it’s a piece from MoMA’s own collection that steals the show
Muse Reviews: 12 October
Our round-up of recent reviews: Anthony Caro, Thomas Hart Benton, Rossetti’s Obsession and a generous Georgian
Reviving the Regionalists: Thomas Hart Benton at the Metropolitan Museum
The artist is the latest US Regionalist to be lauded in a major museum
Physician, philanthropist, collector: ‘The Generous Georgian’ in three objects
The Foundling Museum introduces Dr Richard Mead
Anthony Caro’s late, great sculptures at Annely Juda Fine Art
‘The Last Sculptures’ is a timely celebration of Caro’s late work, almost a year after his death
‘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
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