Essay| Shetland Norn by Simon Tait
Shetland is a quiet, self-possessed nation of 22,000 whose population still considers itself to be more Norse than British. They…
Building With Light
Designing the V&A: The Museum as a Work of Art (1857-1909), Julius Bryant, published by Lund Humphries in association…
Turmoil and Stillness
Paul Nash, Tate Britain, London, until 5 March. When, in his 1943 book British Romantic Artists, John Piper included a…
Art in Majesty
Italian Renaissance Courts: Art, Pleasure and Power, Alison Cole, Laurence King, 2016, £19.95 (hardcover) There is a perception…
An Exploding Goldmine
From Bow to Biennale: Artists of the East London Group, David Buckman, Francis Boutle Publishers, 2012, 382pp, £30 (paperback)…
Auerbach’s Intimitable Magic
When Frank Auerbach first came to public notice – emerged rather than burst – in the 1950s he was…
Grappling with Structure
Giacometti: Pure Presence, National Portrait Gallery, London, until 10th January 2016 Giacometti lived a peculiarly double life, despite his…
Master Portrait Painter
Giovanni Battista Moroni Royal Academy 25 October 2014 – 25 January 2015 The gift of the true master portrait…
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