Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free! Review by Graham Buchan. Jantjes earliest work on show here is a range of screenprints where he expresses his rage, not just at the oppression in his own country, but in other colonial territories such as Algeria, Ghana and Mozambique.
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![Unknown Artist, The Dove of the Holy Spirit, Mid-19th Century. Gabriele Munter and Johannes Eichner Foundation, Munich. Unknown Artist, The Dove of the Holy Spirit, Mid-19th Century. Gabriele Munter and Johannes Eichner Foundation, Munich.](https://londongrip.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Unknown-Artist-The-Dove-of-the-Holy-Spirit-Mid-19th-Century.-Gabriele-Munter-and-Johannes-Eichner-Foundation-Munich-772x1024-180x238.jpg)
Expressionists – Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider. Review by Graham Buchan. The Blue Rider was a diverse group of avant-garde artists from a variety of countries and backgrounds who gathered together in Munich pre-First World War to share their beliefs and enthusiasms.
![Archivio Patrimonio Artistico Intesa Sanpaolo Luciano Pedicini, Napoli Archivio Patrimonio Artistico Intesa Sanpaolo Luciano Pedicini, Napoli](https://londongrip.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Archivio-Patrimonio-Artistico-Intesa-Sanpaolo-Luciano-Pedicini-Napoli-180x144.jpg)
The Last Caravaggio. Review by Graham Buchan. Sometimes it is more rewarding to spend extended time with one great example of an artist’s work than to work through a whole exhibition. This is the opportunity being offered by the National Gallery’s free show The Last Caravaggio.
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Poem-Object and Objective of the Poem: Lisa Kelly reflects on possible new interactions between word and material
![HUBBARD HUBBARD](https://londongrip.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/HUBBARD-180x274.jpg)
Poetry review – GOD’S LITTLE ARTIST: Rosie Johnston considers Sue Hubbard’s perceptive and affectionate poetic biography of the painter Gwen John
![FRANCE FRANCE](https://londongrip.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FRANCE-180x255.jpg)
Poetry review – TOOK MY WAY DOWN, LIKE A MESSENGER, TO THE DEEP: Edmund Prestwich admires the intricacy of Linda France’s sonnet sequence linking the paintings of Leonora Carrington with the experience of lockdown
Ray Harryhausen: Special Edition Collection. Review by Alan Price. Ray’s unique imaginative insight into his beautifully made models is a great validation for the artistry of stop motion: one artist’s sole painstaking control over his creation – all those hours, in solitude, crafting the finally realised results.
Artist Descending a Typewriter. Review by Clare Morris. If you asked Michael Paul Hogan how to write a book on contemporary art, he would probably reply, ‘On a typewriter – a 1928 Royal Portable to be precise.’ In ‘Artist Descending a Typewriter: Nine Essays on Contemporary Art’, armed with the same typewriter, he takes us on a remarkable journey through the lives and creative output of an array of exciting contemporary artists.
What is Quality in Art? Review by Barbara Lewis. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – or so they say. For Alejandro Vergara-Sharp, art historian and senior curator of Flemish and Northern European Paintings at the Prado in Madrid, art appreciation can be more much objective than that if your standard is quality.
By Barbara Lewis • art, books, year 2024 • Tags: art, Barbara Lewis, books