London Grip Poetry Review – Carol DeVaughn
D A Prince appreciates the subtle way in which the two parts of Carol DeVaughn’s collection fit together
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Your Culture is not mine…or is it? America’s tense relationship with high culture. By Stephanie V Sears
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.
A place that exists only in moonlight. Turner Contemporary. Katie Paterson & JMW Turner. Review by Fiona Sinclair.
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.
Balla: Villa Borghese. Review by Carla Scarano.
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.
Howard Fritz – A Retrospective
Paintings by Howard Fritz at the Torriano Meeting House, 99 Torriano Avenue, London, NW5 2RX from January 12th 2019
Ovid. Love, myths and other stories. Review by Carla Scarano.
An enthralling survey of ancient myths is the central idea of Ovid’s exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome.
Yayoi Kusama: The moving moment when I went to the universe. Review by Carla Scarano.
A daring exhibition of Yayoi Kusama’s work at Victoria Miro Art Gallery.
Night and Day: 1930s Fashion & Photographs. Review by Barbara Lewis.
In 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. In the world of fashion, shoulders broadened and the iconic 1930s shape became established.
Mantegna and Bellini, National Gallery. Review by Barbara Lewis.
Andrea Mantegna was a self-made man from Padua. In 1453, he married into the greatest artistic family of nearby Venice and became the brother-in-law of Giovanni Bellini.
Duilio Cambellotti, Myth, Dream and reality. Review by Carla Scarano.
The beautiful park and the edifices of Villa Torlonia in via Nomentana in Rome is an unmissable place in the tour of the capital.
Fideles Oculi, Jennie Jewitt-Harris Exhibition. Review by WIlliam Marshall
This is a remarkable exhibition: Jennie Jewitt-Harris’s intricate collages, built in many cases on a foundation of pencil and charcoal drawings of driftwood, are a delight to the eye.
Marthe de Meligny, Pierre Bonnard exhibition, Tate Modern. Review by Jane McChrystal.
For many of us stuck here in the grey fastness of a London winter, a visit to the 2019 Pierre Bonnard exhibition has brought some welcome relief.