Reviews

Sickert at the Seaside: how Dieppe shaped the artist’s work

Camden Town, Venice…and Dieppe. Pallant House explores a forgotten influence on Walter Sickert’s art

1 Oct 2015

The Turner Prize is better off in Glasgow than London

Tramway’s a great place for it. Plus, two out of four of the exhibits are less navel-gazing than last year

1 Oct 2015

Powerful Storytelling: ‘The Face of Britain by Simon Schama’ on BBC2 Reviewed

Schama’s delivery saves the first episode from homely tackiness

1 Oct 2015

Jeff Koons takes on the Old Masters in Florence

Koons is nothing if not fearless to invite comparison with the greatest Renaissance artists.

29 Sep 2015

A Prado on the Prairie: ‘Treasures from the House of Alba’ in Dallas

There’s something for everyone in this spectacular show

25 Sep 2015

Yorkshire’s Celebration Of Anthony Caro

Hepworth Wakefield and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park have joined forces for a major exhibition

18 Sep 2015

London Diary

Thank god for September. The art year has kicked off like a mule with a grievance

14 Sep 2015

Resurrecting the Fallen Feather Gods of Polynesia

‘Missionaries and Idols in Polynesia’ at SOAS reviewed

8 Sep 2015

Artists address the Armenian genocide at the Istanbul Biennial

Curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev sees art as a way of ‘shaping the souls of people’ for the better

7 Sep 2015

The Best of the Istanbul Biennial

Five highlights from Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev’s programme, which dwells on its location’s history

7 Sep 2015

Turner Prize art tours Scotland on a bus

Who cares whether it’s parochial? The Travelling Gallery exhibition is a fun and engaging idea

4 Sep 2015

Welcome to Dismaland. Banksy surveils the state of Britain today

‘LOOK INTO THE CAMERA’ barked the security guard, unsmiling

2 Sep 2015

The Future of Surrealism

A reflection on how surrealism left the centre stage

29 Aug 2015

Centenary show proves Ben Uri Gallery deserves a permanent home in London

Too many masterpieces from this collection are stuck in storage

21 Aug 2015

Garage Modernism: Vienna’s legendary Loos Bar pops up in a Los Angeles carport

The ‘American Bar’ comes to America…as an art installation

19 Aug 2015

Painting’s Fanboys: Winston Churchill and Andrew Marr

‘What would you do if you saw Picasso walking in front of you down Piccadilly?’ Sir Alfred Munnings asked Winston Churchill

18 Aug 2015

Five highlights from the Edinburgh Art Festival – and two to miss

It’s a patchy programme this year, but a few projects stand out

4 Aug 2015

Human Nature: the unsettling work of Piero di Cosimo

Since Vasari’s day, Piero has been treated as if he were a primitive ‘outsider’ artist

3 Aug 2015

Wrapped in wire at the Wellcome Collection

See everyday objects enshrined in copper wire, and contribute to Alice Anderson’s latest work yourself

30 Jul 2015

Louis XIV: a round-up of exhibitions

Louis XIV’s tercentenary commemorated in exhibitions around the world

29 Jul 2015

Jonathan Richardson by himself

The 18th-century artist’s self-portraits are a remarkable exercise in self-scrutiny.

27 Jul 2015

Joseph Cornell steps into the limelight

A major retrospective of Joseph Cornell’s work presents a stay-at-home artist who was obsessed with travel.

24 Jul 2015

Dulwich Picture Gallery gives Prud’hon the attention he deserves

It’s time to rediscover France’s answer to Correggio

22 Jul 2015

London Diary

Thrilling and thoughtful work by an Angolan collective puts shows by Marc Quinn and Joseph Cornell in the shade

21 Jul 2015