Call it charisma,presence or personal magnetism. Paul Gauguin had it in abundance.
The best interpretation one may put upon this phenomenon is that it’s a bit of fun,but it is a worrisome trend because the prize becomes the public standard by which art is judged.
Pharaoh – the British Museum’s largest-ever loan exhibition – is quite exceptional. A monumental subject has brought forth a monumental feat of exhibition design.
The win signifies a return to the quaint,old-fashioned notion that a portrait should be a good likeness.
Cutting Through Time explores affinities between Cressida Campbell,Margaret Preston,and Japanese printmakers.
A clever and subtle reworking of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 psychological thriller that gave us the term gaslighting makes for an entertaining night of theatre.
Once seen,Sally Robinson’s works are never forgotten.
At first glance I thought the palace was on fire,with Charles looking strangely pleased as he was engulfed in flames.
A mash-up of geology and art history has allowed a geologist to pinpoint the likely setting for one of the world’s most famous paintings.
In A World Undone,Nicholas Mangan tackles the big issues of our time with a formidable intelligence but with a dry sense of aesthetics.
Where the works of William Kentridge only asks questions,the Sydney Biennale provides ready-made answers.