Sonia Delaunay steps out of her husband’s shadow at Tate Modern

But let’s not ignore Robert entirely…

17 Apr 2015

Not just for the posh: rebranding History of Art

I’ve never quite understood why History of Art should have such a bad reputation

4 Mar 2014

Super Cooper

Samuel Cooper famously painted Oliver Cromwell ‘warts and all’. It’s worth getting up close to his superb miniatures at Philip Mould’s gallery

29 Nov 2013

Under Scrutiny

Not every exhibition has to be a blockbuster: ‘The Young Dürer: Drawing the Figure’ is a scholarly show, and all the better for it

11 Nov 2013

Sex on Show

They were once kept under lock and key, and are still taboo in Japan, but both the British and Fitzwilliam Museums are celebrating shunga prints as art this autumn

23 Oct 2013

It’s a Keeper

The Keeper’s House at the Royal Academy has opened, boasting tasteful dining rooms, a geisha-girl bar and a secret garden…

4 Oct 2013

Fashion Victim

An exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe’s fashion photography proves that he was at his best focusing on the nude

3 Oct 2013