Sheer delight
British folk art has been shamefully neglected in the land of its origin, as if the popular handiwork of past…
Spiritual sensations
Kazimir Malevich (1879–1935) is one of the founding fathers of Modernism, and as such entirely deserves the in-depth treatment with…
Visual curiosity
In an age when photographs have swollen out of all proportion to their significance, and are mounted on wall-sized light…
Wings of desire
These days, as the sparrows and starlings so common in my youth are growing scarce, there’s less need for a…
Mixed blessings
As the boundary between auction house and art dealer blurs yet further, with auctioneers acting increasingly by private treaty as…
Super nature
For decades I’ve been aware of the work of Keith Grant (born 1930), but it is only in recent years…
The optimism of light
Tragically, Ian Welsh (1944–2014) did not live to see this exhibition of his latest work. Diagnosed with terminal cancer on…
The good, the bad and the ugly
One of the great traditions of the RA’s Summer Exhibition has always been that each work submitted was seen in…
Discerning eye
Earlier this year, I sat down and watched Kenneth Clark’s groundbreaking TV series Civilisation. I vaguely remember when it was…
Out of the shadows
Lynn Chadwick was born 100 years ago in London, and died in 2003 at his Gloucestershire home, Lypiatt Park, where…
Square dance
Josef Albers (1888–1976) is best known for his long engagement with the square, which he painted in exquisite variation more…
New ways of seeing
Andrew Lambirth talks to Justin Partyka, whose photographs show Constable Country in an unexpected light
Spring round-up
Jankel Adler (1895–1949), a Polish Jew who arrived in Glasgow in 1941, was invalided out of the Polish army, and…
New ways of seeing
This exhibition examines a loosely knit community of artists and their interaction over a decade at the beginning of the…
King of cut-outs
Artists who live long enough to enjoy a late period of working will often produce art that is radically different…
Glorious Veronese
The National Gallery’s exhibition succeeds triumphantly, says Andrew Lambirth
The gardens of Kent
How important is William Kent (1685–1748)? He’s not exactly a household name and yet this English painter and architect, apprenticed…
Hidden presence
One of the paintings in Arturo Di Stefano’s impressive new show at Purdy Hicks Gallery is called ‘Santa Croce’ and…
Bearing witness
Last week, three exhibitions celebrating the art of Germany; this week, a show commemorating the first world war fought against…
German giants
It’s German Season in London, and revealingly the best of three new shows is the one dealing with the most…
Top of the form
When I visited the Richard Deacon exhibition at Tate Millbank, there were quite a lot of single men of a…
Raiders and traders
Exhibitions are made for two main reasons: education and entertainment. Although I recognise the importance of education I am, by…
Universal records
Andrew Lambirth talks to Mark Shields, an artist whose work transcends the specific
Small wonders
In this round-up of exhibitions in London’s commercial galleries, I feature three shows of little-known but mature contemporary British artists.…
Brown studies
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–64) was, I must admit, unknown to me until I visited this show, the only Castiglione I…
