
Reframing Reynolds: A Celebration
A stimulating exhibition and leaves one with the regret that this anniversary was not seized upon for a major show of Britain’s leading and most successful 18th-century portrait painter.
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Fine and Decorative Art: Miriam Al Jamil
Media: Gráinne O’Hare
Music: Brianna Robertson-Kirkland
Theatre: Katie Noble
A stimulating exhibition and leaves one with the regret that this anniversary was not seized upon for a major show of Britain’s leading and most successful 18th-century portrait painter.
We become involved in George IV’s ‘right royal spectacle’ at the Pavilion through images, objects and music, within one of the most glorious of palaces to visit. It does not disappoint on each
This exhibition very obviously stems from the curator’s love of dogs — in real life as much as in art — a fondness that is palpable from the range of works on display, many of which demonstrate
Style and Society successfully combines fashion and portraiture to retell personal histories and narratives of the Georgian period, and to trace the development and transformation of key concepts,
Crown to Couture exemplifies, at once, how fashion can be perceived as a tool with which the individual can wield personal power or agency over the re-fashioning of the self; but also, how fashion
Hogarth's Britons is an unequivocal success and an exciting exhibition to be held, free of charge, in a regional museum, where it would not be out of place hosted at a national institution with
At last, the diverse identities, and extraordinary contributions of printmakers to wider artistic culture are being given time in the spotlight in leading art institutions across the globe.
This exhibition reflects our contemporary approach to the undercurrents of deviant or suppressed human experience and deeper interpretations of Fuseli’s major works on canvas are made possible.
The exhibitionrefreshingly situates Maria in the spotlight where she belongs. It highlights important moments in this remarkable woman’s life living between Florence, London and Lodi.
You won’t necessarily get the whole picture of men’s fashion from this show, but it tells a fascinating story in an exciting and engaging way.