Reviews
Muse Reviews: 11 May
A round-up of the week’s reviews, including Rodin, John Piper, Yinka Shonibare and Joanna Hogg
Review: Sculptures by Houdon and Clodion at the Frick Collection
A superb display of fine neoclassical French marble and terracotta
Review: ‘Rodin – In Private Hands’ at Bowman Sculpture
Rodin’s vigorous bronzes turn classical models into highly original works of art
Review: Highlights from the Brighton and HOUSE Festivals
From a house made of waste to Yinka Shonibare’s library, there are some strong shows in Brighton this month
Review: Liam Gillick and Viv Albertine star in Joanna Hogg’s ‘Exhibition’
Hogg delivers another candid portrayal of contemporary upper-middle class life
Review: John Piper at the Bohun Gallery
A small but ambitious exhibition of the British modernist’s varied work has opened in Oxfordshire
‘The Educated Eye? Connoisseurship Now’ at the Paul Mellon Centre
What do we mean by ‘connoisseurship’ these days?
Muse Reviews: 4 May
A round-up of the week’s reviews: including Veronese, Richter and Polke, and the late works of Matisse
Review: ‘The First Georgians’ at The Queen’s Gallery
A new exhibition brings the circumstances of the Hanoverian Succession centre stage
Review: ‘Polke/Richter Richter/Polke’ at Christie’s Mayfair
The partnership and rivalry between these two great painters was mutually beneficial
Review: Matisse’s cut-outs at Tate Modern are brimming with life
The artist’s late work was truly ahead of its time
‘Extraterrestrial’ views: Andreas Gursky photography displays in London
Gursky’s work is on display at Sprüth Magers and White Cube Bermondsey
Review: ‘Veronese’ at the National Gallery, London
The really magnificent thing about Veronese is his eye for incidental detail
Muse Reviews: 27 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews: Hindu-Buddhist sculpture, Yelena Popova, Richard Wilson, and contemporary art in Azerbaijan
Review: ‘Other Primary Structures’ at the Jewish Museum
‘Primary Structures’ in 1966 featured minimalist sculptors from the US and UK. This revisionist revival looks further afield
Review: Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture at the Metropolitan Museum
Packed with treasures, this exhibition will be hard to top
Muse Reviews: 20 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews: sculpture in the landscape and sculpture in the home
Gagosian expands again with an Urs Fischer exhibition in New York
Fischer’s sculptures are on show at Gagosian’s new Park Avenue space, and a temporary downtown venue
Review: Ursula von Rydingsvard at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The artist’s powerful and unsettling sculptures deserve to be better known in the UK
Review: Made in Italy, ‘The Glamour of Italian Fashion’ at the V&A
What’s behind the rise and rise of Italian fashion?
Review: ‘Giuseppe Penone: Circling’ at the Gagosian Gallery, London
Penone delights in the interplay between man, nature, and art
Muse Reviews: 13 April
A round-up of the week’s reviews, from 18th-century pastels to contemporary paintings
Review: ‘Paris 1900’ at the Petit Palais, Paris
The Petit Palais is the perfect location for ‘Paris 1900’ and its sumptuous exploration of the Belle Époque
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