Author: jaywp

  • Raphael – Architect (Raffaello Santi)

    From Urbino to Rome National Gallery, London 20 October 2004-16 January 2005

  • Ken Done: Paintings

    Australian artist Ken Done’s third exhibition of paintings is currently showing at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London, importing his characteristic brand of sunshine and optimism to a grey English winter

  • The Architecture of the British Library at St Pancras

    Roger Stonehouse, Gerhard Stromberg, Spon Press, Taylor and Francis Group: London and New York, 2004 The British Library famously has had a stormy and protracted development, and it is a tribute to the commitment, determination, and diplomacy of its architect,…

  • Modern MoMA

    The Museum of Modern Art in New York reopened its doors to the public on 20 November 2004. On a wet and cold day the lines wound all around the block as thousands clamoured to get a chance to see…

  • Turner Prize

    The 2004 Turner Prize was awarded this December with very much less hype than previously. Does this mean that the Press are now aware of a diminishing level of public interest? This seems to be the case. And at 25,000…

  • March of the Philistines

    The predicament of the world famous Cambridge University School of Architecture does seem to be ominous. True, a stay of execution by the University Board has given campaigners cause for celebration – but it may be short-lived. The School has…

  • Flight from the Barricades Or \’where have all the intellectuals gone?\’

    Faces in the Crowd: New stories of Modern Art

  • Flight from the Barricades Or \’where have all the intellectuals gone?\’

    Flight from the Barricades Or ‘where have all the intellectuals gone?’

  • Turner Prize Show

    At the Turner Prize, controversy is the name of the game. In fact, this year’s Frieze Art Fair in London supplied all that, but was commercially successful, as well as being a remarkable feat of organisation. All the punters were…

  • MoMA New York Reopens

    The Japanese architect, Yoshio Taniguchi’s $425 million reconstruction of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, comprises the largest museum opening of the 21st century and encompasses 630,000 square feet on six floors. Taniguchi has previously designed a number of museums,…