Champagne feminism at the Saatchi Gallery and celebrity women in Wapping
Two exhibitions in London tackle the role and representation of women in art – with decidedly mixed results
Creativity and Constraints: Mackintosh’s architectural drawings at RIBA
RIBA’s Charles Rennie Mackintosh exhibition is very much an architect’s show, consisting almost entirely of architectural drawings and watercolours. Only two…
Portrait of an apartment block: ‘Ponte City’ at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
The wider significance of ‘Ponte City’
‘A Victorian Obsession: The Pérez Simón Collection’ at Leighton House
For the first time, the permanent collection at Leighton House is being cleared for a display of Victorian art
Review: ‘Rembrandt: The Late Works’ at the National Gallery, London
Self-scrutiny, experimentation, intimacy and contemplation characterise the master’s final years
Review: Christopher Dresser at the Fine Art Society
Overlooked for decades, Christopher Dresser is now recognised as one of the most influential figures in 19th-century design
Review: Al Jazeera’s Rebel Architecture
Al Jazeera’s ‘Rebel Architecture’ series challenges the ways in which we view the role of the architect
Review: ‘Disobedient Objects’ at the V&A
Can the objects of political activism hold their own in a museum?
Seeing London through Frank Auerbach’s eyes