In this section of the blog, we will keep you up-to-date with all things art in the world at large. There will be links to newspaper articles, to useful and interesting websites, databases, blogs, and the like. Keep checking back for new information!
July 21 2008
The website www.artdaily.org today published an article on Sotheby’s Institute of Art’s appointment of a new Director, Dr Jos Hackforth-Jones, who takes up her post in September, just in time for the new term. Read more about it here.
May 29 2008
In celebration of the Chapman brothers’ new film, described as a “comedy about the art world”, the Guardian and Independent newspapers have both published articles on the subjects of artists working in film:
Guardian, 29 May
Independent, 27 May
April 18 2008
A new gallery dedicated solely to botanical art opens tomorrow at Kew Gardens. Read more at the Guardian website: Shirley Sherwood Gallery, Kew Gardens
On 16 April, the Times’ Timothy Hyman wrote an excellent review of the Royal Academy’s exhibition Cranach, devoted to the paintings of Lucas Cranach the Elder. The exhibition began on 8 March, and will run until 8 June.
April 10 2008
The most recent entry in the Guardian newspaper’s Art blog has resulted in a serious discussion of the relationship between art and politics, prompted by the closure of ‘The First Emperor’ exhibition and the Olympic torch’s journey through London.
What do you think?
The blog: art and architecture
March 11 2008
The Guardian has a special feature on the arts in China, in the run up to the Olympic Games in Beijing. It covers art, music, dance, theatre, and more>. The China Design Now exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum may be of particular interest to blog readers. It begins on Saturday 15 March and continues until Sunday 13 July.
Today’s Times newspaper has a review of the National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition, Brilliant Women: Eighteenth Century Bluestockings. The gallery’s own website gives some interesting insights into the exhibition and is well worth a look: http://www.npg.org.uk/live/wobrilliantwomen.asp.
March 4 2008
Jonathan Jones has written today in the Guardian about the lack of respect for Stonehenge demonstrated by the Government and big business. How do you think national landmarks should be treated?
Do you believe in aliens? The Barbican’s latest exhibition, the Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, begins tomorrow (Thursday 6 March). The exhibition website describes it as follows: “Anthropologists from outer space set out on a mission to understand life on earth. Imagine that they begin their mission by examining the curious phenomenon that human beings call ‘contemporary art’. What does Art tell them about human life and culture?” Read a review at the Times website:
