The bohemians who trained a generation of British artists
Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines turned their backs on the London art world to create an art school with an outsize legacy
Acquisitions of the month: September 2024
This month’s highlights include a 17th-century portrait of a bookseller from Lombardy and a breviary from the library of Charles V
Four things to see: Dress to express
People have always used clothing to express their individuality and sometimes to rebel against societal norms – as these four artworks and photographs show
Were the Impressionists really so shocking?
It suits us to think of the movement as unpopular, but the passing of time makes it harder to see why the first Impressionist Exhibition of 1874 made such a stir
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The slippery Surrealism of Pierre Roy
The French artist was largely ignored by his peers, but his uncanny painting of a snake is a masterpiece
Art Basel Paris gets a second chance to make a first impression
The much-anticipated fair returns to Paris for ‘a second inaugural edition’ with a whole new section and a greater emphasis on public programming
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In the studio with… Pauline Curnier Jardin
When working in her suntrap of a studio in Rome, the artist enjoys people-watching, listening to jazz and admiring an antique manhole cover made of travertine
In the studio with… Eduardo Terrazas
The Mexican artist, known for his woven works that borrow from folk-art traditions, listens to Bach and Rosalía while working in his studio in Colonia Roma, Mexico City
October 2024
An interview with Liliane Lijn
The dealer who launched Picasso
The marvels of Mughal painting
Impressionism and its discontents
Plus:
The many faces of Mary Magdalene, memory and modernity at the new-look Warburg Institute, how Paris will cope without the Pompidou, the richness of Arte Povera, the joy of arty plates, and what a dearth of young collectors might mean for the market; plus reviews of Mark Bradford in Berlin, what Scotland thought of the Cold War, and how printmaking made an impression
Paula Modersohn-Becker’s quest to become her own person
The German painter died tragically young, but in the course of her short life she became the artist she always wanted to be
How will Paris cope without the Pompidou Centre for five years?
The museum is set to close in 2025, leaving a hole in the city’s arts scene and adding to growing disquiet about its general direction
Emmanuel Macron pleads for Emily to stay in Paris
The French president’s wife tests her dramatic chops in the latest season of Emily in Paris, even though the show is now flirting with Rome – and her husband couldn’t be happier
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The warped aesthetics of Lynn Chadwick
The sculptor’s witty animal-like sculptures are dotted around the grounds of his house in the Cotswolds – and they feel right at home there
Four things to see: Imagination
These four artworks show how the imagination – the incubator of all human creativity – can be drawn on to conjure entirely new worlds
What real American women have worn at home, at work and in wartime
The New-York Historical Society weaves together personal and social histories by assembling all manner of garments, from workwear to rebelwear
How printmaking made a lasting impression
Printing is found throughout art history – and often in the places you least expect it, as Jennifer L. Roberts demonstrates in her highly original new book
The cult buildings of Carlo Scarpa
The Italian modernist who was at his most creative working in historic settings left behind an intensely individual legacy
The unconventional wisdom of Eileen Agar
The British Surrealist’s colourful account of a long and eventful career is back in print, and her deep commitment to her work couldn’t be clearer
Bringing Pompeii back to life
Recent conservation efforts have led to new discoveries of stunning interiors and wall paintings that also tell us more about everyday life in the city
The surreal films of Jan Švankmajer
When it comes to conjuring the uncanny atmosphere and impossible logic of dreams, the Czech film-maker has few equals
Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
Nightmarish visions are the order of the day at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge – though there are glimmers of hope, too
Pets and the City
The bond between New Yorkers and their pets offers paws for thought at this amiable but ambitious show at the New-York Historical Society
Fait à Paris: Furniture Creations by Jean-Pierre Latz at the Dresden Court
Magnificent clocks and cabinets sit resplendent at this exhibition of the Parisian craftsman’s work in the Royal Palace of Dresden
Amoako Boafo: Proper Love
This ambitious show at the Belvedere offers a chance to get to grips with the Ghanaian artist’s distinctive finger-painting style
‘One of the most attractive green spaces in central London’
Gray’s Inn Gardens forms part of a vista that has been threatened by developers more than once, but still provides a much-needed haven