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An edited version of this article was originally published on the Quintess Collection Travel Blog. As the successful 2012 Olympics and the 2013 opening of the Shard skyscraper have proved, […]
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Patrick Caulfield and Gary Hume at Tate Britain
-This exhibition is now closed- Until September, Tate Britain is hosting separate survey exhibitions of the work of British artists Patrick Caulfield and Gary Hume. The Patrick Caulfield exhibition is […]
Ellen Gallagher: AxME at the Tate Modern
-This exhibition is now closed- The Tate Modern’s latest exhibition, AxME, is the first major UK retrospective of acclaimed American artist Ellen Gallagher, collecting works by the artist from the early […]
Propaganda: Power and Persuasion at the British Library
-This exhibition is now closed- The British Library’s fascinating new seasonal exhibition, Propaganda: Power and Persuasion, traces the history and influence of state propaganda from the ancient world to today. Only […]
Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum at the British Museum
-This exhibition is now closed- Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum is the British Museum’s new temporary exhibition of artefacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum, ancient Roman cities buried by the […]
Man Ray Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
-This exhibition is now closed- The National Portrait Gallery’s major retrospective of Man Ray portraits features an impressive range of the influential photographer’s works from 1916 to 1968. Some of […]
Saloua Raouda Choucair at the Tate Modern
-This exhibition is now closed- Saloua Raouda Choucair, an artist virtually unknown outside her home country of Lebanon, is in the spotlight at the Tate Modern in her first ever […]
Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 at the Courtauld Gallery
-This exhibition is now closed- Becoming Picasso: Paris 1901 is an exhibition with laser-sharp focus, exploring Picasso’s development as an artist in 1901, a vital year in which the painter […]
Manet: Portraying Life at the Royal Academy
-The exhibition is now closed- I visited the Royal Academy exhibition Manet: Portraying Life recently and was impressed by the wealth of work on show in the first major UK […]
David Bowie is at the V&A
-This exhibition is now closed- Last week I had the good luck to attend a preview of the V&A’s latest blockbuster exhibition, David Bowie is, an entertaining retrospective of Bowie’s […]
Treasures of the Royal Courts at the V&A
-This exhibition is now closed- Treasures of the Royal Courts, the latest seasonal exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, takes for its theme diplomatic gift-giving between England and Russia […]
Light Show at the Hayward Gallery
-This exhibition is now closed- The Light Show at the Hayward Gallery is absolutely spectacular and one of the year’s first must-see exhibitions. Developed to showcase the use of light […]
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