Reviews
Muse Reviews: 30 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Paris, paintings, and two very different types of print
I Cheer a Dead Man’s Sweetheart at the De La Warr Pavilion
A winningly eccentric exhibition of contemporary painting
Beyond Painting: ‘Renaissance Impressions’ at the RA
The chiaroscuro woodcut prints in this exhibition are technically brilliant and visually beautiful. The only thing they lack here is context
Charles Marville and the Urban Sublime
Marville found glimpses of the Romantic sublime in Haussmann-era Paris. His photographs at the Met are not to be missed
Salon du Dessin: March Apollo
In Apollo’s March issue we previewed Salon du Dessin, which opens tomorrow at the Palais de la Bourse, Paris
Affected Taste: William Kent at the V&A
How do you like your Georgians? William Kent’s designs come with a liberal coating of gilt
‘Clemenceau, le Tigre et l’Asie’ at Musée Guimet, Paris
This exhibition about Clemenceau’s enthusiasm for Asian art is little short of revelatory
Muse Reviews: 23 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: murals, ruins, maps and charts, and contemporary responses to historic art…
‘Diverse Maniere: Piranesi, Fantasy and Excess’ at Sir John Soane’s Museum
The current Piranesi exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum raises interesting questions about original artworks and their reproductions
Stimulating the mind and the eyes: Barnes and Shonibare
Yinka Shonibare’s work at the Barnes Foundation is both entertaining and deeply reflective
Trouble in Paradise: A Tribute to Kashmir in Chicago
Nilima Sheikh’s extraordinary paintings need more introduction than they are given here
Whitney Biennial
It’s been billed as ‘the broadest and most diverse’ Whitney Biennial to date, and the enormous variety of this year’s display is no bad thing
Intelligent Design: Beautiful Science at the British Library
We tend to forget how good art and design can be at communicating big ideas, and, it turns out, big data
‘Ruin Lust’ at Tate Britain
Ruination is a condition of modern life. An exhibition at Tate Britain explores its enduring appeal
A New Lease of Life for Jackson Pollock’s Mural
Restoration work on the painting has revealed some interesting facts, and debunked some myths
Muse Reviews: 16 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Beautiful bronzes, Cézanne and the Modern, abstract drawings, Bill Viola, and Asian art
A Tour of Asia Week New York
A roundup of highlights from Asia Week New York which runs from 14–22 March
Meditations on Film: Bill Viola at the Grand Palais
Meditative and mysterious, Bill Viola’s video work asks timeless questions
A Hard Line: Sculptor Richard Deacon curates ‘Abstract Drawing’
Deacon stretches the concept of drawing well beyond the flat page
Outstanding Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes at the Frick Collection
A small but exceptional display of bronzes from the Hill Collection
Muse Reviews: 9 March
A round-up of the week’s reviews: women artists, kinetic art, Korea, spambots, keywords, the First World War and Futurism
Reframing Futurism at the Guggenheim
The sheer scale of the Guggenheim’s display makes it impossible to box Futurism into its usual uneasy categories
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