As a half French, half American individual, I give in to a pastime common to double nationals, which consists of regularly comparing both countries of origin.
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Sometimes free exhibitions are as interesting as ones you pay for. This is the case of three free exhibitions displayed in three different rooms at the Ashmolean museum in Oxford.
If you can get along to Bethnal Green in the next three weeks, I highly recommend a visit to this exhibition of photographs. They document a dramatic period in the history of the East London.
There is a natural symbiosis between the two artists in this exhibition. Both, although divided by centuries, seek to present the relationship between man and his place in the universe.
The Museum Carlo Bilotti is located in the elegant edifice of the Orangery in the park of Villa Borghese. It is one of the many and interesting museums of the Municipality of Rome scattered around the capital, and is free of charge.
The Russian architect Berthold Lubetkin once declared “Nothing is too Good for Ordinary People”* and as a founder of the radical Tecton group he designed municipal housing which combined the creation of healthy spaces, where people could live healthy lives, with the expression of his modernist aesthetic.
Paintings by Howard Fritz at the Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX from January 12th 2019
An enthralling survey of ancient myths is the central idea of Ovid’s exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome.
A daring exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work at Victoria Miro Art Gallery.
Domesday Book, William the Conqueror’s 1085 survey of his recently-won kingdom, merits an exhibition in its own right.
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. In the world of fashion, shoulders broadened and the iconic 1930s shape became established.
D A Prince appreciates the subtle way in which the two parts of Carol DeVaughn’s collection fit together
By Michael Bartholomew-Biggs • art, books, poetry reviews, year 2019 • Tags: art, books, D A Prince, poetry