Archive
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On the Trail of Wise Fools and Simpletons in the Himalayas
Holy Madness: Portraits of Tantric Siddhas The Rubin Museum of Art, New York 10 February-4 September 2006
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Brussels Dispatch: A Review of Some Small and Unusual Spaces for Art
A Review of Some Small and Unusual Spaces for Art
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The Gao Xingjian Experience: A Personal Journey to the Infinite
Singapore Art Museum 17 November 2005-7 February 2006
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Moonrise over Europe: JC Dahl and Romantic Landscape
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham 20 January-23 April 2006
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To the Finland Station and Back: RUSSIA!
RUSSIA!, The Guggenheim Museum, New York 16 September 2005-11 January 2006 Russia is not accessible to reason and cannot be measured with a yardstick; Russia is a special country that can only be taken on faith. Fedor Tyutchev (1803-73) The…
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Asian Traffic: Magnetism – Suspension
Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai 22 October-21 December 2005
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The return of Tracey
Following what appears to have been a successful and inspiring trip to Australia, Tracey Emin has flow back to snowbound Britain. There were some hang-ups at Ayers Rock, caused by a sudden hatching of flies, and a wise decision was…
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Menzel masterwork acquired by National Gallery
The long tentacles of European illicit art dealing seemed to curl recently when a stolen Matisse, ‘The Luxembourg Gardens’, appeared briefly on the Russian auction site, Mastak, for some four hours before being speedily removed. There appears to have been…
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Cultural exchange
The British Museum is poised to lend some 270 of its valuable hoard of historic artefacts to the Capital Museum in Beijing. This cultural exchange follows on from the exhibition from China, currently at the Royal Academy of Arts, ‘The…
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Royal Academicians in China, 2003-2005
Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing of Galleries Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, London 23 December 2005-20 January 2006
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China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795
Jillian and Arthur M. Sackler Wing of Galleries Royal Academy of Arts 12 November 2005-17 April 2006
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Starting at Zero: Black Mountain College 1933-57
Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge 28 January-2 April 2006
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Beyond the Visible: The Art of Odilon Redon
Museum of Modern Art, New York 30 October 2005 – 23 January 2006 As part of a broad anti-materialistic and anti-rationalistic trend in art and ideas towards the end of the 19th century, Symbolist art also marked a rejection of…
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Richard Long: The Time of Space
Haunch of Venison, London 3 January-10 February 2006 Since 1967, Richard Long has used walking as the basis of his artistic practice. What appears in the gallery may be a sculpture constructed from natural materials, a photograph of a sculpture…
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Tadeusz Kantor
Kantor, who was born in Wielopole in 1915, came to represent the Polish post-war avant-garde and his productions – in particular ‘The Waterhen’, ‘Lovelies and Dowdies’ and ‘Let the Artist Die’ – have come to be seen as artistic works…
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Changing Hands and Building Bridges: Tradition and Innovation in Native American Art
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2
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Self-Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary
National Portrait Gallery, London 20 October 2005 – 29 January 2006
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Anselm Kiefer: Heaven and Earth
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas 25 September 2005-8 January 2006 Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal 11 February-30 April 2006 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 22 June-10 September 2006 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art…
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: End of Time
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo 17 September 2005-9 January 2006
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Berthe Morisot: An Impressionist and Her Circle
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art/Organised by the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris 7 October 2005-29 January 2006
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The John Bellany Odyssey – paintings from Italy, China and the Tsunami
Mitchell Library, Glasgow 4 June-10 September 2005
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Susan Contreras: Recuerdos de Mexico
Parks Gallery, Taos, New Mexico 15 October-7 November 2005
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The Art Scene in Santa Fe
If you want to experience art in an exquisite setting, go to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Officially named La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asis (the Royal Villa of the Holy Faith of St Francis…
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The Paintings of Elias Rivera
Rivera’s paintings of the last 20 years present scenes in the streets or market places of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. What draws Rivera to such places are the colourful costumes and active street life of the…
