Reviews
Loïe Fuller at La Casa Encendida, Madrid
This exhibition of the pioneering dancer and choreographer Loïe Fuller reveals her to be a thoroughly modern innovator
Enitharmon Editions
‘Makin’ lit’ry his-tor-y…’ Founded in 1967, Enitharmon Press is flourishing, and has adapted its publishing profile in recent years
Art and Life at Kettle’s Yard
‘Art & Life’ is a touring exhibition, but Kettle’s Yard is clearly its spiritual home
Collage Master: Richard Hamilton at Tate Modern
Hamilton never shied away from blatancy and delighted in mischievous shock and awe on his own terms
Joana Vasconcelos in Manchester
The artist has been given the run of the place, making and placing 18 works, as she put it to me, ‘wherever I could connect with something.’
Basalt in St James’s Park
Jill McManners’ watercolours of the forbiddingly beautiful Shiant Isles look compellingly out of place in central London
Losing Control: ‘Martin Creed: What’s the point of It?’
Creed asserts himself over the Hayward Gallery’s spaces and his presence is never entirely benign
Culture Clash at the Royal Museums Greenwich
The RMG’s self-reflective conference looked at how contemporary art can contribute to historic contexts
‘Hockney: Printmaker’ at the Dulwich Picture Gallery
An exhibition of Hockney’s prints reveal him to be full of nervous energy and analytical precision
Great View: the UK’s first art history festival
‘View Festival’ in London was a great success: it seems bizarre that nothing like this has ever taken place in the city before
‘La Bella Figura’ at Max Wigram Gallery
This exhibition of Italian post-war art and design is refreshingly alert to the country’s complex political tensions
German Expressionism in Baltimore
The BMA tries to graft German Expressionism onto a French family tree, but it shouldn’t overlook the movement’s specific concerns
Poetic Painters: Turner and Helen Frankenthaler at Turner Contemporary
This unusual exhibition is a delightful and energising experience
‘Men in Pants’ at the De Morgan Centre
Life drawing and the mastery of the male form was an essential part of artistic study in the Victorian period. But what if the student was a woman?
Discoveries: Exhibition Review
‘Discoveries’ contains several lovely moments, but never really comes together to contribute more than the sum of its parts
Condo in London
George Condo is hot property right now, with two new solo exhibitions about to open in London. Does his new work live up to the hype?
The Wild Side of Indian Art: Two Book Reviews
Two fascinating books explore the significance of the depiction of animals in Mughal art
Ringing with Commendations: Joseph Wright
The Holburne has brought together a superb show that exceeds any limitations of scale or scope
Quiet Transformation: ‘A Dialogue with Nature’
The German and British Romantic landscapes at the Courtauld sing rather than shout of a new vision
Serge Poliakoff: Silent Pictures
An exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris is an excellent introduction to Poliakoff’s dynamic yet quiet works
Flowers in the Fitzwilliam Museum
If you happen to pass the Shiba Gallery, a glance into the display room might reveal a species of painting with which you’re unfamiliar
Good Form: Hans Arp at Hauser & Wirth
‘Chance – Form – Language’ is a tight, neatly balanced show at Hauser & Wirth’s Savile Row gallery
Well Cut: Hannah Höch at the Whitechapel Gallery
Dada artist Hannah Höch’s witty, feminist work in collage and photomontage is as inspiring as ever
Spot the Difference
One set of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers was popular enough – it’s worth braving the crowds at the National Gallery to see two side by side
Seeing London through Frank Auerbach’s eyes