Reviews

Penone delights in the interplay between man, nature, and art

A round-up of the week’s reviews, from 18th-century pastels to contemporary paintings

The Petit Palais is the perfect location for ‘Paris 1900’ and its sumptuous exploration of the Belle Époque

Stained pink, Mosse’s film from the Democratic Republic of Congo takes on a nightmarishly surreal aspect

Some of the world’s most significant modern artists experimented with textile design

‘…to be iconoclast is also a gesture of respect, of devotion.’

Quick to use and extremely versatile, pastels were very popular in 18th-century Britain. Are we seeing a revival?

Post-Communist Transylvania collides with the neon-fronted buildings of free market California

Review of ‘Degenerate Art’ at the Neue Galerie, New York

A round-up of the week’s reviews: Anselm Kiefer, Phyllida Barlow, Camille Henrot and sustainable art

Barlow’s wonderfully wobbly looking monoliths are powerful but unpretentious

French artist Camille Henrot’s first solo UK exhibition at Chisenhale Gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers

A round-up of the week’s reviews: Paris, paintings, and two very different types of print

A winningly eccentric exhibition of contemporary painting

The chiaroscuro woodcut prints in this exhibition are technically brilliant and visually beautiful. The only thing they lack here is context

Marville found glimpses of the Romantic sublime in Haussmann-era Paris. His photographs at the Met are not to be missed

In Apollo’s March issue we previewed Salon du Dessin, which opens tomorrow at the Palais de la Bourse, Paris

How do you like your Georgians? William Kent’s designs come with a liberal coating of gilt

This exhibition about Clemenceau’s enthusiasm for Asian art is little short of revelatory

A round-up of the week’s reviews: murals, ruins, maps and charts, and contemporary responses to historic art…

The current Piranesi exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum raises interesting questions about original artworks and their reproductions

Yinka Shonibare’s work at the Barnes Foundation is both entertaining and deeply reflective

Nilima Sheikh’s extraordinary paintings need more introduction than they are given here