Emily Knight
Emily Knight is assistant curator of paintings at the V&A.
Night fever – the dark energy of Joseph Wright of Derby
A biography of the artist known as the ‘painter of light’ explores his fascination with gloomy subjects
9 Dec 2020
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A Diego Rivera mural is the San Francisco Art Institute’s prize asset – but that doesn’t mean it should be sold
The work is central to the identity of the cash-strapped school
Keeping time – the Tunisian clock monuments that tell of a bygone regime
A decade after the uprisings that led to the downfall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the clocks he loved remain
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Podcast
The Apollo 40 under 40 podcast: Mohamad Hafez
The Syrian-born, US-based artist talks to Gabrielle Schwarz about his sculptural dioramas of cities ravaged by war – and offers a message of hope for the future
Robert Jenrick wants to keep the mob at bay. So why is he leading it with a pitchfork?