‘Michael Cardew: The Last Sane Man’ Launch Photos
The British studio potter Michael Cardew (1901-1983) was a man of paradox, a modernist who disliked modernity, a colonial servant who despised Empire, a husband and father who was also homosexual, and an intellectual who worked with his hands. Graduating from Oxford in 1923, training with the legendary Bernard Leach, he went on to lead … Read more
Impossible Conversations: Preview of the stunning exhibition catalogue ‘Schiaparelli and Prada’
Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations is the stunning new exhibition catalogue from The Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. A captivating exploration of the striking similarities between Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, the book features insightful texts and stunning photographs to create a ‘conversation’ between two iconic fashion designers. As advance copies have just arrived in the office, … Read more
The Sun Amidst Small Stars: Titian at the National Gallery
Titian was a master of 16th-century Venetian painting, and produced highly influential work both as a talented young painter, and as a famous, seasoned artist. During his varied career, he experimented with many different painting styles, and his use of colour in particular had a huge influence on artists of the Italian Renaissance and beyond. … Read more
Painting High Society: Johan Zoffany exhibition opens at the Royal Academy of Arts this weekend
Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed opened at the Yale Center for British Art last year, providing an overview of the great master’s works, full of wit, shrewd political commentary and perceptive social observation. The exhibition also looked at Zoffany’s astute skills as a networker, adapting brilliantly to Britain’s culture of patronage. This Saturday the show … Read more
Capturing Berenice Abbott: New exhibition and book showcases the varied career of a great photographer
Last week saw the opening of a comprehensive new Berenice Abbott exhibition at Jeu de Paume, Paris. ‘Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), Photographs’ reveals the astonishing range of the iconic photographer’s artistic, documentary and scientific works. Here we take a look at this exhibition and the beautiful accompanying catalogue published by Editions Hazan. The American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) … Read more
