Held at the Courtauld Gallery, Hepworth in Colour turns its attention to a long-neglected aspect of Barbara Hepworth’s practice: colour. As Hepworth herself remarked in 1970: “In a way my colour has been accepted, but never understood.” This focused, research-driven exhibition brings together around 20 sculptures and 30 drawings and paintings, placing her sculptures in …
The name Marilyn Monroe has long transcended her identity as an actress to become one of the defining cultural symbols of the twentieth century. In celebration of the Hollywood star’s 100th birthday and in association with the Marilyn Monroe Estate, Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait explores the life, career and legacy of Marilyn Monroe through portraits …
Few artists make you question your own eyes even as you look. Walking into M.C. Escher: The Exhibition at the Somerset House, that feeling sets in almost from the first step. A Building Made for Escher Somerset House may be the most fitting space in London to host an Escher exhibition. Stairs greet you …
If you were to ask British children what they share as a common childhood memory, Quentin Blake’s line work would almost certainly be among the answers. Those seemingly casual, light, almost hurried brushstrokes accompanied generations of British children as they grew up. From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Matilda, the wonderfully eccentric characters conjured …
Held at Tate Britain, this retrospective is the largest exhibition of James McNeill Whistler’s work to be presented in Europe in nearly thirty years. Bringing together 150 exquisite works, it offers a rare opportunity to experience the full breadth of his painting, drawing, printmaking and design. He pioneered innovative techniques, creating astonishingly beautiful, ethereal visions …
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