Reviews
Review: ‘Polke/Richter Richter/Polke’ at Christie’s Mayfair
The partnership and rivalry between these two great painters was mutually beneficial
Review: Matisse’s cut-outs at Tate Modern are brimming with life
The artist’s late work was truly ahead of its time
‘Extraterrestrial’ views: Andreas Gursky photography displays in London
Gursky’s work is on display at Sprüth Magers and White Cube Bermondsey
Review: ‘Veronese’ at the National Gallery, London
The really magnificent thing about Veronese is his eye for incidental detail
Muse Reviews: 27 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Hindu-Buddhist sculpture, Yelena Popova, Richard Wilson, and contemporary art in Azerbaijan
Review: ‘Other Primary Structures’ at the Jewish Museum
‘Primary Structures’ in 1966 featured minimalist sculptors from the US and UK. This revisionist revival looks further afield
Review: Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum
Packed with treasures, this exhibition will be hard to top
Muse Reviews: 20 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews: sculpture in the landscape and sculpture in the home
Gagosian expands again with an Urs Fischer exhibition in New York
Fischer’s sculptures are on show at Gagosian’s new Park Avenue space, and a temporary downtown venue
Review: Ursula von Rydingsvard at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The artist’s powerful and unsettling sculptures deserve to be better known in the UK
Review: Made in Italy, ‘The Glamour of Italian Fashion’ at the V&A
What’s behind the rise and rise of Italian fashion?
Review: ‘Giuseppe Penone: Circling’ at the Gagosian Gallery, London
Penone delights in the interplay between man, nature, and art
Muse Reviews: 13 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews, from 18th-century pastels to contemporary paintings
Review: ‘Paris 1900’ at the Petit Palais, Paris
The Petit Palais is the perfect location for ‘Paris 1900’ and its sumptuous exploration of the Belle Époque
Richard Mosse’s ‘The Enclave’ on display in London
Stained pink, Mosse’s film from the Democratic Republic of Congo takes on a nightmarishly surreal aspect
Review: ‘Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol’ at the Fashion and Textile Museum
Some of the world’s most significant modern artists experimented with textile design
Review: Pablo Echaurren at the Estorick Collection
‘…to be iconoclast is also a gesture of respect, of devotion.’
Review: ‘The Craze for Pastel’ at Tate Britain
Quick to use and extremely versatile, pastels were very popular in 18th-century Britain. Are we seeing a revival?
Review: Marius Bercea at Blain|Southern
Post-Communist Transylvania collides with the neon-fronted buildings of free market California
Review: ‘Degenerate Art: The Attack on Modern Art in Nazi Germany, 1937’, Neue Galerie, New York
Review of ‘Degenerate Art’ at the Neue Galerie, New York
Muse Reviews: 6 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Anselm Kiefer, Phyllida Barlow, Camille Henrot and sustainable art
Disarmingly joyful: Phyllida Barlow’s ‘dock’ at Tate Britain
Barlow’s wonderfully wobbly looking monoliths are powerful but unpretentious
In Pursuit of an Idea: Camille Henrot at Chisenhale Gallery
French artist Camille Henrot’s first solo UK exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers
The many faces of Mary Magdalene